Álvaro Choi

Álvaro Choi

Senior lecturer

ORCID: 0000-0003-3394-0181
Researcher ID: H-2691-2015
Knowledge area: Economia Aplicada

Research group:

Contact Information
Department of Economics
Dpto. Ec. Pública, Ec. Política y Ec. Española; Facultad de CC.EE; Av.Diagonal 690.
934021815
alvarochoi(a)ub.edu

More Information: www.alvarochoi.com

Academic training

Licenciado en Economía . Universidad de Barcelona . 09/2001 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Licenciatura en Derecho . Universidad de Barcelona . 02/2006 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Postgrado en Iniciación a la Docencia Universitaria . Universidad de Barcelona / ICE . 07/2008 . (Diploma / Degree / Activities)
Doctor en Economía Aplicada . Universidad de Barcelona . 09/03/2009 . (Ph.D.)

Teaching imparted (last 5 years)

Avaluació Econòmica de Polítiques Públiques (Bachelor's degree) - Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración - Universidad de Barcelona.
Hisenda Pública (Bachelor's degree) - Ciencias Políticas y de la Administración - Universidad de Barcelona.

Research interests

Economics of Education
Evaluation of public policies

Participation in Projects (last 6 years)

Study of trends in inequality in educational outcomes for adults . 2015 . Organización para la Cooperación y el Desarrollo Económico (OCDE) . PI: Álvaro Borja Choi de Mendizábal
Evaluación de intervenciones educativas para la mejora de la calidad . 2016 - 2020 . Ref.EDU2016-76414-R . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Jorge Calero Martinez
Colaboración Público-Privada y consolidación fiscal: BIDS y ECAS . 2016 - 2018 . Ref.DER2015-65148-C2-1-P . Ministerio de Economia y Competitividad . PI: Maria Luisa Esteve Pardo

Relevant publications (Journal Publications and Other publications - last 6 years)

Choi, Á; Gil, M; Mediavilla, M.; Valbuena, J. (2018). The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: Dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections. Social Indicators Research, 138(3), pp. 853 - 872 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0303-8300
Calero, J.; Choi, Á. (2017). The distribution of skills among the European adult population and unemployment: a comparative approach. European Journal of Education, 52(3), pp. 348 - 364 . Institutional Repository . ISSN: 0141-8211

Conferences and Participations in Congresses (last 6 years)

Choi, Á.; Gil, M.; Mediavilla, M.; Valbuena, J. (2017). The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections. (Presentation of communication) . LEER Workshop on Education Economics . Leuven . BELGIUM
Choi, Á.; Gil, M.; Mediavilla, M.; Valbuena, J. (2017). The evolution of educational inequalities in Spain: dynamic evidence from repeated cross-sections. (Presentation of communication) . Fourth Lisbon Research Workshop on Economics, Statistics and Econometrics of Education . Lisboa . PORTUGAL

Directed Thesis, minor thesis and research reports (last 6 years)

Juan Manuel Guio Jaimes . (2017) . Analysis of the process of acquisition of skills and competencies in Spain (Ph.D. Thesis) . Universidad de Barcelona.