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Go Beyond

About Us

Feel at home in Chile, at the UAndes School of Business and Economics. Immerse into an environment that you’ll never forget and become part of a community that inspires you to be your best. With our distinct programs and our unique world-class campus at the Andes mountains, you’ll find a chance to grow culturally, academically and personally. Learn Economics, Finance, Marketing, International Business and more, in English or Spanish, from professors who are at the frontiers of knowledge. I invite you to take a closer look at the UANDES SBE, visiting our Instagram accounts @internationalbusinessuandes and @comercialuandes
We can’t wait to join you at building wonderful memories in Chile.

Sincerely,

Karin Jürgensen
Dean

The UANDES SB&E

Elevated Education Experience

Ranked among the top 3 business schools in Chile, the Uandes SBE delivers an unparalleled educational journey. With an esteemed international faculty, cutting-edge technology, and access to premier resources such as our world-class library and Bloomberg Lab, our students are equipped with the tools to excel in their careers or academic pursuits.

Dynamic Curricula

The UANDES SBE offers dynamic curricula with a diverse array of courses available in English and Spanish. Students can pursue majors in Economics, Finance, Marketing, and International Business, acquiring essential knowledge, critical skills, and hands-on experience for today’s dynamic and challenging business landscape.

Our Campus

Modern and vibrant campus 

The unique UANDES campus is located in Santiago, Chile, at the foot of the Andes mountains. Its 128 acres combine green areas and sports fields with remarkable buildings, research labs and a teaching hospital in campus. The infrastructure and layout have been carefully developed to foster a study environment that favors intellectual creativity and growth. 

School Leadership and Staff

Karin Jürgensen

Dean
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Álvaro García

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs
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Nicolás Román Purcell

Associate Dean for Administrative Affairs
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María Teresa Correa Ferrer

Associate Dean for Student Affairs
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André Bergoeing Reid

Director of BS in International Business / MBA, Universidad de los Andes
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David Kimber

Director of Graduate Programs / Ph.D. Communications, Universidad de Navarra

Acceso a su perfil de investigación.

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Mario Alejandro Tessada Pérez

Director of Master in Finance / MBA P.U.C.
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Nicolás Riquelme

Director of Master in Economics / Ph.D. Economics, University of Rochester
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Anil Sadarangani

Director of Innovation / Ph.D. Biological Sciences, P.U.C.
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Paulina Mahuzier

Director for Undergraduate Students
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Elisabeth Farrelly

Assistant Director for International Accreditations / MBA, Yale University
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María Constanza Crestuzzo Manuello

Assistant Director for Teaching & Learning
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Camila Cortés

Assistant Director for Career Services
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Daniela Jadue

Assistant Director for Marketing and Communications
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María Teresa Bustamante

Administrative Assistant
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Valentina Caroca

Administrative Assistant for Undergraduate Students
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Cecilia Johnson

Administrative Assistant
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Consuelo Merino

Administrative Assistant
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Paula Videla

Administrative Assistant for Undergraduate Students
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Faculty and Research

Full-time Faculty

Research Faculty

Jorge Alé-Chilet

Ph.D. Economics, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem
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Andrés Barrios-Fernández

Ph.D. Economics, London School of Economics
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Cristián Cuevas

Ph.D. Economics, Georgetown University
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Sebastián Claro

Ph.D. Economics, UCLA
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Leonardo D. Epstein

Ph.D. Statistics, Carnegie Mellon
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Álvaro García-Marín

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs / Ph.D. Management, UCLA

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Daniel Habermacher

Ph.D. Economics, University of Warwick 
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Ignacio Inostroza-Quezada

Ph.D. Management, Rutgers University
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Mauricio Larraín E.

Ph.D. Economics, University of California, Berkeley
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Francisco Morales

Ph.D. Strategic, Organizational and Entrepreneurial Studies, University of Colorado Boulder
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Ana Elisa Pereira

Ph.D. Economics, FGV Sao Paulo School of Economics
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Christian Pescher

Ph.D. Marketing and Innovation, Universität Passau
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Javier Pinto-Garay

Ph.D. Philosophy, Universidad de Navarra
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Nicolás Riquelme

Director of Master in Economics / Ph.D. Economics, University of Rochester
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Jorge Rodríguez

Ph.D. Economics, The University of Chicago
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Juan Pedro Ronconi

Ph.D. Economics, Brown University
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Juan Sotes-Paladino

Ph.D. Finance, University of Southern California
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Ángel Soto

Ph.D. History, Universidad Complutense de Madrid
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Felipe Varas

Ph.D. Finance, Stanford University
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Juan Pablo Xandri

Ph.D. Economics, MIT
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Teaching Faculty

André Bergoeing Reid

Director of BS in International Business / MBA, Universidad de los Andes
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Carlos Budnevich Le-Fort

Ph.D. Economics, University of Pennsylvania
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Elisabeth Farrelly

Assistant Director for International Accreditations / MBA, Yale University
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David Kimber

Director of Graduate Programs / Ph.D. Communications, Universidad de Navarra

Acceso a su perfil de investigación.

