
Veronika Penciakova
Research Economist and Assistant Advisercurriculum vitae


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Veronika Penciakova is a research economist and assistant adviser on the macroeconomics and monetary policy team in the Research Department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Her major field of study is macroeconomics with a focus on firm dynamics, financial frictions, and innovation.
Prior to joining the bank in 2019, Dr. Penciakova was a pathways intern at the U.S. Census Bureau and research assistant and instructor at the University of Maryland while pursuing her graduate degree.
Dr. Penciakova received her PhD in economics from the University of Maryland, her master's degree in development studies from the London School of Economics and Political Science, and her bachelor's degrees in economics and international affairs from George Washington University.
2021-13
Political Connections, Allocation of Stimulus Spending, and the Jobs Multiplier
Joonkyu Choi, Veronika Penciakova, and Felipe Saffie
May 2021
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2020-6
COVID-19 and SMEs: A 2021 "Time Bomb"?
Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Veronika Penciakova, and Nick Sander
January 2021
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2020-5
Business Formation: A Tale of Two Recessions
Ermin Dinlersoz, Timothy Dunne, John Haltiwanger, and Veronika Penciakova
January 2021
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2020-21
COVID-19 and SME Failures
Pierre Olivier Gourinchas, Şebnem Kalemli-Özcan, Veronika Penciakova, and Nick Sander
December 2020
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2019-17
Synergizing Ventures
Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, and Veronika Penciakova
September 2019
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2019-181
Leverage over the Firm Life Cycle, Firm Growth, and Aggregate Fluctuations
Emin Dinlersoz, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Henry Hyatt, and Veronika Penciakova
September 2019
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Salome Baslandze, Simon Fuchs, Indrajit Mitra, and Veronika Penciakova. "The Atlanta Fed's Early Career Visitor Program Workshop: A Synopsis," Policy Hub: Macroblog. October 20, 2022.
Veronika Penciakova. ""They're Really Punching above Their Own Weight": Venture Capital and Firm Growth." Economy Matters podcast. November 19, 2019.