Five members of the UQAM community have been awarded the King Charles III Coronation Medal by the Honourable Manon Jeannotte, Lieutenant Governor of Quebec. This commemorative distinction is awarded to Canadians who have distinguished themselves by their dedication and commitment, which has had a significant impact on their local, regional or national community.
They are Charles-Philippe David, professor in the Department of Political Science, Bernard Duhaime, professor in the Department of Legal Sciences, Catherine Haeck, professor in the Department of Economics, Yannick Hémond, professor in the Department of Geography, and Stéphane Pallage, Rector of UQAM.
Catherine Haeck specializes in educational economics and labor economics, and has been Scientific Director of the Groupe de recherche sur la capital humain (GRCH) since its inception. She helped found the Observatoire pour l'éducation et la santé des enfants at CHU Ste-Justine.
Winner of the Prix de la relève professorale en recherche 2020 awarded by ESG UQAM, Catherine Haeck is a Cirano Fellow and newly appointed Scientific Director of the Chaire de recherche sur les enjeux économiques intergénérationnels (CRÉEI).
Her research focuses primarily on the development of human capital in children and young people, and on the intergenerational transmission of income and education. In particular, she seeks to identify programs and interventions that help children and young people, using causal inference techniques. She aims to understand the link between inequalities observed in early childhood and the life course in the labor market, by documenting the evolution of these inequalities, and analyzing the role of parental education and policies and programs that affect children.