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Juan Nagel

MA Economics, University of Michigan
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Anil Sadarangani

Director of Innovation / Ph.D. Biological Sciences, P.U.C.
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Verónica Talac Ramírez

BS Management, P.U.C.
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Mario Alejandro Tessada Pérez

Director of Master in Finance / MBA P.U.C.
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Research Assistants

Carolina Allende Labbé

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Eduardo Duque

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Sofía Flechtner Salas

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Gonzalo González Melo

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Jorge Jara Espinoza

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Josefina Muñoz

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Patricio Romero

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Alexander Valenzuela

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Recent Publications

2023 / Journal of Law, Economics and Organization

Federico Huneeus, Borja Larrain, Mauricio Larraín and Mounu Prem

2023 / Marketing Science

Bell, Jason, Christian Pescher, Gerard J. Tellis, Johann Füller

Forthcoming / Journal of Political Economy

Bernardo Blum, Sebastián Claro, Ig Horstmann and David Rivers

Forthcoming / Revista Médica de Chile

Daniela Jaques, Francisco Bustamante, Ricardo Aravena, Leonardo D. Epstein, José A. Mozó.

Forthcoming / Journal of Financial and Quantitative Analysis

Gargano, A., Sotes-Paladino, J., Verwijmeren, P. 

Forthcoming / Review of Finance

Machado, Caio and Pereira, Ana Elisa

Forthcoming / Quarterly Journal of Political Science

Emiel Awad and Nicolás Riquelme

Forthcoming / Economic Theory

Jihwan Do and Nicolás Riquelme

Academic Seminars 2023

Date Field/Title Speaker
March 3, 2023 The Dollar and Corporate Borrowing Costs Tim Schmidt-Eisenlohr / Federal Reserve Board
March 8, 2023 Interactions Among Multivariate Oscillating Time Series in Neural Circuits Rob Kass / Carnegie Mellon University
March 10, 2023 Rational Exuberance and Bubbles Awaya, Yu / University of Rochester
March 24, 2023 College and gender wage gaps Juan Jose Matta / Universidad Diego Portales, Chile
March 31, 2023 Cognitive Ability, Education, and Fertility Risk Agustín Díaz / Banco Central, Chile
April 14, 2023 The Social Geography of Misconduct Santiago Truffa / ESE Business School, Universidad de los Andes, Chile
April 21, 2023 Monitoring, Organizational Culture, and the Efficiency of Public Procurement Pablo Celhay / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
April 28, 2023 From Deforestation to Reforestation: The Role of General Deterrence in Changing Farmer’s Behavior Ricardo Dahis / PUC – Rio
May 5, 2023 College access when preparedness matters: New evidence from large advantages in college admissions Michela Tincani / University College London
May 12, 2023 The Rise of a Nudge: Field Experiment and Machine Learning on Minimum and Full Credit Card Payments Daniel Schwarz / Universidad de Chile, Centro de Economía Aplicada
May 19, 2023 German Long-Term Health Insurance: Theory Meets Evidence Juan Pablo Atal / University of Pennsylvania
May 23, 2023 Reducing Leverage While Increasing Delinquency Risk Mauricio Larraín / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
May 26, 2023 Returns to Human Capital Investment Beyond College Sebastian Gallegos / Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Chile
June 2, 2023 The Effect of Immigration Policy on Founding Location Choice: Evidence from Canada’s Start-up Visa Program Britta Glennon / The Wharton School of The University of Pennsylvania
June 9, 2023 Procuring Drugs while Regulating the Private Market Carla Guadalupi / Universidad Andrés Bello, Chile
June 16, 2023 Crime-differential responses to an environmental shock: Evidence from blackouts Patricio Dominguez / Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile
June 23, 2023   Andrés Musalem / Universidad de Chile, Centro de Economía Aplicada
June 30, 2023   José-Alberto Guerra / Universidad de los Andes – Colombia
August 4, 2023 Applied Economic Theory / Political Science Keith Schnakenberg / Washington University in Saint Louis
August 11, 2023 Macroeconomics Mariana García-Schmidt / Central Bank of Chile
August 18, 2023   Workshop on Economics of Education
August 25, 2023 Environmental / Industrial Organization Marcelo Sant´Anna / FGV EPGE Brazilian School of Economics and Finance
August 29, 2023 Corporate Finance Felipe Cabezón / Virginia Tech
September 8, 2023 Development Economics Nicolás de Roux / Universidad de los Andes – Colombia
September 29, 2023 Industrial Organization Alexander MacKay / Harvard University
October 6, 2023 Macro Labor Tomás Guanziroli / PUC Rio
October 13, 2023 Marketing Davide Proserpio / University of Southern California
October 20, 2023 Finance Dong Lou / London School of Economics
November 3, 2023 Applied Economics Barbara Biasi / Yale School of Management
November 10, 2023 Industrial Organization Felix Montag / Dartmouth College
November 17, 2023 Finance Chong Huang / University of California, Irvine
November 24, 2023 Applied Economic Theory Inés Moreno de Barreda / University of Oxford
December 5, 2023 Urban Milena Almagro / The University of Chicago Booth School of Business

