尤物视频

Julia Rapaport, a fourth year economics major and co-op student with strong academic performance and experience in the finance sector has won the Spring 2025 Pamela Yoon Award in Economics. Congratulations!

Rapaport is currently studying applied multivariate analysis, microeconomics, and game theory while exploring research opportunities in economics. Looking ahead, she plans to pursue finance roles that apply economics and statistics to real-world financial decision-making.

We caught up with her to learn more about her time at 尤物视频 (SFU).

1. What drew you to economics as an area of study?

Economics is very useful for understanding the world, and that immediately drew me to it. When I first started at SFU, I was interested in how the structure of our economy directly affects our financial and social well-being. While we strive towards our goals, we are sometimes reminded that achieving them isn鈥檛 鈥渆conomical.鈥� Economic factors influence most life decisions, such as whether buying a first car is affordable, whether to stay home sick when our shift at work starts soon, or even whether to split the bill on a date. These choices are all behavioral examples of how economic factors drive our decision-making.

2. Could you tell me briefly about your co-op positions and how the co-op experience prepared you for your future career?

My co-ops were super helpful in trying out possible career paths and learning how to be a professional in those fields. For my first co-op, I worked remotely with Global Affairs Canada in the Export Sector Bureau. I was on a bilingual team that coordinated classified information between teams in our department so that everyone had the data they needed to make informed trade decisions with allied countries. My focus was on data analysis, and I got a lot better at automating Excel while I worked there.

For my second (and third) co-op, I moved to Victoria to work in the Finance department at BCI, the corporation responsible for investing British Columbia鈥檚 public pensions ($250 billion AUM). At BCI, I worked with the tax compliance team and personally handled tasks that involved Power of Attorney for multi-million dollar investments and direct correspondence with multiple US Departments of Revenue. I also got to coffee chat my way through the organization and figure out what different teams do, and why. My time at BCI left me with multiple connections and a few lifelong friends. It also inspired me to pursue my Level 1 CFA certification.

3. Do you have any advice for students considering economics as a major?

Try to find what interests you and take all the courses available in whatever that is. Also, try to take courses that include some real-world applications for the concepts you are learning in class.

4. What does winning the Pamela Yoon Award in Economics mean for you?

I am genuinely so happy and grateful to receive this award. Being recognized in this way reinforces my desire to excel in my studies and my wanting to contribute to my SFU economics community.

Congratulations Julia! We wish you all the best.