Congratulations to VSE Associate Professor Viktoria Hnatkovska, winner of the Canadian Women Economists Network (CWEN) Young Researcher Prize!

“I am delighted and honoured to be the recipient of the 2014 CWEN prize,” says Viktoria. “It is very rewarding to see my research recognized and welcomed by my peers. It encourages me to continue pursuing questions that I find interesting and important.”

Dr. Hnatkovska obtained her Ph.D. from Georgetown University, and joined the faculty at UBC in 2006. Her work focuses on international finance and macroeconomics, as well as development economics, with a particular focus on India. Issues she has examined in India include the changing relationship of the caste system with intergenerational mobility and inequality.

Viktoria has an extensive publication record including the Journal of International Economics, the Journal of Econometrics, the Journal of Human Resources, and the American Economic Journal: Applied Economics.

Her work has received a considerable amount of media attention in outlets such as the Economist, the Wall Street Journal, and the New York Times.

The CWEN Young Researcher Prize is awarded every two years in recognition of research excellence by a young woman economist. The Research Prize was established in 2010 making Dr. Hnatkovska the third recipient of the award, an honour she now shares with VSE Associate Professor Matilde Bombardini (2012 recipient).