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Pablo Soto-Mota

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics
Bergen, Norway
pablosotomota.com
pablo.soto.mota@nhh.no
+47 412 79 128
Behavioural economist. Passionate about research. Interested in (un)ethical behaviour, and public policy. My goal is to combine experimental methods, both in the lab and the field, to understand and solve social problems.

Academic Experience

Ph.D. Research Scholar

Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)

2018 - Current

I am part of the Centre for Experimental Research on Fairness, Inequality, and Rationality (FAIR). Supervisors: Mathias Ekström and Bertil Tungodden. Dissertation topics: dishonesty and other unethical behaviours.

Jr. Researcher

Pre-doctoral research experience. Assistance in research projects on the application of Behavioral Insights to Public Policy. Projects on public servants’ honesty, motivation, and discrimination in public services.

Data analysis and literature review. Research project about regional development in Mexico.

Education

MSc. Economics

El Colegio De México

Topic of the master’s thesis: Relation between expected salaries and demand for bachelor's degrees.

2014 - 2016

B.A. Economics

Centro de Investigación y Docencia Económicas

"Outstanding" score at the EGEL-Economics Exam, Centro Nacional de Evaluación para la Educación Superior (CENEVAL).

2008 - 2012

B.A. Philosophy

Universidad Nacional Autónoma De México

100% of the course credits completed.

2011 - 2018

Other work experience

Conducted the data analysis for a field experiment that tested strategies to increase the well-being and productivity of public employees working remotely in the UK, Chile and Brazil. Prepared material for a final report.

Consultant (Beh. Scientist)

Jan 2021 - Dec 2021

Conducted a research project on the vialability of using Behavioural Sciences to promote corporate car-sharing as an environmental alternative for comutes in Mexico City.

Teaching Experience

Teacher Assistant

Behavioural Economics (2019, 2021). Behavioural Business Strategy (2019, 2020, 2021). Econometrics (2022)

Lecturer for a module (40 hours)

Responsible for “Module 1: Introduction to Behavioural Economics” at the “Behavioral Economics applied to Health and Social Security” Specialization Course organized by the Faculty of Medicine.

Teacher Assistant

Microeconomics II (2015, 2016). Public Economics (2016)

Grants and scholarships

Research grant for the project "Ethical considerations in risk-sharing agreements and pension participation decisions". (with Andre Lot & Xiaogeng Xu).

$4,100 USD

School of Government and Public Transformation

2021

Research grant to design and test an online laboratory to run behavioural experiments with Mexican students (with Adrian Vargas-Lopez & Giuliana Triberti)

Research grant for the project "How are feelings of moral responsibility diffused in groups? " (with Adrian Vargas-Lopez)

National Scholarship for Graduate Studies

Software

  • Stata
  • LaTeX
  • Qualtrics
  • Z-Tree
  • Lioness

Languages

  • Spanish (Native)
  • English (Professional proficiency - C1)
  • Norwegian (Basic proficiency - A2)

References

Mathias Ekström
Associate Professor Norwegian School of Economics Mathias.Ekstrom@nhh.no
Margarita Gómez García
Executive Director People in Government Lab. Blavatnik School of Government margarita.gomez@bsg.ox.ac.uk
Kjetil Bjorvatn
Professor Leader of the FAIR Insights Team Norwegian School of Economics Kjetil.Bjorvatn@nhh.no