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Name: González, Paula.

Place and date of birth: Vigo (Spain), December 26th, 1974.

Citizenship: Spanish.

February 2004- March 2010: Assistant Professor. Department of Economics. Universidad Pablo de Olavide.

January 2003-February 2004: Postdoctoral fellow at CORE-Université catholique de Louvain. Louvain-la-Neuve (Belgium).

Fall 2002: Visiting Ph.D student at ECARES-Université Libre de Bruxelles. Brussels (Belgium).

February 1999-July 1999: Visiting Ph.D. student at Universität Wien and Institut für Hohere Studien (Institute for Advanced Studies). Vienna (Austria).

Teaching assistant and Ph.D. student at Universidad de Alicante (Spain). October 1997- December 2002.

Research fellow at “Universidad de Cuenca del Plata” (Argentina). Summer 1996.

Education

December 2002: Ph.D. in Economics (Honors). Universidad de Alicante. Spain.
Dissertation: Economic Aspects of the Public Provision of Health Care Services
Supervisor: Prof. Carmen Herrero.
Thesis committee: Prof. Pedro Pita Barros (Univ. Nova de Lisboa), Prof. Ignacio García-Jurado (Univ. Santiago de Compostela), Prof. Tor Iversen (Univ. Oslo), Prof. Inés Macho-Stadler (Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona) and Prof. Pau Olivella (Univ. Autònoma de Barcelona).

June 1999: M.Sc. in Economic Analysis. Universidad de Alicante. Spain.

June 1997: B.A. in Economics. Universidade de Vigo. Spain. Field: Industrial Economics.

Fields of Interest

Major fields: Health Economics. Public Economics. Political Economy.
Sub-fields: Economics of Information. Applied Game Theory.

Publications

“Implementing Registries and Results Databases of Clinical Trials: Is there a Side Effect” (jointly with Matthias Dahm and Nicolás Porteiro). Expert Review of Pharmaeconomics & Outcomes Research, 10(3): 247-251, 2010.

“Trials, Tricks and Transparency: How Disclosure Rules Affect Clinical Knowledge” (jointly with Matthias Dahm and Nicolás Porteiro). Journal of Health Economics, 28: 1141-1153, 2009.

“Strategic Quality Competition and the Porter Hypothesis" (jointly with Francisco J. André and Nicolás Porteiro). Journal of Environmental Economics and Management 57: 182–194, 2009.

“Policy and Regulatory Responses to Dual Practice in the Health Sector" (jointly with Ariadna García-Prado). Health Policy 84: 142-152, 2007.
“On a Policy of Transferring Public Patients to Private Practice”. Health Economics 14 (5): 513-527, 2005.

“Optimal Sharing of Surgical Costs in the Presence of Queues” (jointly with Carmen Herrero). Mathematical Methods of Operations Research 59(3): 435-446, 2004.

“Should Physicians’ Dual Practice Be Limited? An Incentive Approach”. Health Economics 13(6): 505-524, 2004.

Other Publications (in Spanish)

"Teoría y Política del Copago en Sanidad" (jointly with José Luis Pinto and Nicolás Porteiro). Technical Report for the Cátedra de Economía de la Salud, Consejería de Salud (Junta de Andalucía) and Universidad Pablo de Olavide, 1/2011.

"Algunas consideraciones sobre el papel del copago en sanidad" (jointly with José Luis Pinto and Nicolás Porteiro). Situación Andalucía, BBVA Research, July 2011.

"Nuevos Enfoques en el Diseño de los Copagos Farmacéuticos" (jointly with Nicolás Porteiro). Revista Temas de Actualidad nº 48, Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces, 2010.

“El comportamiento de los profesionales sanitarios en la Unión Europea: Reformas existentes y desafíos pendientes" (jointly with Ariadna García-Prado). En Álvaro Hidalgo, Juan del Llano and Santiago Pérez (Eds): Recursos Humanos para la Salud: suficiencia, adecuación y mejora. Barcelona: Masson-Elsevier, 2007.

“El pluriempleo entre los profesionales sanitarios: un análisis de sus causas e implicaciones” (jointly with Ariadna García-Prado). Gaceta Sanitaria (Journal of the Spanish Society of Public Health and Health Administration) 20 (Supl 2): 29-40, 2006.

