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High School Student Researcher Muskaan on Exploring the Impacts of Financial Literacy

Muskaan Agrawal is a Year 11 student at The Quarry Lane School in the USA. She has a strong interest in business and entrepreneurship. Before joining CCIR, she studied leadership, innovation, and business at Stanford University, UC Berkeley’s Academic Talent Development Program, and Georgetown University.

Leadership and Business Interests

Muskaan serves as President of her school’s Distributive Education Clubs of America (DECA) chapter. In this role, she helps introduce high school and middle school students to different areas of business.

She is also developing an app-based platform. The app aims to teach users about culture, history, local events, and points of interest.

Research on Financial Literacy

At CCIR Academy, Muskaan conducted a research project titled “Exploring the Impacts of Financial Literacy: Entrepreneurship and Developing Economies.”

Her research examined financial literacy and its potential benefits around the world. In particular, she explored how financial knowledge can support entrepreneurship and venture creation.

Sharing Her Research Journey

Muskaan shared her research journey in a CCIR Student Spotlights episode. She also highlighted the support she received from her professor and the CCIR Academy throughout her research experience.

Congratulations to Muskaan on her research achievement!

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