Lorena Heller

I am an economist interested in the interaction of development economics, political economy, and behavioral economics.

Since 2021 I have been leading the Experimental Economics Laboratory (LABEX) of Bolivian Private University (UPB). I have also been a part-time professor at Bolivian Private University (UPB) since 2017, where I teach courses in Public Economics and Political Economy. Prior to my work at LABEX, I served as an analyst at the Ministry of Economy and Public Finance of Bolivia (2014-2015; 2017-2019). 

I graduated in 2014 with a degree in Economics with a Summa Cum Laude mention from the Bolivian Private University. I won the 2015-2016 Chevening Scholarship to study for a Master's degree in the UK. I obtained a master's degree in Public Economics from Durham University - England.

In 2024, I completed the MACRM program (MA in Public Policy with Certificate in Research Methods) at the University of Chicago Harris School of Public Policy, and intend to pursue a Ph.D.