CV Cecilia Alvarez
Research
- Alvarez-Vargas, C., Capelleras, J.-L. and Martin-Sanchez, V. (2026), Entrepreneurial Experience and Growth Aspirations: The Moderating Role of National Research & Development Expenditure. R&D Management, 56: 278-306.
- A Global Analysis of Female Innovative Entrepreneurship and Financial Development. (in progress).
- Informal investors and new venture internationalization: The roles of the rule of law and household income. (in progress).
- Socio-cognitive traits and high-impact entrepreneurship: An experimental approach (in progress).
Visiting researcher
Centre for Entrepreneurship and Spatial Economics (CEnSE) - Jönköping International Business School - Sweden 2022
Conference Participation
2026 ACEDE 2026 “Informal investors and new venture internationalization: The roles of the rule of law and household income”. (To present in june 2026)
2025 Paper accepted at 45th BABSON College Entrepreneurship Research Conference (BCERC). “Informal investors, rule of law, and household income in new venture internationalization”.
2024 Paper presented: "Inclusive or Exclusive? Diversity and Inclusion in Entrepreneurial Ecosystems Research" at DTU.
2021 Paper presented, IV Workshop online sobre investigación en emprendimiento Campus Iberus. "Gender and innovative entrepreneurship: the moderating role of financial depth development"
2021 Speaker "Congreso Internacional de la Comunidad Andina - Reactivación Económica Post Pandemia", based on the paper "Gender and innovative entrepreneurship"
2021 Paper presented - ACEDE. "Individual human capital, national R&D investment and entrepreneurial growth aspirations".
2020 Paper accepted to the 3rd edition of the Paper Development Seminar (3PDS) - University of Seville. (Seminar cancelled, but received feedback)
Education
PhD Entrepreneurship and Management (iDEM), Cum Laude distinction - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2023
MAREB Master in Applied Research in Economics and Business - Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, 2019
Post-Graduate International Business Practice - St Mary's University Twickenham London (SMUC), 2012
Master´s Degree in Corporate Finance MFE - Maestrías para el Desarrollo (MpD), 2009
Bachelor´s Degree in Business Administration - Bolivian Private University (UPB), 2007
Professional experience
2025 - present Assistant Professor - Polytechnic University of Catalonia
2016-2021 Assistant Professor - Universidad Católica Boliviana “San Pablo” - Escuela de la Producción y la Competitividad (ePC)
2013-2015 Chief Investment Officer - La Vitalicia Seguros y Reaseguros de Vida S.A.
2011-2012 Business Analyst IB Controlling Reporting - UBS Investment Bank
2009-2010 Trader and Consultant - I.I.D.E.E.(International Institution for Economics and Business)
2007-2009 Market Analyst - Bolsa Boliviana de Valores S.A.
Teaching certification
Postgraduate degree in Higher Education - Universidad Mayor de San Andrés, 2013
Awards and distinctions
2023 Cum Laude PhD thesis presentation, with the International doctoral research component. Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona
2020 Best paper award V Workshop o SMEs, Entrepreneurship and Family Business
2009 Best thesis award for the 2009 MFE class, Tittle “Fundación Jorge Muñoz-Reyes”
Other studies
2015 Contemporary art studies at Metàfora - Barcelona