Lucardi is a Level I researcher at the National Researchers System (SNI) of Mexico’s National Council of Science and Technology (CONAHCyT). He holds a BA in Political Science from the Universidad de San Andrés (Buenos Aires) and PhD in Political Science from Washington University in St. Louis.

He has published peer-reviewed articles on authoritarian elections, political careers in Latin America, and the causal effects of electoral rules. He teaches classes on Public Choice and Advanced Political Methodology, and co-organizes the Research Seminar on Comparative Politics.