JORGE ALEXANDER BONILLA LONDOÑO Calle 19 A No. 1-37 Este, Universidad de Los Andes Building W, Off. W-827 Phone: +57-1 3394949/99 Ext. 3020 Fax: +46-1 332 4021 Bogota, Colombia Email: jobonill@uniandes.edu.co Biographical Education Born, November 19, 1975 in Ibague, Colombia; Married since 1999; Two Children. Citizenship: Colombian. Languages: Spanish (native), English (fluent), Swedish (beginner). 2013 (June) PhD in Economics. at University of Gothenburg. Title of the thesis dissertation: Essays on the Economics of Air Quality Control. The grade for most of the PhD courses was High Pass. In Applied Econometrics the grade was High Pass with Distinction. 2003 M.A. in Economics, Universidad de Los Andes. 2003 M.A. in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, Universidad de Los Andes/ University of Maryland. GPA: 4.74 out of 5.0 Title of Master dissertation: The Economic Value of El Niño Southern Oscillation - ENSO Forecast for the Colombian Sugar Sector. Grade: 5.0 out of 5.0. 1998 B.S. in Forest Engineering, Universidad del Tolima. Ibague, GPA: 4.43 out of 5.0 Interest Fields Environmental policy Instruments with particular application to air pollution, applied econometrics and economics of climate change. Awards and Fellowships 2008-2012 Financial support through the Docent Development Program., Universidad de los Andes, 2010 Axel Adler s award for outstanding performance in the PhD studies within the School of Economics, Business and Law, University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 2008 SIDA Scholarship for studies in the PhD Program in Economics at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. 2005 Award to Talented Young Teachers and Researchers. at the Universidad de Los Andes, 1
2004 Lauchlin Currie Award to the best master s thesis in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics in 2003 at the Universidad de Los Andes, 2003 Award of Degree with Honors in the Master Program in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics, due to having an overall average which was in the top 3% of the historical average of the last five years of the at the Universidad de Los Andes, 2003 Award of Degree with Honors in the Master Program in Economics, due to having an overall average which was in the top 3% of the historical average of the last five years of the at the Universidad de Los Andes, 2002-2003 Fellowship of the Inter-American Development Bank, collective agreement IDB/ CAF/UNIANDES for studies in the Master Program in Economics at the Universidad de Los Andes, 2000-2002 Fellowship of the Inter-American Development Bank, collective agreement IDB/ CAF/UNIANDES for studies in the Master Program in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics at the Universidad de Los Andes, 1998 Award of Degree with Maximum Honor in the B.S. Program in Forest Engineering, Universidad del Tolima, Ibague, 1992-1997 Distinction of honor registration and academic scholarship (exemption of tuition fees) due to having the highest overall average in each semester during the B.S. Program in Forest Engineering, Universidad del Tolima, Ibague, Professional Experience Teaching: 2013-2014 Assistant Professor at Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Introductory Econometrics and Intermediate Econometrics (twice). 2011 Teaching Assistant in the computer lab at University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Course: Introductory Econometrics. 2007-2008 Instructor Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Econometrics II (once), Probability and Statistics (twice), Math Review for Master Program in Economics (once), and Module of Economics in the course of Constitution and Democracy (twice) Courses: Econometrics for Cross Section and Panel Data (once), and Statistics (once) 2006 Instructor Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Econometrics I (once), Econometrics II (twice), Probability and Statistics (once), Probability and Statistics for Specialization Programs in Social Assessment of Projects and in Risk and Information Economics (once), Quantitative Methods (once), Math Review for Specialization Program in Economics (once), and Module of Economics in the course of Constitution and Democracy (twice) Course: Statistics (twice) 2
