Mary-Paz Arrieta-Paredes

Dr Mary-Paz Arrieta-Paredes BSc, MSc, PhD Economics

Deputy Programme Leader of the BSc Hons Economics with Finance endorsement

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Dr Mary-Paz Arrieta-Paredes

Deputy Programme Leader of the BSc Hons Economics with Finance endorsement


She holds both an MSc and PhD in Economics from the University of Essex. Her doctoral specialism is capital investment under uncertainty in oligopolistic industries (a real options application). Before returning to academia, she worked as a Business Finance Analyst and Financial Co-Ordinator for 10 years. Her research focus is on the investment and financing of the firm, and its interaction with public policies in the global economy, with an emphasis on Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs), in both developed and developing countries. Nonetheless, her research interests extend to any policy-making matters that affect innovation, internationalisation, and sustainability in SMEs.