Alejandro Pacheco

Bio

 

ALEJANDRO PACHECO (PhD)

 

 

Address: 8 Baudinette Circuit, Bruce 2617, ACT, Australia

Phone: +61 4944 21264

Email: Alejandro.Pacheco@canberra.edu.au

Google Scholar: [link]

LinkedIn: Alejandro Pacheco [link]

ORCID: 0002-4208-5546

REG-INV: REG-INV-22-06100

ResearchID: rid87827

 

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PROFILE

 

I earned my PhD in Economics and Econometrics from the University of Canberra in Australia (2023) and have dedicated over a decade to academia. I have served as an economics lecturer at multiple universities and postgraduate programs internationally. Since 2017, I have been a PhD candidate at the National Centre for Economic Modelling within the Institute for Governance and Policy Analysis at the University of Canberra, where I have advanced research in welfare economics and development policy. Currently, I serve as Convenor and Tutor for the Asia Pacific Business program at the University of Canberra. I also lead research at UrCommunity Ltd (Melbourne) and continue to contribute as an Associate Researcher and Postgraduate Lecturer at Anahuac University. Across these roles, I remain committed to producing impactful research and developing innovative, student-centred approaches to economic education.

 

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EDUCATION

 

Doctor of Philosophy

PhD in Economics and Econometrics — University of Canberra (Australia)

2017 – 2023

 

Master in Economics and Environmental Management

Granted by the Ecuadorian Government — James Cook University (Australia)

2013 – 2015

 

Master 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

 

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AFILIATIONS

 

• Member, Economic Society of Australia (ACT)

• Registered Researcher, SENESCYT – Ecuador

• Member, Mexican Research Network (SIINA)

 

 

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LATEST PUBLICATIONS

 

Building Institutional Legitimacy: Elites, Markets, and Inequality Through the (VCTT) Framework

Malliaros P, Pacheco WA — F1000Research (2026)

https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.174907.1

 

From Automation-Induced Job Loss to a Supervisory Economy?

Pacheco WA, Malliaros — F1000Research (2025)

https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.168512.1

 

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

 

Exploring subjective well being in a developing country: Socio economic influence in Ecuador before and after the 2008 constitutional reform

Pacheco WA, Miranti R, Tanton R — F1000Research (2024)

https://doi.org/10.12688/f1000research.159049.1

 

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

Yunmi Z, Pacheco WA — Journal of Financial Crime (2024)

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

 

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ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

 

Sessional Convenor & Tutor, Asia-Pacific Business

University of Canberra — Faculty of Business, Government and Law

Jul 2025 – Current

 

Research Lead

UrCommunity Ltda (Melbourne) — Research Department

From Oct 2024

 

Associate Research

Anáhuac University (Mexico) — Faculty of Economics and Business

From Aug 2023

 

Lecturer in Econometrics

Monterrey Institute of Technology and Higher Education (Mexico) — Faculty of Economics and Business

Sep 2023 – Jun 2025 (Remotely from Jan 2025)

 

Lecturer in Economics

Anáhuac University (Mexico) — Faculty of Economics and Business

Aug 2023 – Dec 2024

 

Lecturer Economics – Visiting

ECOTEC University — Economics & Econometrics

Jul 2024 – Current (Remotely)

 

Postgraduate Economics Lecturer

Catholic University of Ecuador — Quantitative Methods

January 2022 – Dec 2024

 

Associate Researcher

ECOTEC University — Economics & Econometrics

August 2021 – Dec 2023

 

Postgraduate Economics & Governance Professor

Technical University of Ambato (Ecuador) — Economics, Politics and Goverment

May 2020 – June 2020

 

Research Fellow, Econometrics /& Wellbeing

University of Canberra (Australia) — PhD Candidate (NATSEM)

July 2017 – March 2019

 

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EDITOR AND REVIEWER

 

Editorial Advisor

 

• Journal of Happiness Studies — Life Satisfaction and Happiness

 

Reviewer

 

• Springer Nature

• Health Economic Review

• Discover Sustainability

• Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy

• Race and Social Problems

• BMC Public Health

• Editorial Advisor of Signifikan. CLADEA Reviewer — Jurnal Ilmu Ekonomi and CLADEA

• Journal of Happiness and Health — Life Satisfaction

• Journal of Economic Studies (Argentina) — Economic Development

 

 

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GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS 

 

UrCommunity Ltda (Australia)

30,000 USD — Research Funding — VCTT

Funded research collaboration

2024 – 2025

 

IKIAM-EP UNIVERSITY

8.8 Million USD — Grant (Project Administrator)

Indigenous Areas Data Collection Program in Ecuador

Jan 2020

 

SENESCYT

106,000 USD — Scholarship

Ecuadorian Government Scholarship for Studies

Mar 2013

 

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SKILLS & LANGUAGES

 

Computer

 

• R, Python++

• Machine Learning

• STATA, SPSS, SAS

• f MRP

 

Languages

 

• Spanish

• English

 

Areas of Expertise

Research Expertise - Behavioural economics, economic psychology
Research Expertise - Data analysis & econometric modelling
Research Expertise - Experimental economics
Research Expertise - Health economics
Research Expertise - Political economy
Research Expertise - Poverty, homelessness, welfare programs
Research Expertise - Wellbeing & life satisfaction