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CURRICULUM VITAE

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Name: William Rafael Baca-Mejia

Date of birth: August 2, 1982

Marital status: Married, two children

Address: **** ******** **.

Saint Louis, MO 63137

Mobile phone: 314-***-****

E-mail: acz7pf@r.postjobfree.com

Insightful applied researcher and detail-oriented economist with an M.A. and Ph.D. in progress. Passionate about strategic thinking and actioning. Ready to perform team- work. Adaptable to changing environments. Constant willingness to learn new skills. Committed to discipline and responsibility. Highly motivated to be part of the corporate sector. Looking forward to a long-term corporate career. EDUCATION:

Ph.D. Candidate in Economics. University of Missouri-Kansas City. Dissertation under review.

M.A. in Economics. University of Missouri-Kansas City. December, 2012.

B.A. in Economics. Universidad del Norte. Barranquilla, Colombia. September, 2007.

PRESENTATIONS:

Income Distribution and Economic Growth. 13th International Post Keynesian Conference. September 15-18, 2016.

Veblen’s Imperial Germany and the Structuralist-Dependency approach: Commonalities and Differences regarding Economic Development. Association for Institutional Thought. Association for Institutional Thought, April 13th – 16th, 2011.

Globalization, Territory, and Institutions: The Case of Barranquilla. Association for Institutional Thought. Association for Institutional Thought, April 13th – 16th, 2011.

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Apertura, Crecimiento y visión de la Política Económica en Colombia: 1950 – 2007. Congreso de Economía Colombiana, Universidad de los Andes - CEDE. October 2nd and 3rd, 2008. Bogota D.C., Colombia.

The Relevance of Duesenberry Consumption Theory: An Applied Case to Latin America. 10Th International Post Keynesian Conference, June 29th - July 1st, 2008.

Fiscal Policy in Colombia: Procyclical or Countercyclical? Association for Institutional Thought. 2007.

La salud en el Departamento del Atlántico frente a los objetivos de desarrollo del milenio. Universidad de Málaga, Spain. 2007.

RESEARCH ACTIVITIES:

Research/Consultant Associate at the Instituto de Desarrollo Político e Institucional del Caribe (IDEPI). June, 2016 – December, 2016.

Member of Grupo de Análisis Económico (GRANECO) at Universidad del Norte. Research group Category A according to COLCIENCIAS. January, 2014

– December, 2016.

Research Consultant. Project: Diamante Caribe y Santanderes funded by Findeter and Microsoft. March, 2015 to December 2015.

Summer Research funded by Fulbright Summer Research Grant program. 2010. The outcome of the research project was the paper titled: Globalization, Territory, and Institutions: The Case of Barranquilla.

Research Project: Apertura, Inversión y Crecimiento, 1950-2007. Co-researcher

(January, 2008 – January, 2009). Universidad del Norte.

Research Project: Modelo Macroeconómico, institucional y sustentable basado en dinámica de sistemas para la economía colombiana. Research Assistant

(January, 2008 – December, 2008). Universidad del Norte.

Research Project: Macroeconomía y salud en el departamento del Atlántico. Research Assistant (June, 2005 – July, 2006). Universidad del Norte.

Secretary of Planning for the Departamento del Atlántico. Departamento del Atlántico Government. Research consultant for the elaboration of the document Visión Caribe II centenario: 2019. March – July, 2006. 3

TEACHING EXPERIENCE

Assistant Professor at Economic Department of the Universidad del Norte. January, 2013 to December, 2016.

Currently, Research Associate at Department of Sociology, Washington University in Saint Louis.

Undergraduate Courses Taught

o History of Economic Thought. Universidad del Norte. January, 2014 – November, 2016.

o Economic History. Universidad del Norte. January, 2014 – November, 2016.

o Economic History of Colombia. Universidad del Norte. January, 2014 – November, 2016.

o Society, Economics and Politics. Universidad del Norte. July, 2014 - November, 2016.

o Introduction to Economics II (Microeconomics). Fall semester, 2012 – Spring semester, 2013 at the University of Missouri-Kansas City. o Principles of Microeconomics. Spring Semester, 2009. Universidad del Norte.

o Introduction to Economics. Fall semester, 2007 to Fall semester, 2008. Universidad del Norte.

o Introduction to the Colombian Caribbean Economy. Spring semester, 2008 to Fall semester, 2008. Universidad del Norte. o Principles of Macroeconomics. Spring semester, 2008 and Fall semester, 2008. Universidad del Norte.

o Colombian Economy. Spring semester, 2008. Universidad del Norte. Graduate School Courses Taught

o Philosophy of Social Sciences for Economics. Program: Ph.D. in Economics. Fall Semester, 2016. Universidad del Norte. o Political Economy of Development. Program: M.A. in International Cooperation. Spring semesters 2014-2016. Universidad del Norte. 4

o Social Structures of Accumulation Theory and Institutional Change. Program: Ph.D. in Social Sciences. Fall semesters 2015-2016. Universidad del Norte.

o Intermediate Economics. Program: Specialization in Public Law. Spring semesters 2015-2016. Fall semesters 2015-2016. Universidad del Norte. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPERIENCE

Master of Arts in International Economics. Program Coordinator. Department of Economics. Universidad del Norte. November, 2015 – November, 2016.

