Osmar Bolivar Rosales · Economist, applied AI and data science
Osmar Bolivar Rosales
As an economist specializing in economic research, policy analysis, and data-driven decision-making, I am passionate about harnessing the transformative potential of AI and advanced econometric methods to address complex macro and microeconomic challenges.
Latest work
See all work →Access a repository of empirical evidence and insights designed to advance economic research and support evidence-based decision-making. This platform offers both academic resources and practical applications of econometric and AI tools in socioeconomic analysis.
Diesel Subsidy Removal and Inflation
How Bolivia's 2026 diesel price liberalization passes through to prices, sector by sector.
Forecasting Weekly Inflation with Machine Learning
A novel two-step machine learning methodology for forecasting weekly inflation.
Community-level Poverty Map
How community-level poverty evolved between 2012 and 2022 in Bolivia.
Recent publications
All papers →Uncover the depth of my research in academic journals and working papers.
- 2026Hit the Road Juan: Welfare and Labor Market Effects of High-Quality Roads in EcuadorProceeding Paper, 18th Meeting LACEA Impact Evaluation Network (with G. Canavire-Bacarreza & A. Balthrop)
- 2026High-frequency Inflation Forecasting: A Two-step Machine Learning MethodologyLatin American Journal of Central Banking
- 2025Sentiment, Cryptocurrency and Inflation: A Transmission Channel in BoliviaAvailable at SSRN (with C. Huanto)
- 2024GDP Nowcasting: A Machine Learning and Remote Sensing Data-based Approach for BoliviaLatin American Journal of Central Banking
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