About me
Pedro Antunes is the Chief Economist at The Conference Board of Canada where he provides insights and general direction for economic products, which include reports and economic indicators about Canada, its regions, and sectors. He provides professional testimony before parliamentary and senate committees along with media appearances in both English and French. Pedro is widely sought to speak to industry leaders and decision-makers on a wide range of issues and topics impacting Canadians.
Pedro started his professional career in 1987 with the Canadian forecast team at the Bank of Canada, joining the Board in 1992 as part of the provincial forecast team. Over time, he had responsibility for the economic analysis of different provinces and sectors. He also worked on several international projects to help decision-makers in Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, and Ukraine develop appropriate forecasting and policy analysis tools. Among other topics, Pedro has researched the impact of Canada’s demographic change on labour markets, the fiscal sustainability of health care, productivity, and long-term economic growth.
Pedro’s recent work has taken him on a deep dive into Canada’s productivity problem, shedding light on the fact that Canada’s productivity “emergency” is concentrated in a few key industries. His other research has helped separate fact from fiction on immigration and inequality. Pedro recently contributed to a major financed research project that quantifies the most probable path for Canada’s greenhouse gas emissions under the federal government’s Emissions Reduction Plan.
Pedro guides our forecast team in producing the highest quality and most trusted forecasts. From model development to making critical calls about downturns, he has been instrumental in building the Conference Board’s reputation as the go-to organization for understanding how change impacts our economy across provinces and territories.
