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Research interests
Aida is an economist and researcher at the Institute for Policy Research. She is part of the Made Smarter Innovation: Centre for People-led Digitalisation at the University of Bath.
Aida's research is concentrated on the labour market, technological change, AI skills, skill gaps in the UK, innovation and productivity disparities.
She has researched the labour market during Covid-19, the impact of Brexit, and the intangible economy in OECD countries.
Aida works with Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models, applied econometrics, and, more recently, with machine learning applications.
She worked as a consultant on projects funded by the Mexican government, the United Nations and the World Bank in the past, where she focused on evaluating financial inclusion, financial education, and the forecasts of macroeconomic aggregates.
Aida is interested in multidisciplinary and joined projects related to her fields of study.
"My sleepless nights are dedicated to the impact of new technologies, robotization and technological progress on the labour market, inequality and people's lives."
Willing to supervise doctoral students
Macroeconomic dynamics, labour market, technological change, digitalisation, AI skills.
Teaching interests
Aida lectures at the Advanced Quantitative Methods at the MRes programme.
- AQM 1 – Experimental and Quasi-experimental Quantitative Methods for Social Sciences
- AQM2 – Advanced Modelling Techniques for Social Sciences
Other teaching interests: Applied econometrics and statistics; machine learning applications; economic theory: macroeconomics and principles of economics.
Expertise related to UN Sustainable Development Goals
In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. This person’s work contributes towards the following SDG(s):
Education/Academic qualification
Economics, Doctor of Philosophy, Essays on Macroprudential Policies Global Financial Spillovers and Immigration, University of York
1 Oct 2014 → 10 Dec 2018
Award Date: 10 Mar 2019
Economics, Master of Economics, Instruments of Monetary Policy in Mexico, 1996 – 2010: An Econometric Analysi, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Award Date: 19 Jun 2012
Economics, Bachelor of Economics, Monetary Policy and Pass-through of Exchange Rate in Canada, US, and Mexico: An Analysis of Cointegration and GMM, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Award Date: 13 Jun 2008
Applied Statistics, Research Institute of Applied Mathematics and Systems, (UNAM)
31 Aug 2012 → 30 Jul 2013
Keywords
- economics
- digitalisation
- Artificial Intelligence
- technological change
- macroeconomics
- macroprudential policies
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Is technological change shrinking households’ income share? An analysis for developed and developing economies
Garcia Lazaro, A. (PI), Pearce, N. (CoI), Larkin, C. (CoI) & Sanchez-Vargas, A. (CoI)
1/03/20 → 30/09/22
Project: Research-related funding
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Made Smarter Innovation - People-Led Digitalisation
Newnes, L. (PI), Barzotto, M. (CoI), Battarra, M. (CoI), Brace, C. (CoI), Branicki, L. (CoI), Burke, R. (CoI), Davidson, M. (CoI), Dhokia, V. (CoI), Ehrhardt, B. (CoI), Fai, F. (CoI), Flynn, J. (CoI), Giannikas, V. (CoI), Hintermair, U. (CoI), Kyprianou, A. (CoI), Larkin, C. (CoI), Lattanzio, S. (CoI), Loukaides, E. (CoI), McManus, M. (CoI), Pearce, N. (CoI), Shepherd, P. (CoI), Shokrani Chaharsooghi, A. (CoI), Tomlinson, P. (CoI), Zhang, N. (CoI), Atashi Khoei, A. (Researcher), Carey, E. (Researcher), Ehrhardt, B. (Researcher), Garcia Lazaro, A. (Researcher) & Lattanzio, S. (Researcher)
Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council
1/09/21 → 28/02/25
Project: Research council
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PSF Funding 2022/23 - Building capacity to support evidence-based policy
Sandoval Hernandez, A. (PI), Garcia Lazaro, A. (CoPI), Khaled, H. (Researcher) & Lopez Hornickel, N. (Researcher)
1/12/22 → 31/07/23
Project: Research-related funding
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UK-South Korea. IPR-Yonsei Collaboration
Pearce, N. (PI), Dickson, M. (CoI), Larkin, C. (CoI), Chrisp, J. (Researcher), Garcia Lazaro, A. (Researcher), Morrey, A. (Researcher) & Wood, M. (Researcher)
Economic and Social Research Council
1/02/22 → 31/10/22
Project: Research council
Research output
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Artificial Intelligence (AI) skills in the UK Labour Market
Garcia-Lazaro, A. & Larkin, C., 15 Apr 2024, (Unpublished) p. 1, 30 p.Research output: Working paper / Preprint › Working paper
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Factors shaping the employment outcomes of neurodivergent and neurotypical people: Exploring the role of flexible and homeworking practices
Branicki, L., Brammer, S., Brosnan, M., Garcia-Lazaro, A., Lattanzio, S. & Newnes, L., 11 Jul 2024, (E-pub ahead of print) In: Human Resource Management.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Digital Adoption in Times of Crisis: A Study for the European Countries
Garcia-Lazaro, A., 15 Nov 2023, Addressing Inequities in Modern Educational Assessment: Bridging the Gap. Springer International Publishing, p. 163-181 19 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter or section
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Digital adoption in times of crisis: A study for the European countries
Garcia-Lazaro, A., 22 Mar 2023, (Submitted) Trends in Educational Assessment in Ibero-American Countries. Sanz, I. & Sainz, J. (eds.). p. 1-21 21 p.Research output: Chapter or section in a book/report/conference proceeding › Chapter or section
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Intangible capital, the labour share and national 'growth regimes'
Garcia-Lazaro, A. & Pearce, N., 7 Jun 2023, In: Journal of Comparative Economics. 51, 2, p. 674-695 22 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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