Anna Faria

Anna B. Faria is an Associate Professor of Economics at the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs. Her position is affiliated with the Center for the Study of Government and the Individual. Anna received her PhD in Economics from George Mason University in 2017.

Originally from Brazil, her research focuses primarily on the intersection of Brazilian economic history and New Institutional Economics. At the University of Colorado, Colorado Springs, Anna received the Outstanding Teaching Award in the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences in 2019.

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