2005 Instructor Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Econometrics II (once), Probability and Statistics for Specialization Programs in Social Assessment of Projects and in Risk and Information Economics (once), Quantitative Methods (once), Math Review for Specialization Program in Economics (once), Math Review for Master Program in Economics and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (twice), and Module of Economics in the course of Constitution and Democracy (once). Course: Statistics (twice) 2004 Instructor Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Econometrics II (once), Workshop of Econometrics I (once), Workshop of Advanced Econometrics for the Master Program in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (twice), Math Review for Master Program in Economics and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (twice), and Math Review for Specialization Program in Economics (once). Course: Statistics (twice). 2003 Instructor Professor at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Workshop of Econometrics I (once), Workshop of Advanced Econometrics for the Master Program in Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (once), Math Review for Master Program in Economics and Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (twice). Course: Statistics (once). 2002 Teaching Assistant - at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Advanced Econometrics (once), Agricultural Economics (once), Economic Development and Environment (once), Math Review for Master Program in Economics (once), and Economic Valuation of Non-Market Goods (once). 2001 Teaching Assistant - at the Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota, Courses: Economic Development and Environment (once), and Math Review for Master Program in Economics (once). 2000 Instructor Professor Department of Natural Sciences at the Fundación Universitaria de Popayan, Course: Biophysics and Biostatistics (once). 1999 Instructor Professor Departments of Mining and System Engineering at the Fundacion Universitaria de Popayan, Course: Physics and Structural Analysis (once). Research: 2014 Effects of gold mining on children morbidity and mortality in Colombia (with Rafael Santos). Visiting researcher.. University of Gothenburg. Project: The shadow cost of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ) and nitrogen oxides (NO x ) regulations for different industrial sectors in Sweden (with Jessica Coria). 3
2010-2013 Thesis topics: Environmental policy Instruments with particular application to control air pollution caused by emissions from mobile and point sources using applied econometrics. The analysis aims to assess effectiveness of the environmental policies, identify trade-offs and trends after the regulations (with Jessica Coria and other coauthors). 2006 Researcher. Project Institutional Rigidities and Budget Flexibility: Origin, Motivation and Effects on the Budget. The cases of Argentina, Colombia, Mexico and Peru, prepared for Inter-American Development Bank (with Juan Carlos Echeverry and Andres Moya). Research Assistant. Project Colombia Client Perspectives on Elements of World Bank Support. Working Paper for Development Results in Middle Income Countries: An Evaluation of the World Bank s Support, prepared for the World Bank (with Juan Carlos Echeverry and Andres Moya). 2003 Researcher. The Economic Value of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) Forecast for the Colombian Sugar Sector. 2002 Research Assistant. Project Study of Economic Feasibility for Central America, Colombia and Ecuador related to the Macro project Study of Feasibility on Forecasting and Mitigation of Socioeconomic Impacts of El Niño Southern Oscillation (ENSO) in Latin America and the Caribbean - IDB ATN/JF-6569-RG (with Ramon Rosales). 2001-2002 Research Assistant. Project Effectiveness Analysis of the Levy System on Water Pollution in Colombia: A Preliminary Version, prepared for the Ministry of Environment (with Raul Castro). In the Public Sector: 2004-2005 Advisor Office of Urban Development and Environmental Policy, Departamento Nacional de Planeacion, 2003 Advisor Section of Environmental Studies, Office of Environmental Policy, Departamento Nacional de Planeacion, 1999 University Professional Section of Internal Control, Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Cauca, Popayan, 1998 University Professional Operative Section - Unidad Operativa Regional Costa Pacifica - Corporacion Autonoma Regional del Cauca, Popayan, Publications. Refereed Journal: Westerlund, J., Urbain, J.-P., Bonilla, J. 2014. Application of air quality combination forecasting to Bogota. Atmospheric Environment 89, 22-28. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.atmosenv.2014.02.015. ISSN 1352-2310. Bonilla, J. A.; Rosales R. and Maldonado J. 2003. El Valor Económico de la Predicción del Fenómeno El Niño Oscilación del Sur (ENOS) en el Sector Azucarero Colombiano. Revista Desarrollo y Sociedad No. 52, 1 38 p, September, Bogotá. Available in: http://economia.uniandes.edu.co/es/investigaciones_y_publicaciones/cede/publicaciones/revista_des arrollo_y_sociedad/ediciones/revista_desarrollo_y_sociedad_no_52 4
