Academic Department of Economics

Authorities

FRANCISCO  GALARZA
FRANCISCO GALARZA
Professor at Universidad del Pacífico Academic Department of Economics and researcher at its Research Center (CIUP). PhD in Agricultural and Applied Economics from the University of Wisconsin-Madison (USA) and Bachelor’s degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico. He was a post-doctoral researcher at Centro Vernon Smith de Economía Experimental at Universidad Francisco Marroquín (Guatemala); and professor of Economics at the same university. In addition, he has served as consultant to the World Bank, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), and the World Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
HEAD OF THE ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT OF ECONOMICS

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Full - time professors
MANUEL  BARRON

MANUEL BARRON

A researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Research Center and full-time associate professor at Universidad del Pacífico Academic Department of Economics. He holds a Ph.D. in Agricultural Economics and Natural Resources from the University of California, Berkeley (United States), a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Oxford University (the United Kingdom) and an Economics Degree from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

MARÍA PÍA BASURTO

MARÍA PÍA BASURTO

Fulltime professor in the Department of Economics and researcher at CIUP. She holds a Ph.D. in Economics from the University of California, Santa Cruz (United States); an M.A. in Economics from the same university and a bachelor's degree in Economics from Universidad del Pacífico.

ARLETTE  BELTRAN

ARLETTE BELTRAN

Dr. Beltran is Academic Vice President of the Universidad del Pacífico, Full Professor in the Academic Department of Economics, and Member of the Research Center at the Universidad del Pacífico. She holds a Doctorate in Economics from the Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú, a Master of Arts in Economics from Georgetown University and a Licentiate in Economics from the Universidad del Pacífico. Previously, she was Dean and Vice Dean of the Faculty of Economics and Finance, and Head of the Academic Department of Economics at the Universidad del Pacífico.

NOELIA BERNAL

NOELIA BERNAL

Full-time associate professor at the Academic Department of Economics and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Research Center. She holds a PhD in Economics from Tilburg University (the Netherlands); Master in Science degrees in Economics Research and Aging Finances, both from Tilburg University; and a BA in Social Sciences majoring in Economics from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú.

JOSE LUIS BONIFAZ

JOSE LUIS BONIFAZ

Director of the Master program in Regulation of Public Services and Infrastructure Management at Universidad del Pacífico. He graduated as a civil engineer from Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú and holds a Master of Arts from Georgetown University.

ORESTES  BUENO

ORESTES BUENO

Professor and researcher at Universidad del Pacífico Academic Department of Economics and member of Universidad del Pacífico Research Center (CIUP). PhD in Mathematics from Instituto de Matemática Pura e Aplicada (IMPA) in Rio de Janeiro (Brasil); holder of a Master’s degree in Applied Mathematics from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería and a Bachelor’s degree in Mathematics from Universidad Nacional de Ingeniería, Peru.