INESAD: Institute for Advanced Development Studies

Institute for Advanced Development Studies

- removing critical obstacles to sustainable development

Mission

Members

Spanish

Director:

landersen@inesad.edu.bo

Dr. Lykke E. Andersen
Ph.D. in Economics from University of Aarhus, Denmark.

Has been conducting development research in Latin America for more than 10 years as Chief Economist at the Catholic University of Bolivia and as consultant for the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Andean Development Bank, United Nations, and many other national and international development institutions.

Won a 2004 Global Development Award for Outstanding Research on Development from the Global Development Network.

Download 3-page CV (pdf) | See all publications | See personal homepage

Researchers:

lcjemio@grupointegral.bo	Dr. Luis Carlos Jemio Ph.D. in Development Economics from the Institute of Social Studies, Holland. M.A. in Economic Policy from the Institute of Social Studies, Holland. Currently Director of Grupo Integral S.R.L. Ample experience in development research and policy making. Has served as Minister of Finance, Director of the National Statistical Institute, and Director of UDAPE in Bolivia and has worked as consultant for numerous national and international institutions. Download 5-page CV (pdf) \| See all publications \| See personal homepage
bmuriel@inesad.edu.bo	Dr. Beatriz Muriel Ph.D. in Economics from Pontificia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (won the Haralambos Simeonidis Award for Best Brazilian Ph.D. thesis of 2005). Currently Professor at Maestrias para el Desarrollo (MpD) at the Catholic University of Bolivia. Ample experience in conducting and leading research projects from her work as an analyst for the Bolivian government, and from her period as researcher and Director at the Institute for Socio-Economic Research at the Catholic University of Bolivia in La Paz. Download CV (pdf).
cmachicado@inesad.edu.bo	Dr. Carlos Gustavo Machicado Ph.D in Economics from University of Chile (Doctorado Latinoamericano). M.Sc. in Economics from Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro. Has analyzed the dollarization process of Bolivia for several years. Specialist in monetary and macroeconomic issues. Has worked for the Bolivian Government in sectorial macroeconomics. Download CV (pdf).
asaravia@aus.edu	Dr. Antonio Saravia Ph.D in Economics from Arizona State University. M.Sc. in Economics from ILADES/Georgetown University. Currently Professor of Economics at the American University of Sharjah, Dubai. A prolific writer and comentator on events and politics in Bolivia through his blogs: Evonomics, and The Economist en su Laberinto. Download CV (pdf).
Antonio.RAndres@uclm.es	Dr. Antonio Rodríguez Ph.D. in Economics from the University of Southern Denmark. M.A. in Economics from Université de Lausanne, Switzerland. M.A. in Economics from Carlos III de Madrid, Spain. Currently Visiting Professor at Universidad de Castilla - La Mancha, Spain. Research interests: Applied Econometrics, Spatial Econometrics, Health Economics, and Law and Economics. Download CV (pdf).
antonio.bojanic@gmail.com	Dr. Antonio Bojanic Ph.D. in Economics from Auburn University. Currently working on Private Sector Development for DFID in Sierra Leone. Specialist in regulation as well as rural development. Served for 5 years as Director of the Master Program in Regulation and Competitiveness at Universidad Andína Simón Bolívar in La Paz and has taught courses at many other universities in Bolivia and the US. Download CV (pdf).
onina@grupointegral.bo	Osvaldo Nina Ph.D. (c) in Economics from Universidad de Chile. M.Sc. in Economics from Pontificia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently Vice President of the Central Bank of Bolivia. More than 10 years of development research in Latin America as Director of the Institute for Socio-Economic Research at the Catholic University of Bolivia, as Director of Grupo Integral, and as consultant for the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Andean Development Bank, and many other national and international development institutions. Download CV (pdf).
pselaya@inesad.edu.bo	Pablo Selaya Ph.D. (c) in Economics from University of Copenhagen, Denmark. M.Sc. in Financial Economics from the Catholic University of Chile. Has worked on development issues for several years for the Bolivian Government, the British Department for International Development, and various universities in Denmark and Latin America. Download CV (pdf).
mvargas@inesad.edu.bo	Martín Vargas Ph.D. student at University of Bielefeld, Germany. M.Sc. from the Institute of Pure and Applied Mathematics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Currently Associate Consultant of Grupo Integral S.R.L and Associate Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Development Studies (INESAD).Has worked on development issues for several years as a consultant for the World Bank, United Nations, and the Bolivian Government. Research Areas: Strategic models for companies and Institutions, Design of Markets and Institutions, Cost Benefit Analysis of Health Programs, Mathematical, Statistical and Spatial Modeling. Download CV (pdf).
omolina@inesad.edu.bo	Oscar Molina Ph.D. student in Economic Policy and Trade at Universidad de Valencia. M.Sc. in Economics from Universidad de Chile. Currently Professor at the Private University of Bolivia (UPB). Has worked on development issues for several years as a researcher at Universidad de Chile, at the Chilean Scientific and Technological Research Fund, at the National Statistical Institute of Bolivia, and at Grupo Integral, La Paz, Bolivia. Download CV (pdf).
borisbranisa@gmail.com	Boris Branisa Ph.D. student in Development Economics at University of Göttingen, Germany. M.A. in International Economics, University of Göttingen, Germany. M.A. in Economics, University of Geneva, Switzerland. Has worked for 6 years for the Central Bank of Bolivia as Trader in the International Reserves Department, Head of the Investment Control Department, and finally as Vice Manager of External Operations. He is fluent in Spanish, French, English and German. Research interests: Development Economics, Welfare Measurement, Applied Econometrics, Latin America. Download CV (pdf).
pbarrientos@inesad.edu.bo	Paola Barrientos Ph.D. student at University of Aarhus, Denmark. M.Sc. in Economics from University of Aarhus, Denmark. B.A. in Economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. Has worked on development issues for several years as a consultant for the Bolivian government, the Andean Community (CAN), and as junior researcher at Grupo Integral, La Paz. Download CV (pdf).
jayala@inesad.edu.bo	Javier Ayala M.Sc. in Development Economics and International Cooperation, University of Rome - "Tor Vergata", Italy. B.A. in Economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. Extensive experience in project management through positions such as Administrative Director of the Special Olympics Foundation Bolivia, Research Director at the Chenoa Institute and President of the Socioeconomics Research Center at the Catholic University of Bolivia. Speaks English, Spanish, Italian, and Quechua. Download CV (pdf).
fsoria@inesad.edu.bo	Fabián Soria M.A. in Development Studies from the Institute for Social Studies, The Netherlands B.A. in Economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. Has worked as a consultant at Grupo Integral, Zurich Financial Group, and the Bolivian Ministry of Finance. Download CV (pdf).
asuxo@inesad.edu.bo	Addy Suxo M.Sc. student in Development Economics, Universidad Andina Simón Bolívar, La Paz. B.A. in Economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. Has more than 7 years of work experience in public administration. Has extensive experience in financial regulation and project management. Download CV (pdf).
jcaro@inesad.edu.bo	Johann Caro M.Sc. student in Economics from Pontificia Universidade Católica in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. B.A. in Economics from the Catholic University of Bolivia. Has worked as a consultant for the Bolivian Ministry of Finance (CGE modelling) and the Pan-American Health Organization (Modelling Maternal Mortality in Simulink). Download CV (pdf).

