Lykke E. Andersen holds a Ph.D. in Economics from Aarhus University, Denmark. She has conducted research on environment and development in Latin America for over 25 years. She currently serves as the Executive Director of the Sustainable Development Solutions Network in Bolivia (SDSN Bolivia). She is a Full Academic of the Bolivian Academy of Economic Sciences and a member of the Executive Board of Tourism in La Paz. According to RePEc/IDEAS, she is the most cited economist in Bolivia and ranks among the top 5% of the most cited female economists in the world.