Agustina Martinez

Lecturer in Economics

School/Department: Business, School of; Economics, Finance and Accounting, Department of

Address: Mary Seacole 0.07, Brookfield, 266 London Rd, Leicester LE2 1RQ

Profile

I am a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Leicester – School of Business; I hold a Ph.D. in Economics from Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. I am an applied microeconomist - my research interests span Political and Development Economics, the Economics of Networks, and Media Economics.

Research

I am an applied microeconomist with research interests in Political and Development Economics. Broadly speaking, my research analyses how individuals behave and interact, online and offline, in the public sphere. It also explores interconnections between social interactions, political institutions, and social norms.

My methodological approach is highly eclectic, and I usually combine data analysis with a theoretical framework to guide it. Currently, my research leverages unstructured data from social media platforms. I usually employ techniques from Natural Language Processing (NLP) and the Economics of Networks in my research projects.

Supervision

I am happy to supervise students interested in Applied Microeconomics - especially Political and Development Economics.