An modified version of a paper Elissa Chrapko wrote for POL214 during the 2022-2023 won one of two Department of Economics Essay Prizes in Economic Policy. Awarded on 6 March, 2024, these special prizes are chosen from among the essays submitted for the Smith Family Scholarship in Economic Policy.
“I love economic policymaking, but writing satire has my heart,” confessed Chrapko. “I was raised an Albertan farm girl, so of course I’m obsessed with land and labour economics. ”