Education
After finishing his Doctor of Philosophy in economics at Leuven, in Belgium, in 1970, he became professor at the Department of Economics of the Université de Montréal.
After finishing his Doctor of Philosophy in economics at Leuven, in Belgium, in 1970, he became professor at the Department of Economics of the Université de Montréal.
Throughout his career, he published many articles in peer-reviewed journals, mainly in the field of labor economics. He served as Rector of the university from 1998 until 2005. In 2005, he was among the twelve signatories of the political manifesto Pour un Québec lucide.
He is also an active Fellow at the CIRANO, a Montréal-based think tank in economics and public policy.
Royal Society of Canada.