Regular biography
Reka Juhasz is an Associate Professor in the Department of Economics at The University of British Columbia. Her research areas include Development Economics, Economic History, and International Trade. She studies industrial policy and industrialization, both past and current. Her work is available on her personal website. She is affiliated with the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER) as a Faculty Research Fellow and the Center for Economic and Policy Research (CEPR) as a Research Affiliate. She has received the Alexander Gerschenkron Prize (2016).
Scholar-generated biography
Reka Juhasz is an Associate Professor of Economics at the Vancouver School of Economics, University of British Columbia. Her research focuses on International Trade, Economic History, and Growth and Development. Her work explores the political economy of industrial policy, technology adoption, and the role of institutions in economic transformation. She examines historical cases such as the Napoleonic blockade and industrialization in France to understand how policies influence productivity and global integration. Her research also investigates the impact of port development and the globalization of the Industrial Revolution. Juhasz's contributions highlight the intersection of economic history and contemporary policy analysis.