Samir Amine

Samir Amine is a full professor of economics at the department of labor and industrial relations at the Université du Québec en Outaouais in Canada. He is also director of the Research Center for Public Policy Evaluation and Fellow at The Interuniversity Center of Public Policies (CIRANO). Labor economics specialist, his work focuses on the evaluation of public policies and on the development of income inequalities.

Publications

International Perspectives on the Youth Labor Market: Emerging Research and Opportunities
International Perspectives on the Youth Labor Market: Emerging Research and Opportunities
Samir Amine. © 2020. 217 pages.
Persistent unemployment and rising wage differences at the expense of low-skilled workers has characterized the labor market in most developed countries. Since the last economic...
Youth and the Labor Market in Canada Since the Great Recession
Youth and the Labor Market in Canada Since the Great Recession
Samir Amine, Wilner Predelus. © 2020. 10 pages.
In Canada, recent data show a marked improvement in the youth unemployment rate for the first time since the last recession, although their participation in the labor force...
Employment Protection Legislation in Haiti: An Overview
Employment Protection Legislation in Haiti: An Overview
Samir Amine, Wilner Predelus. © 2018. 13 pages.
The merit of employment regulations in a market economy is often measured by their effectiveness in facilitating job creation without jeopardizing the notion of “decent work,” as...
The Labor Market Regulation
The Labor Market Regulation
Samir Amine. © 2017. 13 pages.
This article aims to provide an analytical and critical reading of the state of knowledge on legislation relating to employment protection (EPL) and its impacts on unemployment...