Alessio Garau

<> alessiogarau22@gmail.com <>

<> alessio.garau@unica.it <>

Welcome! I hold a PhD in Economics from the University of Cagliari, where I am currently a Research Fellow. My research combines causal inference and machine learning, with a focus on text-as-data methods in economic applications.

Among other things, I enjoy taking pictures. You can view a small selection of my shots in the photography section.

I also run a YouTube channel where I share accessible technical content and experiments involving AI, LLMs, and, more generally, how machines interpret text.

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Research & Works

./ WORKING PAPERS

./ WORK IN PROGRESS

A collection of my photos

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Curriculum Vitae

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./ CONTACTS

Name: Alessio Garau

Email: alessiogarau22@gmail.com

Website: alessiogarau.me

./ EDUCATION

PhD in Economics

Supervisors : Alessio Moro and Giovanni Sulis

University of Cagliari | 11/2022 - 03/2026

Visiting PhD Student

Host: Nagore Iriberri

EHU University of the Basque Country - EHU | 03/2026 - 04/2026

Visiting PhD Student

Hosts: Nezih Guner and Josep Pijoan-Mas

CEMFI (Madrid, Spain) | 09/2023 - 02/2024

MSc in Economics, Finance and Public Policy

University of Cagliari | 09/2020 - 07/2022

Grade: 110/110 cum laude

BSc in Economics and Business Management

University of Cagliari | 09/2017 - 09/2020

Grade: 110/110 cum laude

./ EXPERIENCE

Research Fellow

University of Cagliari | 10/2026 - Present

Scientific coordinator : Alessio Moro

-> Research on automation, structural transformation, and labour reallocation in developing countries within a STEG-funded project.
-> Construction and analysis of occupational networks using harmonised labour market data, with cross-country comparisons and a focus on Rwanda.

Research Fellow

University of Cagliari | 10/2025 - 08/2026

Scientific coordinator : Claudio Deiana

-> Research on historical documents for the project "Property rights, cultural codes, and conflict".
-> Digitization of historical archives, text-as-data workflows, and geospatial matching of 19th-century municipalities.

Research Assistant

University of Cagliari | 09/2025 - 11/2025

Scientific coordinator : Marco G. Nieddu

-> Bibliometric analysis using Python and STATA to study technological changes (SCOPUS, Web of Science).
-> Automation of data collection, NLP (text embedding), and Causal Analysis.

Teaching Assistant - Macroeconomics

University of Cagliari | 2021 - Present

Undergraduate level

Teaching Assistant - Data Analysis in Economics

University of Cagliari | 2024 - Present

Master level

Teaching Assistant - Microeconomics

University of Cagliari | 04/2025 - 06/2025

Undergraduate level

Teaching Assistant - Quantitative Macroeconomics

University of Cagliari | 2021 - 2022

Master level

Research Assistant

LaVoce.info (Remote) | 05/2021 - 09/2021

-> Research, analysis, and data visualization (Excel, Flourish) for economic journalism.

Research Intern

CRENOS (Centre for North South Economic Research) | 06/2019 - 07/2019

-> Collection and processing of socio-economic data; reporting and operational support.