S. MAURICIO MEDINACELI MONRROY

I am a Bolivian economist, graduated from the Catholic University of Bolivia, with postgraduate studies in Chile, Germany and Colombia. I was Minister of Hydrocarbons in Bolivia and coordinator of Hydrocarbons at OLADE based in Quito, Ecuador. I’ve worked in Afghanistan, Argentina, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, El Salvador, the United States of America, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Pakistan, the Dominican Republic, South Sudan, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan.

Also professor at FLACSO (Argentina and Peru) and the University of the Americas (Ecuador); the Catholic University (Peru), the National Autonomous University of Mexico, the Bolivian Catholic University, the Bolivian Private University, the Andean University Simon Bolivar, the Universidad Mayor de San Andres and others.

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Preliminary economic results of the lithium contract: YLB – Uranium

Nowadays the Bolivian Assembly is discussing a document with the following long… very long title: “Accidental Association Contract for the Development of a Direct Lithium Extraction Plant – EDL and Lithium Carbonation in the Salar de Uyuni in the Department of Potosí, Bolivia, signed on September 11, 2024, between the National Strategic Company of Bolivian Lithium Deposits – YLB and the Uranium One Group Join Stock Company Bolivia Branch”.

 

Last year (and part of this one) Oxfam Bolivia was kind enough to organize a study about the impact of the lithium exploitation in Bolivia, the final document can be downloaded at this link. That’s why I began to familiarize myself with the economic-financial details resulting from the exploitation of lithium carbonate in the “Salar de Uyuni”.

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ANALYSIS OF BUSINESS CYCLES IN BOLIVIA

In this text, written with other authors, I use a micro-macro (general equilibrium) model to assess the impact of the hydrocarbon sector on GDP growth, poverty and inequality.

BRIEF ANALYSIS OF THE HYDROCARBONS SECTOR IN BOLIVIA WITH EMPHASIS ON THE AMMONIA AND UREA PETROCHEMICAL COMPLEX

The objectives of this document are: to analyze the performance of the main variables of the sector in recent years, with special emphasis on the slowdown observed in the period 2014 – 201.

BRIEF ANALYSIS AND PROSPECTIVE OF THE BOLIVIAN NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY: 1980-2021

This document seeks to explore the causes that led to the opening of new natural gas markets, their evolution and subsequent slowdown.

NATURAL GAS DEMAND IN BOLIVIA (QUAIDS)

This document tries to quantify the possible impacts, on the consumption of natural gas, of changes in the sale price to the final consumer within the natural gas distribution system in Bolivia.

THE HYDROCARBONS SECTOR IN 2012

This document analyzes the performance of the hydrocarbon sector in Bolivia, with particular emphasis on the participation of the State in oil revenue

PAPER GSA BOLIVIA - BRASIL

The purpose of this article is to show the deficiencies of incentive policies, specifically competitiveness, considering fundamentals of market development such as level of demand, level of investment and availability of alternative sources of supply.

SUBISIDIO AL PRECIO DEL GLP EN AMÉRICA LATINA

For this reason, the central objectives of this document are: 1) to review the criteria for determining LPG prices in the region and some international experiences in
subsidy targeting; 2) review the impact of certain public policies on energy in a case study referring to the Republic of Peru; as a tool that can be used by the countries, without prejudice to the realities and characteristics of their markets.

LIBRO SOBRE LA NACIONALIZACIÓN DE HIDROCARBUROS EN BOLIVIA

I submit this book to your consideration, which, in a not unambitious effort, intends to study State Participation in exploration and exploitation activities during the last fifteen years. For this reason, the Hydrocarbons Laws approved in the years 1990, 1996 and 2005 will be studied, as already mentioned, in relation to the Participation of the State in the generation of oil revenues.