Visiting researchers (past and present):

elenafuma79@hotmail.com	Elena Fumagalli Ph.D. student at the "Università Ca’ Foscari", Venice, Italy. M.A. in Economics and Social Disciplines from the “Università Commerciale L.Bocconi”, Milan, Italy. Has been a visiting student/researcher ITAM, Mexico and INESAD, Bolivia working on social capital and different topics in health economics. Research interests: economics of ageing, health economics, public economics, development economics, microeconoemetrics, public policies. Download CV (pdf)
cvdonaldson@wri.org	Christian Velásquez-Donaldson Master student at the Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, Massachussetts, U.S.A. Civil Engineer from the Military Engineering School (EMI) in La Paz, Bolivia. Research interests: Hydrocarbon policy and poverty. Download CV (pdf)
carlos797@gmail.com	Carlos Freire Master student in Innovation, Knowledge and Entrepreneurial Dynamics at Aalborg University, Denmark. B.A. in Business Administration from Southeastern Oklahoma State Univeristy, USA. Research interests: Innovation methods. Download CV (pdf)
jsmoralesb@gmail.com	Joaquin Morales Belpaire Master student in Environmental Economics, Natural Resources, Energy and Agriculture at University of Toulouse I, France. Bachelor degree in Law and Economics, University of Toulouse I, France. Research interests: Natural resources, energy. Download CV (pdf)
caldero7@hei.unige.ch	Raphael Jeronimo Calderón Master student in International Studies at the Graduate Institute of International and Development Studies, Geneva. Bachelor degree in Political Science from University of Geneva and Boston University. Research interests: Natural resources, energy. Download CV (pdf)
gff2@st-andrews.ac.uk	Dr. Gonzalo Forgues-Puccio Ph.D. in Economics, University of Manchester, UK. M.Sc. in Economics and Econometrics, University of Manchester, UK. Currently Lecturer at the University of St Andrews, UK Research interests: Economic Growth and Development; Corruption and Governance; Financial Markets and Institutions. Download CV (pdf)