The Research Group on Human Capital held its seventh workshop on Friday, December 8, 2023, at the University of Quebec in Montreal. The workshop was organized by Marie Connolly, Full professors at ESG UQAM, researcher and CIRANO Fellow as well as Andrei Munteanu, professor at ESG UQAM.
Academic researchers from the fields of Economics, Sociology and Computer Science presented their 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 intergenerational mobility and its association with immigration. The workshop was 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.