In collaboration with the Institute for Replication, the Research Group on Human Capital is organizing the 2023 Montreal Replication Games. The Games will take place at UQAM on June 14, 2023, from 8:30am to 4pm, with an option to participate remotely via Zoom. For more information on the Games, go to the Institute for Replication’s webpage.
Here are the events organized by the Research Group on Human Capital.
Invitation to the conference organized by CIRANO on April 25, 2023 from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m.
The objective of the conference will be to present the results of new analyzes on the links between the age of entry to school and the diagnoses of ADHD in Quebec children.
During this round table, Catherine Haeck, Full Professor at ESG-UQAM, Fellow and Principal Researcher of the CIRANO Skills theme, Pierre Lefebvre, Associate Professor at ESG-UQAM and Philip Merrigan, Professor at ESG-UQAM, researcher and CIRANO Fellow, will present the results of their study recently published at CIRANO. Marie-Christine Brault, Professor at UQAC and holder of the Canada Research Chair in Childhood, Medicine and Society will enrich the discussions by presenting other findings from ADHD research.
Programming details :
4:00 p.m. – 4:10 p.m.: Welcome, Nathalie de Marcellis-Warin (CIRANO) 4:10 p.m. – 4:30 p.m.: Presentation of the results of the CIRANO Report on the Effect of month and year of birth on ADHD diagnoses and medication in Quebec, Catherine Haeck (ESG-UQAM, CIRANO), Philip Merrigan (ESG-UQAM , CIRANO), Pierre Lefebvre (ESG-UQAM). 4:30 p.m. – 4:45 p.m.: Overview of the main findings of ADHD research, Marie-Christine Brault (University of Quebec at Chicoutimi (UQAC)) 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.: Round table and discussions 5:15 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.: Cocktail Registration free but mandatory: https://www.cirano.qc.ca/fr/evenements/1143#inscription
The conference will take place: Center interuniversitaire de recherche en analyze des organizations – Suite 1400, 1130 Rue Sherbrooke Ouest, Montreal, QC H3A 2M8, Canada. For more information, visit the CIRANO website: https://www.cirano.qc.ca/fr/evenements/1143#sommaire
*Note that the conference will be in French.*
Find Marie Connolly at the 5th edition of the Printemps de la recherche at UQÀM
The Vice-rectorate for research, creation and dissemination invites you to participate in the 5th edition of the Printemps de la recherche at UQAM.
On the program: workshops, exhibitions, discussions, testimonials, conferences and all other activities around various themes such as knowledge mobilization, eco-responsibility in research, research data management, open access and multidisciplinarity.
Join Marie Connolly events :
> Monday, March 27: Workshop discussion, “The management of research data”
The workshop-discussion will present some concrete actions resulting from its institutional strategy on research data management (RDM) and will allow you to get to know professionals and share feedback on the drafting of research plans. data management (DMP).
Wednesday March 29: Panel – Discussion, “Carbon neutrality and research and creation activities”
The activity offers an overview through the intervention of three panelists who will share the results of their analyzes and their reflections on eco-responsibility in research and creation. These presentations will be followed by a period of exchanges with the public, which will allow to deepen the discussions.
We are looking for researchers, post-docs, and PhD students interested in a one-day replication challenge. Participants will be granted co-authorship on a meta-paper combining the replications and will have the opportunity to publish their work. Participants will be matched based on field, and a study from a leading economics or political science journal will be assigned to each team based on interests.
The Research Group on Human Capital will hold its sixth workshop in collaboration with the Observatory for children’s education and health (OPES) on Friday, April 14, 2023, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Seven academic researchers from the fields of Economics and Psychology will present recent work. The presentations primarily feature empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of intergenerational mobility and its association with education. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic.
The workshop will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM.
For the schedule and more information, click here.
Workshop April 5, 2019
Using Administrative Data to Inform Public Policy
The Research Group on Human Capital will hold its fifth workshop on Friday, April 5, 2019, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Six academic researchers from the fields of Economics and Sociology will present recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of the use of administrative data to inform public policy, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions and their potential to equalize opportunities. Topics covered in this workshop include replicability, access and use of microdata, public policies, and social inequalities. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic. The workshop will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9:25 AM to 4:30 PM. For the schedule and more information, click here.
November 8, 2018 Atelier (in French)
Survol des possibilités au Centre de données de recherche de l’UQAM-INRS
The Research Group on Human Capital invites you to its first atelier (in French), Thursday November 8, 2018, at the University of Québec in Montréal. Professors, students and Statistics Canada employees will be present during that day to inform you about research possibilities at the UQAM-INRS Research Data Centre. This centre is open to all researchers at UQAM and INRS. The atelier will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9 AM to 4 PM. For the schedule, click here.
Workshop October 6, 2017
Social Mobility and Intergenerational Transmissions
The Research Group on Human Capital held its fourth workshop on Friday, October 6, 2017, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Six academic researchers from the fields of Economics and Sociology presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of social mobility, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions and their potential to equalize opportunities. Topics covered in this workshop include social mobility, intergenerational transmissions, social stratification, public policies, and social inequalities. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic.The workshop took place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9:25 AM to 4:30 PM.For the schedule and more information, click here.