Submitted Papers

"An Axiomatic Approach for the Design of Pharmaceutical Copayments" (jointly with José Luis Pinto and Nicolás Porteiro).

Work in Progress

“Raising the Stakes to Increase Transparency in Information Transmission” (jointly with Matthias Dahm and Nicolás Porteiro).

"Sweetening the carrot: Motivating public physicians for better performance" (jointly with Eduard Alonso and Ariadna García-Prado).

Fellowships and Awards

Awarded with three positive evaluations (research, teaching and management) from Junta de Andalucía, April 2007.

Prize of the Spanish Association of Health Economics (AES) for the best paper published in the field of Health Economics in 2005 by a Spanish researcher. Toledo (Spain), May 2006.

Posdoctoral Research Fellowship from Fundación Caixa Galicia. October 2003-February 2004.

First prize of the International Health Economics Association. Prize given to the best paper in Health Economics written by a young researcher. San Francisco (USA), June 2003.

Posdoctoral Research Fellowship from Fundación Pedro Barrié de la Maza. January 2003-October 2003.

Marie Curie Predoctoral Research Fellowship. September 2002-December 2002.

Best Teacher Award. Universidad de Alicante, 1998 and 1999.

Scholarship from the Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Summer 1996.

Teaching Experience

February 2004-: Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Department of Economics.
Master in Welfare Economics: Microeconomics (09-10, 10-11, 11-12).

Master in Development Economics and Sustainability: Development Microeconomics (09-10, 10-11, 11-12).

Master in Business Administration: Microeconomics for Decision Making (07-08).

Degree in Business Administration: Intermediate Microeconomics (03-04, 05-06, 06-07 taught in English, 07-08 taught in English, 09-10, 10-11), Introduction to Macroeconomics (06-07), Complements of Microeconomics (05-06, 07-08).
Joint Degree in Law and Business Administration: Intermediate Microeconomics (04-05, 05-06, 06-07 taught in English, 07-08 taught in English, 10-11, 11-12), Introduction to Economics (11-12).
Diploma in Business: Introduction to Macroeconomics (04-05), Complements of Microeconomics (05-06, 07-08).
Double Diploma in Labour Relations and Business: Introduction to Microeconomics (05-06).

October 2000-September 2002: Teaching Assistant. Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico.
Degree in Economics: Advanced Microeconomics II (00-01, 01-02), Mathematics I (00-01).
Degree in Business Administration: Mathematics I (00-01), Mathematics II (01-02).

October 1997-September 2000: Lecturer. Universidad de Alicante. Departamento de Fundamentos del Análisis Económico.
Degree in Economics: Mathematics I (98-99, 99-00).
Degree in Business Administration: Mathematics I (98-99, 99-00).
Diploma in Business: Introduction to Mathematics I (97-98, 98-99, 99-00), Introduction to Mathematics II (97-98).

Participation in Research Projects

Research project SEJ-04992: “Public Policies, Psychology and Economics: Applications to Health, Agriculture and the Environment". Plan Andaluz de Investigación. Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa, Junta de Andalucía (2010-2013). Main researcher.
Research project ECO2008-04321/ECON: “Health Policies and Welfare: Incentives and Regulation”. Ministerio de Ciencia e Innovación (2009-2011). Main researcher: Nicolás Porteiro.
Research funding from Fundación Ramón Areces for the project “Public Intervention and Strategic Interaction in the Pharmaceutical Market” (2008-2010). Main Researcher: Nicolás Porteiro.
Research project SEJ-02936: “Analyses on Public Economics: Health Economics and Environmental Economics”. Plan Andaluz de Investigación. Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa. Junta de Andalucía (2008-2011). Main researcher: Jose Luis Pinto.
Research funding from Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Junta de Andalucía, for the project “New perspectives in the design of pharmaceutical copayments ” (2008). Main Researcher.

Member of the research group "Welfare Economics: Health, Education, Labour Market and Environment". Plan Andaluz de Investigación. Consejería de Educación y Ciencia. Junta de Andalucía. PAI SEJ479 (2008-). Main researcher: Jose Luis Pinto.

Research project SEJ-01252: “Public Economics: Public Policies, Development and Welfare”. Plan Andaluz de Investigación. Consejería de Innovación, Ciencia y Empresa. Junta de Andalucía (2006-2008). Main researcher: Antonio Villar.
Research funding from Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Junta de Andalucía, for the project “R&D, Public Decisions and Pressure Groups: the case of the Pharmaceutical Industry” (2006). Main Researcher: Antonio Villar.
Research project SEJ2005-04805/ECON: “Strategic Implications of Electoral Processes”. Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia (2006-2008). Main researcher: Pablo Amorós.
Research funding from Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Junta de Andalucía, for the project “The Impact of Voting Processes over Political Decision-Making” (2005). Main researcher: Pablo Amorós.
Member of the research group in "Welfare Economics”. Fundación Centro de Estudios Andaluces, Junta de Andalucía (2004). Main Researcher: Pablo Amorós.
Member of the research group "Teoría del Bienestar”. Plan Andaluz de Investigación. Consejería de Educación y Ciencia. Junta de Andalucía. PAI SEJ426 (2003-2008). Main Researcher: Bernardo Moreno.

Research project GV01-371: “Applications of Microeconomic Analysis”. Generalitat Valenciana (2002). Main researcher: Antonio Villar.

Research funding from the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) for the project “Agency Problems in the Design of Optimal Contracts for Medical Professionals” (2001). Main researcher: Carmen Herrero.

Research funding from the Instituto Valenciano de Investigaciones Económicas (IVIE) for the project “Allocation of Indivisible Goods in Health Care Markets” (2000). Main researcher: Carmen Herrero.

Contributions to Conferences

XXVI Jornadas de Economía Industrial. Valencia (Spain), September 2011.
38th European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) Conference. Stockholm (Sweden), September 2011.
8th World Conference of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). Toronto (Canada), July 2011.
XXXI Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. Palma de Mallorca (Spain), May 2011.
XXX Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. Valencia (Spain), June 2010.
XXIV Jornadas de Economía Industrial. Vigo (Spain), September 2009.
IXX Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. Málaga (Spain), June 2009.
7th European Conference on Health Economics. Rome (Italy), July 2008.
9th Meeting of the Association for Public Economic Theory. Seoul, (South Korea), June 2008.
XXXII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Granada (Spain), December 2007.
Workshop in Health Economics. FEDEA, Madrid (Spain), November 2007.
34th European Association for Research in Industrial Economics (EARIE) Conference. Valencia (Spain), September 2007.
Sixth World Conference of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). Copenhagen (Denmark), July 2007.
XXVII Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. A Coruña (Spain), June 2007.
XXI Conference of the European Economic Association. Vienna (Austria), August 2006.
The 8th International Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare. Istanbul (Turkey), July 2006.
XIV Far Eastern Meeting of the Econometric Society. Beijing (China), July 2006.
XI Spring Meeting of Young Economists. Sevilla (Spain), May 2006.
XXVI Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. Toledo (Spain), May 2006.
XXX Simposio de Análisis Económico. Murcia (Spain), December 2005.
Workshop on Social Decisions, Málaga (Spain), December 2005.
A.S.S.E.T 2004 Euroconference. Barcelona (Spain), November 2004.
XXIV Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. El Escorial (Spain), May 2004.
Sixth Industrial Organization of Health Care Conference. Hyannis, Massachusetts (USA), April 2004.
Fifth European Health Economics Workshop. York (UK), April 2004.
XXVIII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Sevilla (Spain), December 2003.
Summer Meeting of Economic Analysis. Vigo (Spain), September 2003.
18th Annual Congress of the EEA. Stockholm (Sweden), August 2003.
Fourth World Conference of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). San Francisco (USA), June 2003.
VIII Spring Meeting of Young Economists. Leuven (Belgium), April 2003.
XXVII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Salamanca (Spain), December 2002.
3rd European Health Economics Workshop. Marseille (France), November 2002.
ASSET 2002 Euro conference. Paphos (Cyprus), November 2002.
5th Spanish Meeting on Game Theory. Sevilla (Spain), July 2002.
QED Meeting. Alicante (Spain), May 2002.
2nd European Health Economics Workshop. Lisbon (Portugal), February 2002.
XXVI Simposio de Análisis Económico. Alicante (Spain), December 2001.
ASSET 2001 Euro conference. Rethymno (Greece), October 2001.
I Encuentro de Economía Industrial. Barcelona (Spain), September 2001.
Third World Conference of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA). York (UK), July 2001.
VII Encontro de Novos Investigadores en Análise Económica. Santiago de Compostela (Spain), July 2001.
XXI Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. Oviedo (Spain), June 2001.
1st European Health Economics Workshop. Barcelona (Spain), January 2001.
XXV Simposio de Análisis Económico. Barcelona (Spain), December 2000.

Invited Seminars

Universidad de Granada. Granada (Spain), March 2011.
Universidad de Barcelona. Barcelona (Spain), February 2011.
Universidade de Vigo. Vigo (Spain), June 2010.
Universidad de Málaga. Málaga (Spain), October 2009.
Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Seville (Spain), December 2007.
Universitat Rovira i Virgili. Tarragona (Spain), June 2007.
Universidade de Vigo. Vigo (Spain), April 2007.
Universidad Complutense de Madrid. Madrid (Spain), October 2006.
Instituto de Estudios Fiscales. Madrid (Spain), October 2006.
Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Seville (Spain), January 2006.
University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen (Denmark), November 2004.
Universidad Carlos III de Madrid. Madrid (Spain), May 2004.
Universidad de Navarra. Pamplona (Spain), January 2004.
Katholieke Universiteit Leuven. Leuven (Belgium), March 2003.
ECARES-Université Libre de Bruxelles. Brussels (Belgium), November 2002.
Universidad Pablo de Olavide. Sevilla (Spain), July 2002.
Universidad de Alicante. Department of Economics. Alicante (Spain), November 2001.
Universidade de Santiago de Compostela. Santiago de Compostela (Spain), March 2001.
Universidad de Alicante. Public Health Department. Alicante (Spain), January 2001.

Other Scientific Activities

Conference Organization:
- 13th European Workshop in Health Economics. Seville (Spain), May 25-26 2012.

Member of the Scientific Committee:
- 18th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economics. Rome (Italy), June 2011.
- XXXIV Simposio de la Asociación Española de Economía. Valencia (Spain), December 2009.
- XXXIII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Zaragoza (Spain), December 2008.
- XXXII Simposio de Análisis Económico. Granada (Spain), December 2007.

XXVII Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. A Coruña (Spain), June 2007.
XII Spring Meeting of Young Economists. Hamburg (Germany), May 2007.
IX Spring Meeting of Young Economists. Warsaw (Poland), April 2004.

Member of the jury of the third and fourth edition of the Prize in Health Economics, awarded by AES to the best paper published in the field of Health Economics, 2008 and 2009.

Invited talks at:
- Jornada Adecuación de los Recursos Humanos a las necesidades sanitarias. Una visión desde Andalucía. Consejería de Salud (Junta de Andalucía) and Escuela Andaluza de Salud Pública. Granada (Spain), June 2007.
- “Second Meeting of Young Researchers in Health Economics”. XXIV Jornadas de la Asociación Española de Economía de la Salud. El Escorial (Spain), May 2004.

Referee for:
- Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics.
- The B.E Journals in Economic Analysis and Policy.
- The Economic Journal.
- Econometrica.
- Economics of Innovation and New Technologies.
- Environmental and Resource Economics.
- Environmental Modeling and Assessment.
- European Economic Review.
- European Journal of Health Economics.
- European Journal of Operational Research.
- Health Economics.
- Health Economics Letters.
- Health Policy.
- International Journal of Health Care Finance and Economics.
- Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization.
- Journal of Health Economics.
- SERIEs (Journal of the Spanish Economic Association).
- Strategic Behavior and the Environment.
- Revista de Estudios de Economía Aplicada.
- CORE Discussion Papers.
- Centro de Estudios Andaluces Working Papers.

Reviewer for agencies and organizations:
- ANEP (Spanish Evaluation and Foresight Agency).
- The Cochrane Collaboration.

Member of the International Health Economics Association (iHEA), Spanish Health Economics Association (AES) and European Economics Association (EEA).

Languages

Spanish and Galician: Native speaker.
English: Certificate in Advanced English (CAE). Cambridge University.
French: Intermediate level.

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