Grace Kim one of two recipients of Peter Kennedy Award in Macroeconomics

Fourth year economics student, Grace Kim, is one of two recipients of the Peter Kennedy Award in Macroeconomics. The other recipient, Kira Dong, could not be reached for comment.

The award is named after the late emeritus professor Peter Kennedy, and recognizes students not only for academic excellence, but also for expressing strong interest in a particular macroeconomics-related subject area.

Kim's particular area of interest is in labour economics, and how it is affected by immigration. Coming from an immigrant family herself, Kim is keen to explore the implications of immigration on the economy, and what it means for immigrants to start from the ground up in a new country.

During her time at SFU, Kim has not shied away from exploring her options. She started out as a science major, and only discovered economics when she switched into business and had to take an economics course as an elective.

She ultimately chose to obtain an economics degree to give herself the option of doing a master in economics or pursuing a professional designation in the future.

In her free time, Kim is a foodie who enjoys trying new, delicious cuisines and restaurant-hopping all over Vancouver.