Studies
- 2016: Master in Public Economics (Durham University- England)
- 2013: Bachelor's degree in economics (Bolivian Private University - Bolivia)
Specialty
Her main areas of expertise are:
- Public policy-making
- Experimental Design
- Macroeconomics
Professional Activity
- Researcher at the Laboratory of Experimental Economics (LABEX) of the Center for Economic and Business Research (CIEE) of the “Universidad Privada Boliviana” (2019-2020).
- Professor of Public Economics, Macroeconomics, Statistical Workshop, Monetary Policy and Statistics at the “Universidad Privada Boliviana” (2019-2020).
- Professor in the Postgraduate Course on Panel Data and Economic Policy (2019-2020).
- Analyst of fiscal projections of income and expenses in the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance (MEFP) (2017 - 2019), her tasks included: projections of different fiscal lines of income and expenses; real sector projections; estimation of efficiency level in investment of public companies; estimation of efficiency in social spending of the general government: TGN, municipalities and governorates; and monitoring of the surplus / deficit of the Non-Financial Public Sector (NFPS).
- Research Analyst at the Center for the Generation of Information and Statistics (CEGIE) (2017), her tasks included: development and management of labor supply and labor demand databases; proposal of possible short-term indicators for the macroeconomic situation; generation of leading indicators with secondary information; time use database management for different countries and reporting and reporting.
- Fiscal Sector Analyst in the General Directorate of Fiscal Analysis and Policies (DGAPF) of the Vice Ministry of the Treasury and Public Credit (VTCP) belonging to the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance (MEFP). Her responsibilities included: Monitor the execution of some lines of the Non-Financial Public Sector (NFPS): Capital Expenditures, Transfers to the Private Sector, Pensions, and other income; technical analysis of the “Fiscal Pact” process (distribution of income to subnational governments); monitoring the surplus / deficit of subnational governments; analysis and monitoring of inflation in Bolivia; etc.
Studies
- Bachelor's degree in economics - Magna Cum Laude (Bolivian Private University - Bolivia) 2019
- Diploma in quantitative methods for economic analysis (Universidad Privada Boliviana - Bolivia) 2019
Specialty
His main areas of expertise are:
- Behavior Economics
- Experimental Economics
- Data Science
Professional Activity
- Responsible for Process Quality (2020) of the Laboratory of Experimental Economics (LABEX) contributes to the design and implementation of research based on experimental and behavioral economics. In addition, he cooperates in the design of experiments protocols and training of pollsters.
- Consultant Researcher (2020) at Ciess Econométrica. He worked for the project “Trade and Labor Market Outcomes in Developing Countries” of the “Swiss Program for Research on Global Issues for Development”.
- Research assistant intern (2019) in the "Economic Policy Advisory" of the Central Bank of Bolivia. He contributed to the creation and analysis of databases, bibliographic compilation and estimation of macroeconometric models.
Former team members
Studies
•Bachelor's degree in economics (Universidad Privada Boliviana - Bolivia) 2019
Specialty
His main areas of expertise are:
- Public Economics
- Political Economics
- Behavior Economics
Professional Activity
- Research assistant at the Laboratory of Experimental Economics (LABEX) (2020). His functions included developing protocols, information gathering instruments and training for interviewers.
Studies
- Diploma in Quantitative Methods for Economic Analysis (Universidad Privada Boliviana – Bolivia)
- Winner in the category Thesis of Degree of the Contest of Documents of Investigation of the 11 Meeting of Economists of Bolivia
- Bachelor in Economics - Mention in Development (Bolivian Private University - Bolivia)
Specialty
Her main areas of expertise are:
- Quantitative analysis
- Environmental Economics
- Economic Development
Professional Activity
- Responsible for Process Quality (2019-2020) of the Laboratory of Experimental Economics (LABEX) contributed to the design and implementation of research based on experimental and behavioral economics.
- Volunteer firefighter (2019-2020) in the SAR – Bolivia
Zarela Soria Galvarro Ferrufino
Email: zarelasoriagalvarro@upb.edu
Telf: +591 (4) 4268287 – Int. 567
Studies
- Degree in Economics with a specialization in Finance (Universidad Privada Boliviana - Bolivia)
Areas of interest
Her main areas of expertise are:
- Health Economics
- Behavior Economics
- Economic Development
Professional Activity
• Responsible for Process Quality (2018-2019) of the Laboratory of Experimental Economics (LABEX) as responsible for process quality and Research Assistant in projects related to Behavioral Economics and Health Economics of the Center for Economic and Business Research ( CIEE).
