CV Guillermo Paraje

GUILLERMO PARAJE, PhD
PERSO NAL
DETAILS
Avenida Diagonal Las
Torres 2640, Peñalolen
Santiago de Chile
CHILE
P: (56) (2) 2331 13 80
M: (56) (9) 8289 35 19
E: [email protected]
DOB: 21 May 1971
Nationality: Argentine
ACADEM IC
IN TERESTS
Health Economics:
- Inequities in health
- Health Systems
ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS
University of Cambridge
PhD in Economics
Thesis title: Three Essays on Income
Distribution Measurement
1999-2005
University of Cambridge
MPhil in Economics
1998-1999
Georgetown University
Master of Arts in Economics
1994-1996
Universidad de Córdoba
BA in Economics
1989-1994
ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Professor
(Undergraduate and postgraduate level)
2006-Present
- Economics of
addictions (tobacco,
alcohol)
University of Cambridge
2000-2002
Supervisor for courses in Economics
(Several Colleges: Churchill, St. Catherine’s,
Magdalene, Pembroke, St. John’s, etc.)
Development
Economics:
University of Cambridge
Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics
MPhil in Economics
1999-2000
Universidad Siglo 21 (Córdoba, Argentina)
Lecturer
1996-1998
Universidad de Córdoba
Assistant Lecturer
Junior Researcher
1996-1998
- Income distribution
- Poverty
NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE
The World Health Organization, Geneva
Economist, The Equity Team
2004-2005
The World Health Organization, Geneva
2002-2004
Economist, Research Policy and Cooperation Department
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Subsecretaría Desarrollo Económico, Córdoba City Council
Economist
1997-1998
IERAL, Fundación Mediterránea (Córdoba)
Junior Economist
1997-1998
Fundación de Empresas para la Excelencia (Córdoba)
Junior Economist
1996-1997
CONSULTANT WORK
Fundación Espacio Público (October 2012-June 2014); Eurosocial (November 2013); The World
Bank (May 2012-July 2013); The World Health Organization, African Regional Office (October
2010); Ministry of Health of Slovenia (October 2009); The World Health Organization, African
Regional Office (October 2009); United Nations Development Program (July 2009-November
2009); The World Health Organization, European Regional Office (April 2009-December 2009); The
World Health Organization, African Regional Office (July 2008); The World Health Organization,
African Regional Office (March 2008-June 2008); Economic Commission for Latin American and
the Caribbean (August 2007-November 2007); The World Health Organization, Western-Pacific
Regional Office (July 2007-December 2007); The World Health Organization (May 2007-July 2007);
Pan American Health Organization (August 2005-August 2006).
PRESENTATIONS IN ACADEMIC CONGRESSES
International Health Economics Association (Dublin, 2014); Fourth Latin America and the
Caribbean Congress on Tobacco or Health (San José de Costa Rica, 2014); International Health
Economics Association (Sydney, 2013); 2nd Latin American Congress on Global Health (Santiago
de Chile, 2013); Annual Meeting Chilean Society for Public Policies (Valparaíso, 2013); 2nd
Symposium on Health System Research (Beijing, 2012); Annual Meeting of the Chilean Economic
Society (Viña del Mar, 2012); International Health Economics Association (Toronto, 2011); Global
Forum Forum for Health Research (La Habana, 2009); Bi-annual meeting of the International
Society for Equity in Health (Heraklion, 2009); Global Forum for Health Research (Beijing, 2007); IX
Meeting of the Latin American and the Caribbean Economic Association (San José de Costa Rica,
2004); XXI Latin American Meeting of the Econometric Society (Santiago de Chile, 2004); IX Spring
Meeting of Young Economists (Warsaw, 2004); VII Meeting of the Latin American and the
Caribbean Economic Association (Madrid, 2002); XIX Latin American Meeting of the Econometric
Society (Sao Paulo, 2002); Workshop “Income Distribution and Welfare” (Milano, 2002); VII Spring
Meeting of Young Economists (Paris, 2002); VI Meeting of the Latin American and the Caribbean
Economic Association (Montevideo, 2001); XVIII Latin American Meeting of the Econometric
Society (Buenos Aires, 2001); I Mediterranean Summer School (Palma de Mallorca, 2001); XXXII
Reunión Anual de la Asociación Argentina de Economía Política (Bahía Blanca, 1997); XXX
Jornadas de Finanzas Públicas (Córdoba, 1997).
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PUBLICATIONS AND SUBMITTED PAPERS
On the Road to Universal Health Coverage in Latin America: How far are we? (jointly with several
authors), submitted to Health Affairs.
The impact of prices and taxes on the use of tobacco products in Latin American and the
Caribbean: A systematic review (jointly with Emmanuel Guindon and Frank Chaloupka), submitted
to the American Journal of Public Health.
Desigualdad e inequidad en la utilización de servicios médicos por grupos etarios en Chile,
2000-2011 (jointly with Alejandra Chovar and Felipe Vásquez), forthcoming Pan-American
Health Organization Journal of Public Health.
La investigación en salud y la evaluación de tecnologías sanitarias en Chile (jointly with Manuel
Espinoza and Bática Cabieses), Revista Médica de Chile, vol. 142 (2014), pp. S39-S44.
Chapter on Chile (jointly with Eduardo Fajnzylber) in Mas allá de las Pensiones Contributivas.
Catorce experiencias en América Latina. Edited by Rofman, Appella and Vezza (2013). The
World Bank.
Income-Related Inequality in Health and Healthcare Utilization in Chile (jointly with Felipe Vásquez
and Manuel Estay), Pan-American Health Organization Journal of Public Health, vol. 33 (2013), pp.
98–106.
