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 51ºÚÁÏÍø 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.