Tercero Lucas, David

Categoría: Profesor Ayudante Doctor de la Facultad de Ciencias Económicas y Empresariales (ICADE), Departamento de Economía

David Tercero Lucas holds a Ph.D. in Applied Economics from the Autonomous University of Barcelona. He is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Comillas Pontifical University – ICADE, Madrid, Spain. He has carried out research stays at the Bank European Central Bank, has been an assistant researcher at the Bank of Spain and technical advisor to the Basel Bank for International Settlements (BIS). His academic work has been referenced in the Financial Times and The Economist. Prior to his Ph.D., he completed a Master's in International Economics at the Autonomous University of Madrid and a Master's in International Economic Policy at the Kiel Institute for the World Economy.

Áreas de Investigación

Digital currencies (non-stable cryptocurrencies, stablecoins, CBDCs, NFTs).

International finance.

Monetary policy.

Applied economics.

Experiencia docente

El profesor David Tercero Lucas tiene 2 años de experiencia en esta Universidad, y en los últimos años ha impartido las siguientes asignaturas:


  • Macroeconomía

  • Tecnología de Blockchain / Blockchain Technology

  • Trabajo Fin de Grado

Publicaciones Seleccionadas
  • D. Tercero Lucas, Central bank digital currencies and financial stability in a modern monetary system. Journal of Financial Stability. Vol. 69, págs. 101188-., Diciembre de 2023.. ISSN: 1572-3089. Repositorio: http://hdl.handle.net/11531/87787.
  • R. Auer, D. Tercero Lucas, Distrust or speculation? The socioeconomic drivers of U.S. cryptocurrency investments. Journal of Financial Stability. Vol. 62, págs. 101066-., Octubre de 2022.. ISSN: 1572-3089. Repositorio: http://hdl.handle.net/11531/88705.
  • T. Fernandez- Navia, E. Polo Muro, D. Tercero Lucas, Too afraid to vote? The effects of COVID-19 on voting behaviour. European Journal of Political Economy. Vol. 69, nº 102012, págs. 1-21, Septiembre de 2021.. ISSN: 0176-2680. Repositorio: http://hdl.handle.net/11531/88707.
Experiencia profesional

Lecturer / teaching colaborator - Blockchain & cryptocurrencies, Master in Finance and Banking, UPF (January 2024 - Present).

Digital money expert - Consultant, Lipis Advisors GmbH, Berlin, Germany (July 2022 - June 2023).

PhD trainee, International Policy Analysis Division, European Central Bank, Frankfurt, Germany (April 2022 - June 2022).

Technical Advisor, Bank for International Settlements, Basel, Switzerland (January 2022 - March 2022).

Research Assistant, Fiscal Policy Department, Bank of Spain, Madrid, Comunidad de Madrid, Spain (March 2017 - June 2017).

Research Assistant, International and Spanish Economics Department, UCLM, Albacete, Castilla-La Mancha, Spain (September 2015 - June 2016).

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