SUR is the Center of Economic and Social Research of “San Francisco de Quito” University (USFQ). The University is a private and non-profit liberal arts college, whose objective is to educate, investigate and serve the community. The mission of the Center is to promote Social Sciences research in order to generate innovative ideas and projects for the social and economic progress in Latin America. Specific areas of research are:
- economics and statistics
- administration, finance and marketing
- sustainable development
- public administration and government
- social development