Books: Bonilla, J. 2013. Essays on the Economics of Air Quality Control. University of Gothenburg, June. Gothenburg, Sweden. Available at: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/32864/1/gupea_2077_32864_1.pdf Echeverry, J. C.; Bonilla, J. A.; Clavijo, A.; Fergusson, L.; Moya, A.; Navas, V. and Querubin, P. 2008. "Quién manda sobre las cuentas públicas? Inflexibilidad presupuestal en Colombia, Argentina, México y Perú". Ediciones Uniandes, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá. Available abstract in Spanish at: http://economia.uniandes.edu.co/es/investigaciones_y_publicaciones/cede/publicaciones/libros_y_otr as_publicaciones_del_cede/2008/quien_manda_sobre_las_cuentas_publicas_inflexibilidad_presupue stal_en_colombia_argentina_mexico_y_peru Fajardo, M.; Ospina, M.; Bonilla, J. and Sánchez, F. 2008. Historia del CEDE. 50 años de investigación en economía 1958-2008. Ediciones Uniandes, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogotá. Available abstract in Spanish at: http://economia.uniandes.edu.co/es/investigaciones_y_publicaciones/cede/publicaciones/libros_y_otr as_publicaciones_del_cede/2008/historia_del_cede_50_anos_de_investigacion_en_economia_1958 _2008 Working Papers and others: Bonilla, J. (2013). Effects of driving restrictions on air quality and car use in Bogota. Department of Economics. University of Gothenburg, Sweden. Available at: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/bitstream/2077/32864/1/gupea_2077_32864_1.pdf Coria, J., Bonilla, J., Pleijel, H., and Grundstrom, M. 2013. Air pollution dynamics and the need for temporally differentiated road pricing. Available at: https://gupea.ub.gu.se/handle/2077/34150. Bonilla, J., Coria, J., and Sterner, T. 2013. Synergies and trade-offs between climate and local air pollution policies in Sweden. Available at: http://econpapers.repec.org/paper/hhsgunwpe/0529.htm. Bonilla, J., Coria, J., Mohlin, K., and Sterner, T. 2014. Diffusion of NO x abatement technologies in Sweden. Echeverry, J. C.; Bonilla, J. A. and Moya, A. 2006. Colombia Client Perspectives on Elements of World Bank Support. Working Paper for Development Results in Middle Income Countries: An Evaluation of the World Bank s Support, prepared for the World Bank, Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota. Available in: http://www-wds.worldbank.org/external/default/wdscontentserver/wdsp/ib/2007/10/ 16/000020953_20071016114609/Rendered/PDF/411190CO0Client0perspectives01PUBLIC1.pdf Rosales, R. and Bonilla, J. A. 2006. Introducción a la Econometría. Apuntes de Clase CEDE 2006-3. Bogota. Castro, R. and Bonilla, J. A. 2005. Análisis Econométrico de la Efectividad del Programa de Tasas Retributivas en Colombia. Universidad de Los Andes, Bogota. Rosales, R.; Bonilla, J. A. and Apaza, E. 2004. Economía de la Producción de Bienes Agrícolas. Teoría y Aplicaciones. Documento CEDE 2004-34. Bogota.. 5
Editorial Service 2005 2007 Editorial Coordinator of the Journal Desarrollo y Sociedad. ISSN: 0120 3584. The Journal Desarrollo y Sociedad is one of the oldest academic journals in Its first issue was published in 1979. Its objectives are to publish the result of national and international research centers. The journal considers unpublished papers related to economic and social issues of economic development, and contributions to theoretical and applied economics, and to quantitative methods. Other Professional Activities 2014 Reviewer for the journal Regional Environmental Change. 2013 2014 Reviewer of some proposals or papers submitted to the Environment for Development Initiative (EfD). 2008 2014 Reviewer of some thesis for the Master in Economics Program. Universidad de Los Andes, 2005 2007 Assistant of the Economic Development Research Center Seminar. Universidad de Los Andes, References Thomas Sterner, Ph.D. Jessica Coria, Ph.D. Professor Associate Professor University of Gothenburg University of Gothenburg Göteborg, Sweden Göteborg, Sweden E-mail: Thomas.Sterner@economics.gu.se E-mail: Jessica.Coria@economics.gu.se Telephone: +46 31 7861377 Telephone: +46 31 7864867 Marcela Ibañez Diaz; Ph.D. Assistant Professor CRC Poverty, Equity and Growth Georg-August-Universität Göttingen E-mail: mibanez@uni-goettingen.de Tel. +49 (0) 551-39 10677 Darrell Hueth, Ph.D Professor (retired) Department of Agric. and Resource Economics University of Maryland E-mail: dhueth@arec.umd.edu Ramon Rosales, Ph.D. Juan Camilo Cardenas, Ph.D. Professor Professor Universidad de Los Andes Universidad de Los Andes Bogota Bogota E-mail: rrosales@uniandes.edu.co E-mail: jccarden@uniandes.edu.co Telephone: +57 1 3394949 Ext.2435 Telephone: +57 1 3394949 Ext. 2473 6