Ivie - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas

What Ivie - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas does

Ivie (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas) is a Spanish economic research institute founded in 1990 and headquartered in Valencia. Since 2013 it has held the status of a university institute affiliated with the Universitat de València, and in 2025 it celebrated its 35th anniversary. The institute is legally organized as a private corporation (S.A., CIF A46690905) with approximately 33 employees, operating as a non-profit research center rather than a commercial enterprise.

The institute's core 'products' are research databases and analytical tools covering Spain's economy at national and regional (autonomous-community) granularity. Flagship offerings include the ABACO Observatory of Knowledge-based Activities (200+ indicators), the U-Ranking university performance system, the OPCE Productivity and Competitiveness Observatory, the Economía digital en España database (developed with Fundación COTEC covering 21 sectors across 2011–2023), the Valor económico del conocimiento database (with Fundación Ramón Areces), the Cultural/Creative/ICT Activities database (with Fundación BBVA), and international contributions to EU KLEMS, SPINTAN, and PREDICT. Publication outputs include working papers, articles, books, reports, Esenciales briefs, and the Cuadernos dissemination series. Underlying technology consists of relational databases with interactive web visualization platforms administered in-house.

Ivie's business model is non-commercial: all databases, working papers, and reports are made freely available as public goods through the ivie.es website. Revenue is generated indirectly through institutional grants and project-based funding from Spanish foundations — primarily Fundación BBVA, Fundación COTEC, and Fundación Ramón Areces — alongside the academic affiliation with Universitat de València. End-user segments span government and public institutions (primary), the academic and research community (primary), and the private sector (secondary). Dissemination is multi-channel: a bilingual website, monthly newsletter, opinion articles in major Spanish media (El País, El Confidencial, Expansión, The Conversation), social media (Twitter/X, LinkedIn, YouTube, SlideShare), and seminars including the Cajamar-Ivie conference cycle.

Name

Ivie - Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas

Legal name

INSTITUTO VALENCIANO DE INVESTIGACIONES ECONOMICAS, S.A.

Website

https://ivie.es

Company type

Private

Founded year

1990

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Ivie is a private, non-profit Spanish economic research institute founded in 1990, headquartered in Valencia and affiliated with Universitat de València. It maintains longitudinal economic databases — including ABACO, U-Ranking, OPCE, and the Digital Economy in Spain series — funded by foundations (BBVA, COTEC, Ramón Areces) and serves government, academic, and private-sector audiences through free public databases and working papers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Economic Research Services

NAICS

Research and Development in the Social Sciences and Humanities (541720)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Economic Research, Statistics & Policy Advisory (BPADAMAJ)

akta.pro secondary industries

Economic & Macroeconomic Research (BPAHALAD), Due Diligence & Investigative Research (BPAHALAI)

Keywords

• Economic research services
• Economic database analytics
• Productivity research
• Knowledge economy analysis
• University ranking systems

Headquarters

HQ city

Valencia

HQ country

Spain

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Others

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Ivie is an economic research institute that develops and maintains longitudinal databases and analytical tools covering Spain's productivity, human capital, knowledge economy, university system, and regional disparities. It disseminates these resources free of charge through its website, publication series (Working Papers, Esenciales, Cuadernos), and partner foundations (Fundación BBVA, Fundación COTEC, Fundación Ramón Areces). The institute also conducts commissioned research and participates in international research networks such as EU KLEMS, SPINTAN, and PREDICT.

Product overview

Ivie (Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas) is an economic research institute that operates as a research center rather than a product company. Its offerings consist primarily of research databases, publications, and knowledge tools. The core databases include: 'Economía digital en España' (Digital Economy in Spain) developed with Fundación COTEC, measuring digitalization across 21 sectors and regions for 2011-2023; 'La dimensión de las actividades culturales, creativas y TIC en España' with Fundación BBVA analyzing cultural and creative industries; and 'Valor económico del conocimiento' with Fundación Ramón Areces quantifying knowledge-based economic activities. Supporting databases include U-Ranking (university ranking system), SIUVP (Valencian public university information system), OPCE (Productivity Observatory), EU KLEMS, SPINTAN, PREDICT, and the ABACO Observatory with 200+ knowledge economy indicators. Publication offerings include Working Papers, Essentials briefs, and Cuadernos (dissemination notebooks). The institute also produces research reports and maintains international research networks.

