We are pleased to announce that Victoria Wang has been selected to deliver the 8th Annual Robert Mare Lecture, established in 2018 to honor CCPR Founding Director Robert Mare and his lifelong dedication to the exceptional training of graduate students.

Victoria Wang is an applied microeconomist specializing in public and environmental economics, and her research investigates how people respond to wildfires. Victoria will present her paper, “Adaptive Migration in the Face of Wildfires: Financial Constraints and the Role of Government Aid.” Victoria will be a one-year postdoctoral fellow at the NYU Furman Center before joining Wellesley College in Fall 2026 as an Assistant Professor. Her UCLA dissertation is advised by Adriana Lleras-Muney, Martha Bailey, Daniel Haanwinckel, and Gregor Schubert. 

A recording of Victoria Wang’s presentation may be accessed here.