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Center for Economic and Business Research

Description

The Center for Economic and Business Research (CIEE) directs its work towards research in applied economics, with an emphasis on issues of national and regional interest. Its approach is based on technical, rigorous analysis grounded in data, to provide evidence that supports decision-making in the public and private sectors.

Research Areas

  • Economic Policy.

  • Monetary Policy.

  • Fiscal Policy.

  • International Trade Agreements and Economic Integration.

  • Labor Market.

  • Inequality and Poverty.

  • Regional Development and Sectoral Analysis.

  • Competitiveness, Market Study and Analysis.

  • Organizational Development.

  • Human Development.

The CIEE favors the use of advanced quantitative methods, including mathematical and statistical tools, econometric models, accounting, and computable general equilibrium models, as a basis for developing highly technical applied research.

Institutional Profile

  • Creation Date: August 2004

  • Rectoral Resolution: No UPB-RR-012/2004

Unit Director

Joaquín Morales Belpaire

Tenured Teacher

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Projects
Survey on the prevalence of illegal cigarette consumption in Bolivia
Assessing Cigarette Reduction Tax-Effectiveness in Low Tobacco Expenditure Contexts: An Application to Bolivia
¿Las instituciones coercitivas y de reputación generan confianza interpersonal? Evidencia experimental de comerciantes informales en Bolivia.
Consulting services for gathering information on the effects and satisfaction of virtual training courses aimed at workers in the agricultural sector.
DIGITAL BANKING ANALYSIS
Development Economics - Incorporation of SDG6 and other sectoral references in the Institutional Strategies of Organized Civil Society (2021-2022)
Development Economics - Impact of support for domestic electricity consumption during the strict quarantine in Bolivia (2021-2022)
Development Economics - Labor Demand and Skill Matching in the Central Axis of Bolivia (2021)
Development Economics - Geospatial Inequalities in Health (2019 - )
Development Economics - Analysis of the Logics of Recommendations and Uses of Agrotoxins (2019 - )
Development Economics - Survival Analysis of Child Mortality Under Five Years and Its Associated Risk Factors in Selected Countries of Latin America (2019 - )
Developmental Economics - Monitoring and Evaluation System of the Project "Checkmate" (2019 - 2020)
Development Economics - Study of Masculinities and Gender Equity (2019)
Development Economics - Impact Evaluation Study of the Rural Electrification Project with Renewable Energy (2018)
Development Economics - Qualitative Study on Training and Capacity Building Needs and Demands in Microenterprise and Self-Employment Segments (2017-2018)
Development Economics - Support in the Analysis of Comprehensive Public Policies (2017-2018)
Development Economics - Analysis of Pro-Poor Growth in Latin America During the Period 2004-2014 (2017- )
Development Economics - Effects of the Adoption of Fink's Taxonomy for Meaningful Learning in Graduate Students at UPB (2017- )
Development Economics - Analysis of the Barriers to Innovation in Bolivian Companies (2017- )
Development Economics - Analysis of the Market for Ecological Products in Cochabamba (2017- )
Development Economics - Determinants of Infant and Child Mortality in Bolivia: The Role of Context (2017- )
Development Economics - Towards a Joint Theoretical Framework Combining Capability and Equality of Opportunity Approaches and its Econometric Implementation for Assessment of Public Policies (2012 - 2016)
Development Economics - Transnational Migration: A Quantification of Its Effects on Quality of Life (2009)
Development Economics - Management Information System in Food Security (2008)
Development Economics - Quality of Life Study in Bolivia: Methodology and Measurement (2007)
Finance and Economics - Evaluation of the Effect of Agricultural Credits Granted to Small and Micro Rural Producers: A Pilot Test (2014, IDB - CIEE)
Finance and Economics - Design of a Weather Index-Based Agricultural Insurance (2013, IDB - CIEE)
Finance and Economics - Rural Development Through Venture Capital in Bolivia (2012, IDRC - CIDRE - FOUNDATION VALLES - CIEE)
Finance and Economics - Assessment of the Microfinance Market in Bolivia (2010)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Analysis of the Bolivian Labor Market and Design of Labor Supply Survey (2015)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Analysis of the Effects of Remittances in Bolivia (2010) UNDP - CIEE
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - International Financial Crisis and Bolivia: Growth, Inflation, and Household Consumption in Bolivia (2009)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Estimation of the Demand Function for Bolivia (2009)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Assessment of the Effects of Export and Productivity Policies (2006)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Core Inflation and Decomposition Analysis: An Overview of Inflation in Times of Stability (2006)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Inflation, Real Income, and Household Consumption in Bolivia: An Impact Study of Blockades (2006)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Labor Market Study in Bolivia (2005)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. and its Impact on the Bolivian Economy (2005)
Analysis of the Macroeconomic Environment - Competitiveness and Equilibrium Real Exchange Rate for Bolivia (2005)
Theoretical Econometrics - Dual Decomposition in Linear Regression Models (2008)
Theoretical Econometrics - Decomposition in Linear Regression: A New Method for Analyzing Determinants and Decision Making (2007) UNDP - CIEE
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Principal Investigators

Pamela Córdova Olivera, Ph.D.

Pamela Córdova Olivera, Ph.D.

Carlos Alberto Foronda Rojas, Ph.D.

Carlos Alberto Foronda Rojas, Ph.D.

MSc. Andrea Alcaraz

MSc. Andrea Alcaraz

MSc. Santiago Albarracín

MSc. Santiago Albarracín

Fabiola Monje Cueto, Ph.D.

Fabiola Monje Cueto, Ph.D.

Mgr. Juan Pablo Córdova

Mgr. Juan Pablo Córdova

Collaborators

Soraya Román Eyzaguirre, Ph.D.

Soraya Román Eyzaguirre, Ph.D.

Paola Montero Ledezma, Ph.D.

Paola Montero Ledezma, Ph.D.

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the private university
#1 in Bolivia

They certify:

THE BEST SCHOOL OF

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IN BOLIVIA

THE BEST UNIVERSITY

PRIVATE IN BOLIVIA

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THE ONLY UNIVERSITY

WITH 4 STARS IN

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COCHABAMBA

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR
LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5
Phone: +591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved

JULIO LEÓN PRADO CAMPUS - JLP
COCHABAMBA

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

CAMPUS FERNANDO ILLANES DE LA RIVA - FIR
LA PAZ

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5
Phone: +591 (2) 2165700

Undergraduate Admissions

Av. Cap. Víctor Ustáriz Km. 6.5
Phone: +591 78362269

SANTA CRUZ CAMPUS


Extension of Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Prolongation Av. Piraí between 6th and 7th ring
Phone: +591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved