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Center for Economic and Business Research

Description

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

Research Areas
  • Economic Policy.

  • Monetary Policy.

  • Fiscal Policy.

  • International Trade Agreements and Economic Integration.

  • Labor Market.

  • Inequality and Poverty.

  • Regional Development and Analysis of Productive Sectors.

  • Competitiveness, Market Study and Analysis.

  • Organizational Development.

  • Human Development.

CIEE prioritizes the use of advanced quantitative methods, including mathematical and statistical tools, econometric, accounting, and computable general equilibrium models, as a basis for the development of applied research of high technical rigor.

Institutional Information
  • Creation date: August 2004

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

Unit Director

Joaquín Morales Belpaire

Full Professor

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591 (2) 2165700 - Int. 147

Projects
Survey measuring the prevalence of illicit cigarette consumption in Bolivia
Assessing Cigarette Reduction Tax-Effectiveness in Low Tobacco Expenditure Contexts: An Application to Bolivia
Do coercive and reputational institutions build up interpersonal trust? Experimental evidence from informal traders in Bolivia
Consulting services for gathering information on the effects and satisfaction with virtual training courses aimed at workers in the agricultural sector
DIGITAL BANKING ANALYSIS
Development Economics - Inclusion of SDG 6 and other sectoral references in the Institutional Strategies of Organized Civil Society (2021-2022)
Development Economics - Impact of support for household electricity consumption during the strict quarantine in Bolivia (2021-2022)
Development Economics - Labor Demand and Skill Matching in Bolivia’s Central Axis (2021)
Development Economics - Geospatial Inequalities in Health (2019 - )
Development Economics - Analysis of the Logic of Recommendations and Uses of Agrochemicals (2019 - )
Development Economics - Survival Analysis of Mortality in Children Under Five and Its Associated Risk Factors in Selected Latin American Countries (2019 - )
Development Economics - Results Monitoring and Evaluation System of the “Jaque Mate” Project (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 2004-2014 Period (2017- )
Development Economics - Effects of Adopting Fink's Taxonomy for Meaningful Learning in UPB Graduate Students (2017- )
Development Economics - Analysis of the Obstacles to Innovation in Bolivian Companies (2017- )
Development Economics - Analysis of the Market for Eco-Friendly 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 - Study of Quality of Life in Bolivia: Methodology and Measurement (2007)
Finance and Economics - Evaluation of the Effect of Agricultural Loans Granted to Micro and Small Rural Producers: A Pilot Test (2014, BID - CIEE)
Finance and Economics - Design of an Agricultural Insurance Based on Climate Indices (2013, IDB - CIEE)
Finance and Economics - Rural Development Through Venture Capital in Bolivia (2012, IDRC - CIDRE - FUNDACIÓN VALLES - CIEE)
Finance and Economics - Evaluation of the Microfinance Market in Bolivia (2010)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Analysis of the Bolivian Labor Market and Design of a Labor Supply Survey (2015)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Analysis of the Effects of Remittances in Bolivia (2010) PNUD - CIEE
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - International Financial Crisis and Bolivia: Growth, Inflation and Household Consumption in Bolivia (2009)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Estimation of the Demand Function for Bolivia (2009)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Evaluation of the Effects of Export and Productivity Policies (2006)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Core Inflation and Decomposition Analysis: A Snapshot of Inflation in Times of Stability (2006)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Inflation, Real Income, and Household Consumption in Bolivia: An Impact Study of The Blockades (2006)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Study of the Labor Market in Bolivia (2005)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Free Trade Agreement with the U.S. and Its Impact on the Bolivian Economy (2005)
Macroeconomic Environment Analysis - Competitiveness and Real Equilibrium Exchange Rate for Bolivia (2005)
Theoretical Econometrics - Dual decomposition in Linear Regression Models (2008)
Theoretical Econometrics - Decomposition in Linear Regression: A New Method for the Analysis of Determinants and Decision Making (2007) UNDP - CIEE
Publications and Conferences
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Year 2015
Principal Investigators

Carlos Alberto Foronda Rojas, Ph.D.

Carlos Alberto Foronda Rojas, Ph.D.

Fabiola Monje Cueto, Ph.D.

Fabiola Monje Cueto, Ph.D.

Mgr. Juan Pablo Córdova

Mgr. Juan Pablo Córdova

MSc. Andrea Alcaraz

MSc. Andrea Alcaraz

MSc. Santiago Albarracín

MSc. Santiago Albarracín

Pamela Córdova Olivera, Ph.D.

Pamela Córdova Olivera, Ph.D.

Collaborators

Paola Montero Ledezma, Ph.D.

Paola Montero Ledezma, Ph.D.

Soraya Román Eyzaguirre, Ph.D.

Soraya Román Eyzaguirre, Ph.D.

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CAMPUS JULIO LEÓN PRADO - JLP
COCHABAMBA

Cap. Victor Ustariz Avenue, Km. 6.5

Phone:

+591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Cap. Victor Ustariz Avenue, 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

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5

Phone:

+591 77201229

CAMPUS SANTA CRUZ

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring roads

Phone:

+591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring

Phone:

+591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved

CAMPUS JULIO LEÓN PRADO - JLP
COCHABAMBA

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

Phone:

+591 (4)4178100 - +591 (4)4268287

Undergraduate Admissions

Cap. Victor Ustariz Avenue, 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

Achocalla Road Km. 3.5

Phone:

+591 77201229

CAMPUS SANTA CRUZ

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring roads

Phone:

+591 (3) 50850020

Undergraduate Admissions

Piraí Avenue extension between the 6th and 7th ring

Phone:

+591 72139181

© UPB 2026. All Rights Reserved