A private, independent, non-partisan and non-profit institution devoted to economic and social research on Argentina and Latin America. It was established in 1964 by the leading business institutions of our country. FIEL is a well-known regional think-tank. Its research efforts are focused on applied economics and public policy studies including specially those referred to market-oriented economic reforms. The Institute of Applied Economics (IEA) was established in 1994 by the Banco Empresario of Tucumán Foundation. IAE specializes in economic and social research of the Argentine Northwestern region. It also develops studies on economic cycle of Argentina. During the nineties FIEL-IAE fruitful academic cooperation produced special studies on provincial health and education policies. At present, both institutions combine their efforts to participate of WIP network.