Academics

UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAMS

  • Major in Economics
  • Major in Finance
  • Major in Marketing & Data Analytics

  • Major in International Business
  • Major in Economics
  • Major in Finance
  • Major in Marketing & Data Analytics

Majors

INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS

Address the challenges faced by companies competing in global markets, as they navigate a world in which competitive advantages are greatly influenced by the cultural, economic, technological, legal and political business environments.

COURSES

  • Global Business Environments
  • Latin American Politics
  • Supply Chain Management
  • Principles of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Marketing I
  • People Development
  • Comparative International Law
  • International Trade
  • International Finance

FINANCE

Master the language of business and solve complex financial problems and real-world challenges faced by investors, financial institutions and corporations. Learn how to determine a company’s financial position, evaluate business opportunities and mitigate risks. Develop expertise in corporate finance, investments strategies and make the most of the opportunities offered by financial markets.

COURSES

  • Accounting I
  • Accounting II
  • Financial Analysis
  • Corporate Finance
  • Bloomberg I
  • Bloomberg II
  • Investment Theory
  • International Finance
  • Applied Portfolio Management
  • Empirical Methods
  • Advanced Corporate Finance
  • Business Ethics
  • Asset Pricing

ECONOMICS

Develop economic thinking to understand and predict the behavior of groups of individuals, companies and governments. Use math and statistical tools to develop models that explain human behavior and countrywide events. Learn how to conduct research and design public policies that help solve resource allocation problems in education, health and poverty. 

COURSES

  • Principles of Economics
  • Introduction to Microeconomics
  • Microeconomics
  • Macroeconomics I
  • Macroeconomics II
  • Industrial Organization
  • Competitive Strategy
  • Corporate Organization
  • Microeconomics Theory

MARKETING & DATA ANALYTICS

Develop an understanding of customer behavior through data analysis. Build behavior-prediction models, design and implement successful marketing strategies, and leverage on digital tools to position companies as industry leaders in the minds of consumers.

COURSES

  • Principles of Entrepreneurship and Innovation
  • Marketing I
  • Marketing II
  • Data Analytics
  • Digital Marketing
  • Empirical Methods
  • New Product Development
  • Business Ethics
  • Integrated Marketing Communications
  • Decision Models in Marketing
  • Applied Marketing Project

GRADUATE PROGRAMS

Master in Finance

Program Director: Mario Tessada

Make sound investment and financing decisions based on financial and economic theory, and solid ethical principles. Understand the relation between fundamentals and the value of companies. Design long-term investment strategies, build investment portfolios based on risk profiles and manage them applying modern theory and computational tools. Value alternative assets and make the best use of global financial markets to solve complex corporate problems.

Master in Economics

Program Director: Nicolás Riquelme

As an economic analyst in the business world, the consulting industry, a central bank or government, you will be able to promote adequate public, fiscal or monetary policies. Learn consumer theory, econometric methods, and theory of the firm, to address problems related to companies and markets.

Master in Marketing & Data Analytics

Program Director: David Kimber

Utilize scientific knowledge and tools to conduct deep data analysis within and outside organizations. Understand consumer behavior, develop new products, and design communication strategies on the back of well structured processes and solid ethical principles.

Master in Sustainable Innovation

Program Director: Anil Sadarangani

Analyze the complete Innovation process using the Penta-Helix Model’s systemic approach. Draw upon UANDES’s competitive advantage on scientific, public, social, environmental and industrial innovation backed by its strong commitment to research and innovation, and partnership with different sectors.

Admissions

International Students

Why UANDES in Santiago, Chile?

Young and lively university, among the top 3 in Chile

Beautiful campus: 128 acres of modern infrastructure and green areas at the foot of the Andes mountains

Launch your career: 90% of graduates employed within two years  (source: www.mifuturo.cl)
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Learn or improve your Spanish in courses offered especially for international students

Climb the mountains at the school’s backyard or ride amazing waves in the Pacific Ocean, just a few hours away. Explore the wonders of Patagonia, travel through the Atacama desert or visit the magical Easter Island.

Play soccer or paddle on the campus’ courts, be part of a musical, or hang out with friends. Whatever your style, live the Latin American culture and enrich your academic experience at UANDES with personal development that will last a lifetime.

International Partnerships

Our students will have the exciting opportunity to select from a wide spectrum of universities for their exchange semester abroad. Below, you’ll find a list of our partner institutions for our two undergraduate programs: