Veronika Penciakova
Research Economist and Assistant Adviser
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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.
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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.
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Publications
2019
Emin Dinlersoz, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, Henry Hyatt, and Veronika Penciakova. "Leverage over the Firm Life Cycle, Firm Growth, and Aggregate Fluctuations." Working Paper 2019-18. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. September 2019.
Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, Jeremy Greenwood, and Veronika Penciakova. "Synergizing Ventures." Working Paper 2019-17. Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. September 2019.
Podcast Episodes
2019
Veronika Penciakova. ""They're Really Punching above Their Own Weight": Venture Capital and Firm Growth." Economy Matters podcast. November 19, 2019.
External work by Atlanta Fed staff.
Articles
2022
"Synergizing Ventures" (with Ufuk Akcigit, Emin Dinlersoz, and Jeremy Greenwood). Journal of Economic Dynamics and Control, 2022, 143, 104427.
2021
"COVID-19 and Small- and Medium-Sized Enterprises: A 2021 "Time Bomb"? (with Pierre-Olivier Gournichas, Sebnem Kalemli-Ozcan, and Nick Sander). AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111: 282–86.
"Business Formation: A Tale of Two Recessions" (with Emin Dinlersoz, Timothy Dunne, and John Haltiwanger). AEA Papers and Proceedings, 2021, 111: 253–57.