Who we are
The Interdisciplinary Institute of Political Economy (IIEP) is a dual-dependent institution (UBA and CONICET) dedicated to high-level academic research in the field of Economics. The main study areas of the IIEP’s research centers and groups include macroeconomics, public finance, social protection, international integration, productive development, employment and distribution, sustainability, networks and complex systems, economic history, and epistemology.
The IIEP is comprised of researchers with a diverse range of backgrounds, including economics, sociology, political science, history, philosophy, and physical and cognitive sciences. The IIEP’s activities are based on the recognition of the complexity of socio-economic processes, which are addressed from multiple disciplinary perspectives and with diverse methodological approaches. This approach to work facilitates collaboration across disciplinary boundaries while maintaining the distinctiveness of each disciplinary field.
Goals
To promote scientific research on economic and social analysis and applications for development.
To create a forum for constructive dialogue and diverse perspectives within a framework of analytical rigour.
Interact in local and external academic circles, generating links for the formation of networks that enhance research capacity.
Promote multidisciplinary research that contributes to the development of knowledge in the respective areas of study.
To generate a context of work and interaction that favors the development of young researchers.
To contribute to the teaching activity.
To encourage community interest in research and development activities.
To disseminate and transfer knowledge and carry out technical assistance tasks.
IIEP networks
THE SOCIO-ECONOMIC DIMENSION OF THE SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT NETWORK
The IIEP is a member of the SDSN, which has as its central purpose the articulation and transfer of existing knowledge in the scientific and technological sector for the fulfilment of the objectives, goals, and indicators of sustainable development (SDGs) approved by the United Nations and adopted by Argentina.
SOUTH AMERICAN NETWORK
The South American Network of Applied Economics (Red Sur) is an academic research network formed 20 years ago by public and private universities and knowledge production centres in the region (full members and associated institutions).
OR A FAIRER INTERNATIONAL FINANCE ARCHITECTURE
THE COMPLEX SYSTEMS DIGITAL CAMPUS
The UNESCO UniTwin Complex Systems Digital Campus is an world wide network of individuals and institutions working together and sharing resources to promote research and education in complex systems science and in integrative sciences.
Our history
The Interdisciplinary Institute of Political Economy (IIEP) was established in 2011 as an executive unit of the University of Buenos Aires (UBA) and the National Council for Scientific and Technical Research (CONICET, by its acronym in Spanish). Its foundation was the result of the collaboration of researchers, groups and centres associated with the Faculty of Economic Sciences of the UBA – where it is located – and the CONICET, who decided to join forces to promote high-level interdisciplinary research in the field of social sciences, with a special focus on issues related to economics.
Since its foundation, the IIEP has established itself as a leading research institute in the field of economic research in the country and in Latin America. This is reflected not only in the quantity and quality of its academic output, but also in the active participation of the institute and its members in public debate through the media, social networks and other channels, and in its permanent involvement in various instances of dialogue and advice with different sectors of society. The IIEP is also part of various local and international research networks, and its members have established cooperation and exchange relationships with academic institutions both at home and abroad.