Dr. Myriam Quispe-Agnoli relates to the world around her through economics. But is it really that out of reach for the rest of us? Dr. Quispe-Agnoli shares her experiences and the beauty of its innovative power.

Myriam Quispe-Agnoli is a faculty member in the Department of Economics of Terry College of Business in the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. She used to be a research economist and assistant policy adviser in the research department at the Federal Reserve Bank of Atlanta. Her fields of specialization are international economics, trade and finance, open macroeconomics, and economic development. Dr. Quispe-Agnoli has published her research in various journals, including Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Journal of Regional Science, Southern Economic Journal, American Journal of Public Health and Contemporary Economic Policy. Her research has also appeared in several books. A native of Lima, Peru, Dr. Quispe-Agnoli earned a bachelor's degree in social sciences at Pontifical Catholic University of Peru. She earned her master's degree in economics from Vanderbilt University and her doctorate in economics from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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