Alejandro Lucas

PhD Candidate in Industrial Economics

I am a first-year PhD candidate in Industrial Economics at the University of Valencia. My research focuses on applied microeconometrics and lies at the intersection of labour economics and the economics of education, with special attention to skill mismatch. I am also interested in causal inference and in how machine learning tools can support empirical work in economics.

Research interests

  • Causal inference
  • Applied microeconometrics
  • Labour economics
  • Economics of education
  • Skill mismatch
  • Machine learning

Education

PhD in Industrial Economics, University of Valencia · in progress
Supervisors: Pilar Beneito & Óscar Vicente-Chirivella

MSc in Economics, University of Valencia · 2025

BSc in Economics, University of Valencia · 2024

Work in progress

Skill mismatch and labour market outcomes: a welfare perspective (with P. Beneito)
First chapter of my PhD thesis · in progress
How does skill mismatch affect workers’ job satisfaction, and what does it mean for their well-being?
Read the abstract

Software

Stata · R · Python · MATLAB · LaTeX · Git