Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales IIES-UNAH

What Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales IIES-UNAH does

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales (IIES-UNAH) is a non-profit academic research institute operating within the Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences (FCEAC) of the National Autonomous University of Honduras (UNAH) in Tegucigalpa. The institute conducts scientific economic and social research with specific application to Honduras, serving academics, public policy makers, UNAH students and graduates, and the general public and businesses seeking economic data on Honduras. Its work is organized around research lines including unemployment, poverty and inequality (with COVID-19 household surveys, labor market studies, and the Consumer Confidence Index), competitiveness and productivity, sustainable economic development, the economics of corruption, and territorial competitiveness.

IIES delivers its research through four dedicated research programs — PIEF (Economics and Finance), PEyD (Economic Policy and Development), PIED (Digital Economy), and PIECT (Economics of Technological Change) — alongside the Revista E&A peer-reviewed academic journal, the quarterly Boletín IIES, economic policy notes (Notas Económicas), and the Economic and Entrepreneurship Observatory (OEE). The institute also operates a Red de Investigadores (researcher network) spanning multiple Honduran regions, runs entrepreneurship training and acceleration programs, and hosts academic events including a Central American academic congress. Partnerships with multilateral organizations including FAO (2020) and GIZ (2022) support externally funded research projects.

As a university research institute, IIES does not operate commercial pricing; its publications, data, and research outputs are distributed free of charge or through institutional channels via the UNAH portal and the IIES website. The institute is wholly owned and operated by UNAH and operates as a non-academic-commercial unit with no independent ownership structure or external investors.

Name

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales IIES-UNAH

Legal name

Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas y Sociales IIES-UNAH

Website

https://iies.unah.edu.hn

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

IIES-UNAH is a non-profit academic research institute within UNAH's Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, conducting economic and social research, publishing the Revista E&A journal and policy notes, and serving academics, policymakers, students, and the general public.

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Tegucigalpa

HQ country

Honduras

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Latin America

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Core offering

IIES is an academic research institute that conducts scientific research in economics and social sciences with specific application to Honduras. It produces peer-reviewed academic journal articles (Revista E&A), quarterly bulletins (Boletín IIES), economic policy notes (Notas Económicas), labor market studies, competitiveness indices, and household surveys, and delivers training programs and internships for UNAH's Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences (FCEAC) students and graduates.

Product overview

IIES-UNAH operates as an academic research institute within the Faculty of Economic, Administrative and Accounting Sciences (FCEAC) of the National Autonomous University of Honduras. The institute's portfolio consists primarily of academic research programs (PIEF, PEyD, PIED, PIECT) focused on economic and social research, an academic journal (Revista E&A), a university observatory (OEE), a researcher network, and various publications including quarterly bulletins and economic policy notes. This is not a software product company but rather a university research institute that generates economic research, publications, and policy analysis for Honduras.

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• Revista E&A (Economía y Administración) Peer-reviewed academic journal focused on economics and administration research, publishing original articles and studies for the Honduran academic community.
• OEE - Observatorio Universitario Económico y de Emprendimiento University economic and entrepreneurship observatory that continuously monitors economic indicators and business/entrepreneurship trends in Honduras.
• Red de Investigadores (Researcher Network) A coordinated network of researchers conducting economic and social research across different regions of Honduras, including regional research nodes.
• Programa de Investigaciones en Economía y Finanzas (PIEF) Research program dedicated to applied economics and finance studies relevant to Honduras.
• Programa de Investigaciones en Política Económica y Desarrollo (PEyD) Research program conducting economic policy and development studies in Honduras.
• Programa de Investigaciones en Economía Digital (PIED) Research program focused on digital economy studies and technology adoption in the Honduran business environment.
• Programa de Investigaciones en Economía del Cambio Tecnológico (PIECT) Research program that studies the economics of technological change and digital transformation in Honduras.
• Boletín IIES Quarterly bulletin publishing IIES economic research findings, surveys, and analysis on the Honduran economy.
• Notas Económicas Economic notes and policy briefs addressing topics including labor market, inflation, fiscal sustainability, and municipal transfers in Honduras.

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Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• GIZ (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Internationale Zusammenarbeit)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022IIES collaborated with GIZ on multiple projects including ProAgenda and the FEDACC (Fortalecimiento del Estado de Derecho de América Central y el Caribe) project, providing research, consulting, and administrative roles across both initiatives.
• FAO (Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2020IIES partnered with FAO on the 'Apoyo a la estrategia del sector agroalimentario frente al COVID-19 y cambio climático' (Support for the agri-food sector strategy facing COVID-19 and climate change) project, involving research positions for technical informatics and pedagogy experts.

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Broad incumbents

• CEPAL/ECLAC (Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean): UN regional commission producing economic and social research on Latin America, including country-level Honduras analyses. Comparable to IIES in mandate (economic and social research for public policy) and methodology but operates as a multilateral body with much greater resources and global visibility.
• FLACSO (Facultad Latinoamericana de Ciencias Sociales): UN-affiliated social sciences academic network with country offices across Latin America including Central America. Highly comparable to IIES as a regional academic social-science research platform that publishes working papers, journals, and policy-relevant research, but operates at significantly larger scale and broader geographic scope.
• CAF (Banco de Desarrollo de América Latina): Latin American development bank producing economic research and policy reports on its member countries, including Central American economies. Comparable to IIES in the economic-policy research space but operates as a multilateral financial institution with substantially greater funding scale.

Direct peers

• INCAE Business School: Top Central American business school with research centers producing economic and management research on the region, plus executive education programs. Comparable to IIES as a Central American academic institution combining applied economic research with executive training and policy engagement.
• ICEFI (Instituto Centroamericano de Estudios Fiscales): Guatemala-based Central American fiscal and economic research institute producing policy analysis for the region. Directly comparable to IIES as a Central American economic think tank focused on public finance, fiscal sustainability, and economic policy research serving policymakers.
• IEP (Instituto de Estudios Peruanos): Peruvian academic social-science research institute publishing books, journals, and working papers on economics, sociology, and political science. Comparable to IIES as a Latin American university-affiliated academic research institute producing rigorous social-science research and publications.
• CIES (Consorcio de Investigación Económica y Social): Peruvian consortium coordinating economic and social research across multiple universities. Comparable to IIES as a university-based network producing applied economic research and policy analysis for a Latin American country.

Regional players

• FUNDE (Fundación Nacional para el Desarrollo): El Salvador-based economic and social development think tank producing policy research on Central America. Comparable to IIES as a neighboring Central American research institute focused on economic policy, sustainable development, and public policy analysis.

Others

• World Bank Honduras Country Office: Multilateral institution producing extensive economic and social research on Honduras, including poverty, labor markets, and fiscal analysis. Comparable to IIES in research topicality for Honduras but operates at vastly greater scale and serves partly as a competitor for policy-maker mindshare and donor funding.
• BCIE / CABEI (Central American Bank for Economic Integration): Central American regional development bank with research and policy analysis on Honduras and the region. Related to IIES as a potential partner/funding source producing complementary economic research and development indicators for Central America.

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