IEEC Working Papers Editor. Department of Economics. Universidad del Norte. July, 2015 – December, 2016.

Member of the Academic Curriculum Committee. Department of Economics. Universidad del Norte. January, 2014 – December, 2016.

Member of the Economics Graduate Programs Committee. Department of Economics. Universidad del Norte. January, 2016 – December, 2016.

Member of the Academic Committee for the Conference Catedra del Caribe: Department of Economics. Universidad del Norte. October, 2014 – 2015, and November, 2016.

PUBLICATIONS

“Right to Work Policy and Economic Growth: a Kaleckian Alternative”, American Review of Political Economy, Vol. 11 (1), p. 66-95. (April, 2017).

“The Free Market Ideology as a Ceremonial Feature in Latin America”, accepted for publication in the Revista de Economia del Caribe.

"Globalization, Territory and Institutions: The Case of Barranquilla, Colombia, 1990-2013", Economia y Region, Vol. 8 (1), p. 31-57. (Junio, 2014).

“Fiscal policy in Colombia: procyclical or countercyclical?” International Economic Policy Institute. Working Paper No 10, 2009. Available at: http://www.laurentian.ca/NR/rdonlyres/264D7040-42A9-42AA-9DA7- 937CE66B85CB/0/WP200910Parada.pdf

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"Apertura y crecimiento: Una visión de la política económica en Colombia, 1950-2007", Documentos del Instituto del Estudios Económicos del Caribe, No 29. Abril, 2009.

“The relevance of Duesenberry consumption theory: an applied case to Latin America”, Revista de Economía del Caribe, No. 3, Julio-Diciembre, 2009.

“Las Visiones sobre Instituciones y Desarrollo Regional en el Caribe Colombiano: Un Debate en Marcha”, Revista de Economía del Caribe, No. 3, Enero-Junio, 2009.

“La Política Fiscal en Colombia: Procíclica o anticíclica?”, Documentos del Instituto del Estudios Económicos del Caribe, No 27. Diciembre, 2007.

“ Son alcanzables los Objetivos de Desarrollo del Milenio?”, Salud Uninorte, Vol. 23, No 2, 2007, p. 251-275.

“Pobreza y Calidad de Vida en la Región Caribe”. Ágora Económica, Vol. 1, No 1, p. 1-17 Universidad del Norte, 2008.

Personal blog in which I publish opinions about economics in general and the current situation regarding the Colombian and Latin American economy and politics: www.williambacamejia.blogspot.com. Several of these columns have been simultaneously published in El Heraldo, the local newspaper of Barranquilla, Colombia.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Coordinator of the Economic and Finance committee in the Transition team between Governors, Jose A. Segebre (2012-2015) and Eduardo Verano (2016- 2019). December, 2016.

Referee for the following Colombian journals: Revista Economia Institucional, Revista Economía del Caribe, Economía y Región, y Dialéctica Libertadora. DISTINCTIONS

Acknowledgement by the University of Missouri-Kansas City Athletics Department for my positive influence on student-athletes as a teacher. October, 2012.

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Fulbright Scholar (June, 2009 – August, 2012). Awarded to carry out Ph.D. studies in Economics at University of Missouri – Kansas City.

Dean’s List (La Lista del Decano). División de Ciencias Humanas y Sociales. Universidad del Norte. February, 2007. This distinction is awarded to students that maintain a high G.P.A. throughout their academic period in the university.

Acknowledgment of the Academic Excellence: Award to Scientific Merit

(Reconocimiento al Merito Científico) for the B.A. thesis titled: La Política Fiscal en Colombia: Procíclica o antíclica?. Universidad del Norte. September, 2007. A short version of this work can be found at the International Economic Policy Institute web page.

LANGUAGES: Fluent in Spanish and English.

PERSONAL REFERENCES

Erik Olsen, Ph.D.

Associate Professor

211 Haag Hall, Department of Economics-UMKC

5120 Rockhill Road

Kansas City, MO 64110

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Patrick Hecht, Ph.D.

Medical Affairs Manager

Braeburn Pharmaceuticals

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Steven Fazzari, Ph.D.

Chair, Department of Sociology

Washington University in St. Louis

Campus Box 1208

One Brookings Drive

St. Louis Missouri 63130

Office Phone: 314-***-****

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