GUILLERMO PARAJE, PhD

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1 GUILLERMO PARAJE, PhD PERSONAL DETAILS Avenida Diagonal Las Torres 2640, Peñalolen Santiago de Chile CHILE P: (56) (2) M: (56) (9) E: DOB: 21 May 1971 Nationality: Argentine ACADEMIC INTERESTS Health Economics: - Inequities in health - Health Systems - Economics of addictions (tobacco, alcohol) Development Economics: - Income distribution - Poverty ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS University of Cambridge PhD in Economics Thesis title: Three Essays on Income Distribution Measurement University of Cambridge MPhil in Economics Georgetown University Master of Arts in Economics Universidad de Córdoba BA in Economics ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez Professor (Undergraduate and postgraduate level) 2006-Present University of Cambridge Supervisor for courses in Economics (Several Colleges: Churchill, St. Catherine s, Magdalene, Pembroke, St. John s, etc.) University of Cambridge Teaching Assistant in Microeconomics MPhil in Economics Universidad Siglo 21 (Córdoba, Argentina) Lecturer Universidad de Córdoba Assistant Lecturer Junior Researcher NON-ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE The World Health Organization, Geneva Economist, The Equity Team The World Health Organization, Geneva Economist, Research Policy and Cooperation Department 1

2 Subsecretaría Desarrollo Económico, Córdoba City Council Economist IERAL, Fundación Mediterránea (Córdoba) Junior Economist Fundación de Empresas para la Excelencia (Córdoba) Junior Economist 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). 2

3 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, (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 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: / (2012). Available at Inequity in access to Human Resources in Health: Measurement Issues (jointly with other authors), Geographical Analysis, vol. 44 (2012), pp 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 El Financiamiento Público de la Investigación en Salud en Chile, Revista Médica de Chile, vol. 138 (2010), pp 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 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

4 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 Chile: Public funding of health research, in Monitoring Financial Flows for Health Research Behind the Global Numbers. Edited by Erik Landriault and Stephen Matlin, Global Forum for Health Research, 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 Crisis, reforma estructural y nuevamente crisis: Desigualdad y Bienestar en el Gran Buenos Aires, Argentina. Desarrollo Económico, Vol. 179 (2005), pp Increasing International Gaps in Health-Related Publications (jointly with Ritu Sadana and Ghassan Karam). Science, Vol- 308 (2005), pp The classification of biomedical journals by research level (jointly with Prof. Grant Lewison). Scientometrics, Vol. 60 (2004), Issue 2, pp 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 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 2014 Member of the Presidential Advisory Commission on Health Reform The World Health Organization 2012 Member of the Scientific Resource Group on Equity Analysis and Research 4

5 Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez 2007 Academic Excellence Award (for research) Universidad de Córdoba 1994 Premio Facultad School highest honour for graduate, BA in Economics Universidad de Córdoba 1994 Premio Universidad University highest honour for graduate, BA in Economics Consejo Profesional Ciencias Económicas (Córdoba) 1994 Awarded prize for best student in BA in Economics Fundación Bolsa de Comercio de Buenos Aires 1993 Prominent Young Award 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, ); Grant for the project Impact of prices and taxes on tobacco consumption: the case of Argentina, Bolivia and Chile (IDRC Canada, ); Grant for the project Socio-economic determinants of access to specialized health care in Chile (Chile s National Research Council, ). Wrenbury Scholarship in Political Economy (University of Cambridge, ); Overseas Research Scholarship (Committee of Vice Chancellors and Principals of the Universities of the United Kingdom, ); Scholarship from the Cambridge Political Economy Society Trust (Cambridge, ); Bursary from the Cambridge Overseas Trust (Cambridge, ); British Chevening Scholarship (The British Council, ); 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 ( ). 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). 5

6 REFERENCES Available on request. 6