Marguerite Mendell

Marguerite Mendell (born 2 November 1947) is a Canadian economist and Distinguished Professor Emerita at Concordia University in Montreal, Quebec. She is known for her work on the social and solidarity economy, social finance and economic democracy, and for co-founding Concordia's Karl Polanyi Institute of Political Economy in 1988.

Early life and education Mendell was born in Paris and moved to Quebec as a child. She completed undergraduate studies in economics at Concordia University in 1972 and earned a PhD in economics from McGill University in 1983.

Career Mendell has taught at Concordia's School of Community and Public Affairs since 1986.

Honours and awards

2012 – Prix Pierre-Dansereau . 2013 – Prix du Québec. 2014 – Officer of the National Order of Quebec . 2017 – Member of the Order of Canada. 2024 – Officer of the Ordre de Montréal.