Health Equity in an unequal country: The use of medical services in Chile (jointly with Felipe
Vásquez), International Journal for Equity in Health, 11:81 doi:10.1186/1475-9276-11-81 (2012).
Available at http://www.equityhealthj.com/content/11/1/81/abstract
Inequity in access to Human Resources in Health: Measurement Issues (jointly with other authors),
Geographical Analysis, vol. 44 (2012), pp. 151-161.
El Financiamiento Público de la Investigación en Salud en el Cono Sur (jointly with other authors),
Pan-American Health Organization Journal of Public Health, vol. 27 (2010), pp. 442-451.
El Financiamiento Público de la Investigación en Salud en Chile, Revista Médica de Chile, vol. 138
(2010), pp. 38-45
Health inequities in the African Region of the World Health Organization (co-author with other
people). The World Health Organization Office for Africa (2010). Brazzaville, Republic of Congo.
Income non-response and Inequality Measurement (jointly with Melvyn Weeks), Revista de Análisis
Económico (2010), vol. 25 (2), pp. 193-221. Ilades/Georgetown University.
La Reforma de Salud en Chile (jointly with Antonio Infante), in Las Nuevas Políticas de
Protección Social en Chile. Edited by Osvaldo Larrañaga y Dante Contreras (2010), Editorial
Uqbar Chile.
Socioeconomic inequality and child malnutrition in eight Latin America and Caribbean Countries,
CEPAL Review 99 (2009), pp. 43-63.
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Collaboration and visibility of health research in the Western Pacific Region (jointly with Reijo
Salmela and Ritu Sadana). Asia-Pacific Journal of Public Health, Vol. 21 (2009), pp. 128-136.
Chile: Public funding of health research, in Monitoring Financial Flows for Health Research
2009. Behind the Global Numbers. Edited by Erik Landriault and Stephen Matlin, Global Forum
for Health Research, 2009. Switzerland.
Geographic and time trends in published research on mental health (jointly with Shekhar Saxena,
Pratap Sharan, Ritu Sadana and Ghassan Karam). British Journal of Psychiatry, Vol. 188 (2006),
pp. 81-82.
Crisis, reforma estructural y… nuevamente crisis: Desigualdad y Bienestar en el Gran Buenos
Aires, Argentina. Desarrollo Económico, Vol. 179 (2005), pp. 373-402.
Increasing International Gaps in Health-Related Publications (jointly with Ritu Sadana and Ghassan
Karam). Science, Vol- 308 (2005), pp. 959-960.
The classification of biomedical journals by research level (jointly with Prof. Grant Lewison).
Scientometrics, Vol. 60 (2004), Issue 2, pp. 145-157.
The classification of biomedical journals by research level (jointly with Prof. Grant Lewison).
Proceedings of the 9th International Conference on Scientometrics and Informetrics. ISSI, Beijing.
August 2003.
WORKING PAPERS
The effect of prices on tobacco onset in Argentina (jointly with Emmanuel Guindon and Ricardo
Chávez).
The effect of prices on tobacco onset in the Chilean scholar population; an individual-level
approach (jointly with Emmanuel Guindon).
The effect of prices on tobacco onset in the Chilean general population; an individual-level
approach (jointly with Emmanuel Guindon and Ricardo Chávez).
The effect of prices of alcohol and tobacco on their use in a low-income country: the case of Bolivia
(jointly with Emmanuel Guindon and Frank Chaloupka).
AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
President of Chile
Member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Health Reform
2014
The World Health Organization
Member of the Scientific Resource Group on Equity Analysis and Research
2012
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Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez
Academic Excellence Award (for research)
2007
Universidad de Córdoba
“Premio Facultad”
School highest honour for graduate, BA in Economics
1994
Universidad de Córdoba
“Premio Universidad”
University highest honour for graduate, BA in Economics
1994
Consejo Profesional Ciencias Económicas (Córdoba)
Awarded prize for best student in BA in Economics
1994
Fundación Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires
Prominent Young Award
1993
GRANTS AND SCHOLARSHIPS
Grant for the project “The impact of price, tax and advertising policies on the use of alcohol
products: the case of Argentina, Bolivia, Chile and Peru” (IDRC Canada, 2013-2016); Grant for the
project “Impact of prices and taxes on tobacco consumption: the case of Argentina, Bolivia and
Chile” (IDRC Canada, 2012-2014); Grant for the project “Socio-economic determinants of access to
specialized health care in Chile” (Chile´s National Research Council, 2011-2013).
Wrenbury Scholarship in Political Economy (University of Cambridge, 2000-2002); Overseas
Research Scholarship (Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the
United Kingdom, 2000-2001); Scholarship from the Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust
(Cambridge, 2000-2001); Bursary from the Cambridge Overseas Trust (Cambridge,1999-2001);
British Chevening Scholarship (The British Council, 1998-1999); Antofagasta Holding Bursary to
finance an internship at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (Santiago
de Chile, 2000); Scholarship by the Inter American Development Bank (IADB) for the Master of Arts
in Economics at ILADES/Georgetown University (1994-1996).
ACADEMIC REFEREEINGS
Development and Change (Blackwell Publishers, England); Cambridge Journal of Economics
(Oxford University Press, England) Oxford Development Studies (Routledge, England); Revista de
Análisis Económico (ILADES/Georgetown University, Chile); Latin American Journal of Economics
(Pontificia Universidad Católica, Chile); Applied Economics (Routledge, England); Pan American
Journal of Public Health (Pan-American Health Organization, USA); Bulletin of the World Health
Organization (The World Health Organization, Switzerland); Revista Ciencia e Investigación Agraria
(Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile, Chile); Health Economics, (John Wiley and Sons,
England); International Journal for Equity in Health (Springer, Germany); British Medical Journal
(BMJ Group, England).
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REFERENCES
Available on request.
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