Workshop April 15, 2016
Inequalities and Families: Childhood as a Homeland
“When I was a small boy… I speak of my early childhood, that is to say, of a vast region out of which all men emerge. Where do I come from? I come from my childhood. I come from my childhood as from a homeland.” – Antoine de St-Exupéry, Flight to Arras
The Research Group on Human Capital held its third workshop, which will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Eight academic researchers presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of inequalities and the family, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions and their potential to equalize opportunities. Childhood shapes future adults’ lives, for example through parental investments, education policies and social interactions. Topics covered in this workshop include human capital formation, intergenerational transmissions, well-being, family policies and social inequalities. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic.For the schedule and more information, click here.
Workshop April 17, 2015
Health and Well-Being as Human Capital: The Interactions between Parental Health, Children Well-Being and Life Outcomes
The Research Group on Human Capital held its second workshop on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Seven academic researchers presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop was intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of children and parental health and well-being. More specifically, the workshop focused on the formation of health and well-being in the family and investigate the contribution of different public policies to reducing health inequalities in children and their parents. The workshop welcomed not only academics (professors, researchers, grad students), but also administrators and policymakers as well as officials from governmental institutions interested in the well-being of children and their parents.For more information, click here.
Workshop October 3, 2014
Human Capital Development in Children and Youth: Perspectives, Policies and Interventions
The Research Group on Human Capital held its first workshop, which will be held on Friday, October 3, 2014, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Six academic researchers presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of human capital in children and youth, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions. Topics covered will include family policies like maternity and paternity leaves, subsidized child care and types of child care, education issues, cognitive and non-cognitive skills, parental practices and parental labor supply. The target audience is academics (professors, researchers, grad students), staff from institutions like Statistics Canada’s Research Data Centres, policymakers from relevant governmental entities and administrators from relevant organizations with an interest in the topic.For more information, click here.
The objective of the conference will be to present the results of new analyzes on the links between the age of entry to school and the diagnoses of ADHD in Quebec children.
he Vice-rectorate for research, creation and dissemination invites you to participate in the 5th edition of the Printemps de la recherche at UQAM.
The Research Group on Human Capital will hold its fifth workshop on Friday, April 5, 2019, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Six academic researchers from the fields of Economics and Sociology will present recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of the use of administrative data to inform public policy, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions and their potential to equalize opportunities. Topics covered in this workshop include replicability, access and use of microdata, public policies, and social inequalities. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic. The workshop will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9:25 AM to 4:30 PM. For the schedule and more information, click here.
The Research Group on Human Capital invites you to its first atelier (in French), Thursday November 8, 2018, at the University of Québec in Montréal. Professors, students and Statistics Canada employees will be present during that day to inform you about research possibilities at the UQAM-INRS Research Data Centre. This centre is open to all researchers at UQAM and INRS. The atelier will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9 AM to 4 PM. For the schedule, click here.
The Research Group on Human Capital held its fourth workshop on Friday, October 6, 2017, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Six academic researchers from the fields of Economics and Sociology presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of social mobility, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions and their potential to equalize opportunities. Topics covered in this workshop include social mobility, intergenerational transmissions, social stratification, public policies, and social inequalities. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic. The workshop took place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Président-Kennedy, 201 Président-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9:25 AM to 4:30 PM. For the schedule and more information, click here.
The Research Group on Human Capital held its third workshop, which will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Eight academic researchers presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of inequalities and the family, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions and their potential to equalize opportunities. Childhood shapes future adults’ lives, for example through parental investments, education policies and social interactions. Topics covered in this workshop include human capital formation, intergenerational transmissions, well-being, family policies and social inequalities. The workshop is open not only to academics (professors, researchers, graduate students), but also to administrators and policymakers as well as to officials from governmental institutions with an interest in the topic. For the schedule and more information, click here.
The Research Group on Human Capital held its second workshop on Friday, April 17, 2015, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Seven academic researchers presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop was intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of children and parental health and well-being. More specifically, the workshop focused on the formation of health and well-being in the family and investigate the contribution of different public policies to reducing health inequalities in children and their parents. The workshop welcomed not only academics (professors, researchers, grad students), but also administrators and policymakers as well as officials from governmental institutions interested in the well-being of children and their parents. For more information, click here.
The Research Group on Human Capital held its first workshop, which will be held on Friday, October 3, 2014, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Six academic researchers presented recent work. The presentations primarily featured empirical research using microeconometric models, with a particular emphasis on questions of identification of causal effects. The workshop is intended to promote discussion and exchanges on the theme of human capital in children and youth, broadly speaking, with a special interest in the role of public policies and interventions. Topics covered will include family policies like maternity and paternity leaves, subsidized child care and types of child care, education issues, cognitive and non-cognitive skills, parental practices and parental labor supply. The target audience is academics (professors, researchers, grad students), staff from institutions like Statistics Canada’s Research Data Centres, policymakers from relevant governmental entities and administrators from relevant organizations with an interest in the topic. For more information, click here.