Luis Garcia Covarrubias
Walsh Scholar Ph.D. StudentResearch Interests
- Agricultural economics
- Labour economics
- Applied microeconomics
Econometrics.
Current Projects
Essays on labour input and economic efficiency on Irish dairy farms
Education
Bachelors degree in Economics; Major: Econometrics, 2012 (National University of Mexico, UNAM)
Masters degree in Quantitative economics and econometrics, 2015 (UNAM)
Diploma in Data Science, 2016 (Monterrey’s Institute of Technology, ITESM)
Professional Membership
Agricultural & Applied Economics Association, U.K.
Journal article: “Standardization and validity of Chefmania videogame as a cognitive screening test in school-age children”
Published in: Nature; Humanities and Social Sciences Communications
https://doi.org/10.1057/s41599-020-00547-2
Journal article: “Unemployment in Latin America: labour flexibility or capital accumulation?”
Published in: Magazine of Development problems Instituto de Investigaciones Económicas UNAM, #189 (48) april-june 2017
Working paper: “The role of hired labour on transient and persistent efficiency on Irish dairy farms.”
Conference: AAEA (Agricultural & Applied Economics Association) 2020 Annual Meeting
Co-authors: Laepple, Doris; Dillon, Emma; Thorne, Fiona
Working paper: “The role of hired labour on total factor productivity and technical efficiency on Irish dairy farms”
Conference: AES (Agricultural Economics Society).
Co-authors: Laepple, Doris; Dillon, Emma