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Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Economía digital en España (Database) Database developed with Fundación COTEC measuring the progress of Spain's digital economy across 21 sectors and regions (2011-2023), using variables such as gross operating surplus, labor remuneration, employment, wages and GVA.
• La dimensión de las actividades culturales, creativas y TIC en España (Database) Database developed with Fundación BBVA analyzing cultural, creative and ICT activities (ACCT) in Spain, including employment penetration and intangible asset investment from national and international perspectives.
• Valor económico del conocimiento (Database) Database developed with Fundación Ramón Areces quantifying the value of knowledge-based economic activities in Spain and its autonomous communities by estimating market value of productive factor retributions.
• U-Ranking (University Ranking System) Ranking system for Spanish universities comparing performance across teaching, research, knowledge transfer and labor market insertion dimensions.
• SIUVP - Sistema de Información de las Universidades Públicas Valencianas Information system providing data on Valencian public universities' performance and activities within the Valencian Community.
• Observatorio de Productividad y Competitividad de España (OPCE) Observatory providing data and analysis on productivity and competitiveness in Spain, tracking economic indicators and performance metrics.
• Capital humano (Database) Database tracking educational attainment, workforce skills and human capital development indicators for Spain and its regions.
• ABACO Observatory - Actividades Basadas en el Conocimiento Observatory with over 200 indicators on knowledge-based activities, periodically updated to track progress in the knowledge economy across Spanish regions.
• EU KLEMS (Database) International database providing productivity and growth indicators at industry level across European countries, part of the World KLEMS project.
• SPINTAN - Smart Public Intangibles (Database) International research network and database focused on measuring public sector intangibles including organizational capital, innovation and knowledge assets.
• PREDICT - ICT Sector R&D (Database) Database on the ICT sector and its R&D activities in Europe, providing data on digital technology industries and innovation.
• Documentos de Trabajo (Working Papers) Series of working papers publishing ongoing economic research from Ivie researchers.
• Esenciales Brief research summaries highlighting key findings from Ivie's economic research for wider dissemination.
• Cuadernos Dissemination notebooks covering topics including Human Capital, Capital and Growth, Population, Regional Funding, and other economic subjects.

Quantifiable outcome

• Digital economy represents 21% of Spain's GDP, with digital GVA reaching 279,000 million euros in 2023
• +2 more outcomes

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature4 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Fundación BBVAcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2017Long-standing partnership under the Economic Research Program for studies including 'La dimensión de las actividades culturales, creativas y TIC en España' (2017-2018) and support for the Observatory of Productivity and Competitiveness in Spain (OPCE).
• Universitat de ValènciacoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2013Since 2013, Ivie has held the status of university institute affiliated with the Universitat de València. Many researchers hold dual affiliations and the institute serves as a bridge between academic research and economic policy analysis.
• Fundación COTEC para la InnovacióncoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerStrategic partnership for research on digital economy in Spain. Joint development of the 'Economía digital en España' database and annual reports covering 2011-2023 across 21 sectors and all autonomous communities. The 2025 report updates methodology to include 'equivalent digital employed' metrics.
• Fundación Ramón ArecescoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration on the 'Economic Value of Knowledge' database quantifying the market value of knowledge-based economic activities in Spain and its autonomous communities.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Fedea (Fundación de Estudios Financieros): Madrid-based Spanish economic research think tank producing independent policy analysis on the Spanish economy, labor markets, and public finance. Directly comparable as a Spanish non-university economic research outfit.
• FUNCAS (Fundación de las Cajas de Ahorros): Spanish economic research foundation producing macroeconomic analyses, regional studies, and 'Papeles de Economía Española' publications. Most direct Spanish peer to Ivie given overlapping focus on Spanish economic research and policy advisory.
• CEPREDE (Centro de Predicción Económica): Spanish economic forecasting center affiliated with Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, producing regional economic indicators and forecasts. Comparable because of its Spanish regional economic focus and indicator/database outputs.

Broad incumbents

• Bruegel: European think tank specializing in European macroeconomic and policy research, with which Ivie collaborates via EU KLEMS and similar networks. Comparable as a European economic research institution with overlapping productivity/macro research themes.
• CEPR (Centre for Economic Policy Research): International network of economic policy researchers producing working papers and policy research across Europe. Comparable as a research-network model through which Ivie researchers publish and collaborate internationally.
• Banco de España (Research Department): Central bank of Spain producing authoritative macroeconomic analysis, regional economic indicators, and financial stability reports. Broader incumbent producing overlapping economic-research products at national level.
• INE (Instituto Nacional de Estadística): Spain's official statistics agency producing national and regional economic indicators. Broader incumbent that publishes underlying data Ivie builds on and competes with as a source of authoritative regional economic figures.

Others

• European Commission DG ECFIN: European Commission's economic and financial affairs arm producing the AMECO database, country reports, and policy recommendations. Indirect comparator as a public-sector producer of comparable regional/country economic indicators.

Emerging players

• CaixaBank Research: Economic research unit of CaixaBank producing Spanish and European macroeconomic reports. Comparable as a Spanish economic research entity with similar indicator and report offerings, though commercially affiliated.
• BBVA Research: Research arm of BBVA bank that produces Spanish and global economic analysis. Comparable as a Spanish economic research output, though it sits within a commercial bank rather than as an independent institute.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks4 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/ivie_news
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/ivievideos
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/instituto-valenciano-investigaciones-economicas

Compliance2 records

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Number of profiles

Profiles11 records

Funding overview

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