UNICEF / Ministry of Education
Education finance, social expenditure analysis, administrative-data review, econometric analysis, territorial inequalities and policy reporting.
Web CV
Monica Cueto Tapia
Applied Economist & Data Analyst
Development Analytics | Public Policy | Data Science | Business Intelligence
Summary
Applied economist focused on reproducible evidence.
Applied economist and data analyst with experience in development analytics, public policy, social expenditure, household surveys, administrative records, financial inclusion, econometrics, GIS and decision-oriented dashboards.
Experience
UNODC
Statistical modelling, operational datasets, data validation, monitoring systems and analytical reports using R, SPSS and Stata.
SOS Children's Villages International
Evidence synthesis, technical assistance and regional reporting for child welfare, education, health and community development.
WeWorld GVC
Quantitative analysis, monitoring databases, policy reports, dashboards and evidence generation for social interventions.
IDB Invest
Development effectiveness analytics, econometrics, machine learning, GIS, dashboards and operational research.
Vice Presidency of Bolivia
Applied research, socioeconomic analysis, indicators and policy notes for public decision-making.
UDAPE / Ministry of Planning
Household surveys, census data, administrative records, poverty, labor, education, health and policy evaluation.
Banco de Credito de Bolivia
Financial analysis, portfolio monitoring, microfinance reporting and financial inclusion analytics.
Education
- PhD Candidate in Development Studies, Universidad Mayor de San Andres. Status: ongoing.
- Master's-level training in Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning and Data Science; Predictive Statistics; Global Development Economics and Policy; Applied Economics and Finance.
- Diplomas in Financial Econometrics, Quantitative Methods and Higher Education.
- Bachelor in Economics, Universidad Mayor de San Andres.
Selected publications
- Perspectives on Financial Development, Political Instability, and Economic Growth in Bolivia. Bolivian Economic Research Papers, 2025.
- Social, Economic and Cultural Dimensions of Domestic Violence Against Women in Bolivia. Bolivian Economic Research Papers, 2025.
- Firm Migration toward Informality and Trade Openness. Economia Coyuntural, 2016.
- Estimates of Public Social Expenditure and Spending on Children and Adolescents. UDAPE / UNICEF, 2017.
Skills
Programming
R, Python, Stata, SQL
Business Intelligence
Power BI, Tableau, KPI systems, executive dashboards
Spatial Analytics
ArcGIS, GIS, spatial econometrics
Research Engineering
GitHub, Quarto, LaTeX, Markdown, reproducible workflows
Data
Household surveys, administrative records, census data, country-year panels
Languages
Spanish: native. English: professional working proficiency. French and Portuguese: basic.
Teaching
- Spatial Econometrics, Data Analytics and Impact Evaluation.
- Macroeconomics and International Economics.
- Teaching assistance in Introduction to Economics, Econometrics, Macroeconomics and Calculus II.
Awards
- Erasmus Mundus Scholarship, European Union.
- Honor Roll, Department of Economics, Universidad Mayor de San Andres.
- Best Paper and research awards in Bolivian economics and development policy events.
- Winning research project, Partnership for Economic Policy.
Contact
Professional contact channels only.