Alejandro Pacheco

•  35 Park Lane, Bournda 2548

•  NSW, Australia, Phone +61 4944 21264

•  (with frequent availability in Canberra and Sydney)

•  Alejandro.Pacheco@my.jcu.edu.au

•  Google Scholar

•  linkedin Alejandro Pacheco

•  ORCID:0002-4208-5546 / REG-INV-22-06100

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD in Economics and Econometrics

University of Canberra, Australia 2017–2023

Master's in Economics and Environmental Management

Granted by the Ecuadorian Government

JamesCookUniversity-Australia 2013–2015

Master's in Economics and Business Administration

Master by Honors

Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences - ECU 2011–2013

Diploma in Business Administration

I obtained the highest average for the diploma promotion Latin American Faculty of Social Sciences - ECU

2010–2011

LATEST PUBLICATIONS

• The Impact of Sustainable Policies on Subjective Well-Being in a Developing Nation: The Case of Ecuador

 Pacheco WA, Zaldumbide D

 Sustainability (2025)

 https://doi.org/10.3390/su17104555

• Contrafactual analysis: Comparing voucher systems with taxes, subsidies, and public spending to reduce income inequality

 Pacheco WA, Malliaros P

 F1000Research (2025)

 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.162864.1

• Cross-country analysis of aggregate markups and their impact on income inequality

 Mallarios P, Pacheco WA

 F1000Research (2025)

 https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.160674.3

• Does corruption play a role in the process of financial globalisation in emerging countries?

 Yunmi Z, Pacheco WA

 Journal of Financial Crime (2024)

 https://doi.org/10.1108/JFC-04-2024-0130

• Understanding subjective wellbeing, prosocial activities and the Sumak-Kawsay ”The good way of living”: an Ecuadorian case study

 Pacheco WA, Miranti R, Tanton R, Leon M

 University of Canberra (2024)

 https://doi.org/10.26191/c75x-5j29

EDITOR AND REVIEWER

Editorial Advisor

Journal of Happiness Studies

Life Satisfaction and Happiness April 2024 – Current

Editorial Advisor of Signifikan. CLADEA Reviewer

Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi and CLADEA

Economic Development April 2023 – Current

Reviewer

Journal of Economic Studies - Argentina

Economic Development Feb 2023 – Current

Reviewer

Metropolitana University - Ecuador

Economics
Feb 2021 – Current

GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS

SENESCYT

106.000 USD - Scholarship

Ecuadorian Government Scholarship for Studies Mar 2013

IKIAM-EP UNIVERSITY

8.8 Million USD - Grant

Grant for Indigenous Social Program in Ecuador Jan 2020

SKILLS & LANGUAGES

Computer

•  Python++

•  STATA - SPSS - SAS

  Languages

  Spanish
  French Italian

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English