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Welcome to the website of the Research Group on Human Capital of UQAM\u2019s School of Management (ESG UQAM).<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

The main objective of the Research Group on Human Capital<\/strong> (Groupe de recherche sur le capital humain<\/em>) is to contribute to the economics research on all aspects of human capital<\/strong>, using mainly a microeconometric approach based on survey microdata representative of the population or on administrative data. The Group\u2019s research themes include notably education, labor and well-being, and concern above all children, youth and families<\/strong>. One of the priorities of the Research Group on Human Capital is to study the effects of public policies on human capital and its development broadly speaking, as well as on inequalities.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Follow the GRCH news on LinkedIn!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/company\/grch<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Events<\/span><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Workshop September 18, 2026<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Indigenous Socioeconomic Wellbeing<\/strong><\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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The Research Group on Human Capital will hold its eighth workshop on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. Multiple academic researchers from the social sciences 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 Indigenous socioeconomic wellbeing. 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.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The workshop will take place at the University of Quebec in Montreal, building Pr\u00e9sident-Kennedy, 201 Pr\u00e9sident-Kennedy Avenue (Place-des-Arts metro station), room PK-1140, from 9:00 AM to 4:45 PM.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For more information, click here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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News<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Pitz submits his master’s thesis<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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July 2026 \u2013 Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric Pitz, a master\u2019s graduate in economics from ESG UQAM, submitted his thesis last April, titled \u201cThe Impact of Cannabis Legalization on Drug Use and Overdoses in Canada, in the Context of the Opioid Crisis.\u201d Using quasi-experimental methods (difference-in-differences, event study, and synthetic difference-in-differences) to compare Canada with U.S. states that have never legalized cannabis, Fr\u00e9d\u00e9ric shows that the 2018 legalization led to a net increase in cannabis use, particularly among young adults, without, however, causing any detectable change in the use of other drugs or in the trend of accidental overdoses, which remains dominated by the fentanyl crisis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

His thesis is available on Archipel: https:\/\/archipel.uqam.ca\/secure\/id\/eprint\/19996<\/a>, and his replication package can be found on the GRCH Dataverse on Borealis: https:\/\/doi.org\/10.5683\/SP3\/KGAO1L<\/a>. Enjoy the read!<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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The GRCH welcomes new members<\/h3>\n\n\n\n
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June 2026 – The GRCH is very pleased to welcome two new faculty members: Sam Gyetvay, a professor at UQAM, and Pierre-Loup Beauregard, a professor at the University of Montreal. Both are graduates of the University of British Columbia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sam\u2019s research focuses primarily on issues related to immigration. Much of his work draws on administrative data from Germany.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pierre-Loup\u2019s research focuses on issues related to income inequality and the effects of public policies on poverty, particularly public housing and homelessness.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

The GRCH is also welcoming two new doctoral students from the University of Montreal, under the supervision of La\u00ebtitia Ren\u00e9e. They are Akra Mohaye Marius N\u2019Guessan and Kolohotia Kadidia Kon\u00e9. Welcome!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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