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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, artificial intelligence and other technologies, skills, innovation and productivity disparities.
Her research uses applied econometrics, and machine learning applications.
She has written about Brexit, the intangible economy and technology in previous studies.
She has been a consultant on projects funded by the Mexican government, the United Nations and the World Bank working on financial inclusion, financial education, and the forecasts of macroeconomic aggregates.
"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
Labour market, technological change, digitalisation, skills, big data.
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, University of York
1 Oct 2014 → 10 Dec 2018
Award Date: 10 Mar 2019
Economics, Master of Economics, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México
Award Date: 19 Jun 2012
Economics, Bachelor of Economics, 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
- Labour Market Outcomes
- Technological change
- Artificial Intelligence
- Innovation
- skills
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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), Fai, F. (CoI), Flynn, J. (CoI), Giannikas, V. (CoI), Hintermair, U. (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), Garcia Lazaro, A. (Researcher), Kilic Ararat, B. (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
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The Brunel Centre
Pearce, N. (PI), Dickson, M. (PI), Delaney, J. (PI), Garcia Lazaro, A. (PI), Dimos, C. (PI) & Donnelly, M. (PI)
1/04/25 → 31/03/30
Project: Research council
Research output
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The Digital Skill Premium: Evidence from job vacancy data
Garcia-Lazaro, A., Mendez-Astudillo, J., Lattanzio, S., Larkin, C. & Newnes, L., 15 Jan 2025, (Unpublished) 20 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., 1 Nov 2024, In: Human Resource Management. 63, 6, p. 1001-1023 23 p.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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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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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 › Book chapter
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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