Curriculum Vitæ

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Education

2021–present
Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
Université du Québec à Montréal (UQÀM)
2024
Visiting Scholar
INRAE (SMART), Rennes, France
2019–2021
M.A. in Analysis and Economic Policy
Université Paris Nanterre
2016–2019
B.Sc. in Economics and Management Sciences
Université Cheikh Anta Diop, Dakar

Teaching

Lecturer in Macroeconomic Analysis (ECO2400) at UQÀM, and teaching assistant for graduate and undergraduate courses in macroeconomics and quantitative methods. Recipient of the 2024 and 2025 ESG-UQAM Pedagogy Awards. Full teaching record and student evaluations →

Conferences & Presentations

2026
Canadian Economics Association (CEA) Annual Meeting
Presenter, “Heat Stress, Damage Control, and Structural Maladaptation”
2026
CEA PhD & Early Career Workshop
Presenter, “Exit Dynamics in Quebec's Organic Certification” (with Komla Avoumatsodo)
2023–2025
Société canadienne de science économique (SCSE)
63rd–65th Annual Congresses
2024–2026
RQRAD Annual Congress
2024
Graduate Student Symposium, ESG-UQAM
2023
Doctoral Seminar, Université du Québec à Montréal

Skills & Service

Software: GAMS, MATLAB, R, LaTeX
Data: Social Accounting Matrix, GTAP
Languages: French (native), English (fluent)
Service: President, Graduate Student Association in Economics (AECSE), UQÀM, 2023–2024

References

Advisor
Charles Séguin
Professor, Department of Economics
Université du Québec à Montréal
seguin.charles@uqam.ca
Sophie Osotimehin
Associate Professor, Department of Economics
Université du Québec à Montréal
osotimehin.sophie@uqam.ca
Alain Paquet
Full Professor, Department of Economics
Université du Québec à Montréal
paquet.alain@uqam.ca
Chantal Le Mouël
Senior Researcher, INRAE — UMR SMART
Rennes, France
chantal.le-mouel@inrae.fr

Contact

Office
Department of Economics
315 Sainte-Catherine St. E, Office DS-5785
Montreal, QC H2X 3X2
Phone
+1 (438) 458-8644
LinkedIn
in/tafathiam