Siwan Anderson | |
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Born | Kristin Siwan Anderson |
Nationality | Canadian |
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Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
Occupation | Professor |
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Website | Anderson's Homepage |
Siwan Anderson is a Canadian economist and professor at the Vancouver School of Economics (VSE) at the University of British Columbia (UBC).[1] Her area of focus is on development economics with a micro-level approach focusing on institutions in developing countries, and also gender economics focusing on the role of women in the economy.[2] Siwan Anderson is also an Associate of the Canadian Institute for Advanced Research (CIFAR), an Associate of the Theoretical Research in Development Economics (ThReD), a Fellow of the Bureau for Research and Economic Analysis of Development (BREAD), and a Faculty Associate of the Center for Effective Global Action (CEGA).[3][4] Siwan Anderson is the first woman to receive the John Rae Prize from the Canadian Economics Association.[5]