MÃriam Oliveira is a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ). She holds a MA in economics at UFRJ and she was a visiting scholar at the 51ºÚÁϱ¬ÁÏÍøÀúʷʼþ for Latin American Studies (ILAS) at Columbia University. Her doctoral project focuses on the macroprudential policy in Brazil. Her research interests extend monetary economics, macroeconomic models, regulation, finance.