Position	Professor, Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile; CEPPE.
Office Address and   Telephone	Ingeniería Industrial y de Sistemas, PUC;  Vicuña Mackenna 4860, Stgo. Chile; Phone (56-2) 354-7927; FAX (562) 552-1608; e-mail: rparedes@ing.puc.cl
Recent work:	Recent published and forthcoming Gomez, D., R. Chumacero, R. Paredes (2012): “School Choice and Information”, Estudios de Economía, aceptada. Chumacero, R. and R. Paredes (2011): “Evaluating Emergency Employment Programs in Chile”, Estudios de Economía, en prensa. Chumacero, R., D. Gomez, R. Paredes (2011): “I would walk 500 miles: Vouchers and school choice in Chile”, Economics of Education Review, (30), pp. 1103-1114. Drago, J.L., and R. Paredes (2011): “La Brecha de la Calidad en la Educación Chilena”, Revista de la CEPAL, 104, Agosto, pp. 167-180. Paredes, R. & G. Ugarte (2011): “Should Students be Allowed to Miss?,” Journal of Educational Research, 104: 1-8. Gutierrez, A. and R. Paredes (2011): “Desempeño y Brecha Educativa en Chile: ¿Existe un Sesgo por Cobertura?”, Economía Chilena, vol 14, nº 1, pp 39-51, abril. García, C. and R. Paredes (2010): “Reducing education gap: good results in vulnerable groups”, Journal of Development Studies, Vol. 46, N.3. Montalva, S., J. C. Munoz, R. Paredes (2010) “Assignment of work shifts to public transit drivers based on Stated preferences”, Public Transport, 2: 199-218 Espinoza, R. and R. Paredes (2010): “Cambios demográficos y estructura salarial”, El Trimestre Económico, vol. LXXVII (2), núm. 306, april-june. Paredes, R. and V. Paredes (2009): “Educational performance and management under a rigid employment regime”, Cepal Review, December. Crespo, F. and R. Paredes (2009): “’Un Mecanismo para Localización Eficiente y Equitativa de Nimby’, DYNA, December. Paredes, R. y J. I. Pinto (2009): ¿El fin de la educación pública en Chile?” Estudios de Economía, Vol. 36, N1, Junio. Lima, V. O. and R. Paredes (2007): “The Dynamics of the Labor Markets in Chile”, Estudios de Economía, vol. 34, N2, Diciembre. Paredes, R. (2007): “Privatization in Latin America: Myths and Reality: a Comment,” Economic Development and Cultural Change, April. Paredes, R., L. Rizzi y J. Valenzuela (2006): “¿Cazabobos o Salvavidas?: La Economía Política de los Fotorradares en Chile”, Estudios de Economía, Diciembre. Silva, F., N. Majluf, and R. Paredes (2006): “Ownership Structure and Performance: Empirical Evidence from Chilean Firms,” Corporate Ownership and Control Journal; April 4, volume 4. Silva, F., N. Majluf and R. Paredes (2005): “Family ties, Interlocking Directors and Performance of Business Groups in Emerging Countries,” Journal of Business Research, 59, 315-321. Paredes, R. (2005): “Lessons from the deregulation transition in Chile’s Local Telephony Market,” Telecommunications Policy, Vol. 29, 5-6 pp. 333-350 Chumacero, R. and R. Paredes (2005): “Characterizing Income Distribution for Poverty and Inequality Policies,” Estudios de Economía, vol. 32_N1, June, pp. 97-117. Paredes, R. and J.M. Sánchez (2004) “Government concession contracts in Chile: The role of competition in the bidding process,” Economic Development and Cultural Change, vol. 53, N 1. Books Tarziján, J. y R. Paredes (2011): Organización Industrial para la Estrategia Empresarial, Prentice Hall, México, (tercera edición, corregida y aumentada). Paredes, R., G. Ugarte, P. Volante, y D. Fuller (2009): “Asistencia, desempeño escolar y políticas de financiamiento”, en Camino al Vicentenario, Propuestas para Chile, Cap. 4, pp.77-100; Editado por Vicerrectoría de Comunicaciones y Asuntos Públicos. Leme, C., R. Paredes and A. Portela (2009): “A municipalizacao do Ensino Fundamental e seu Impacto sobre a Proficiencia no Brasil”, in Educacao Basica no Brasil, F. Veloso, S. Pessoa, R. Henriques and F. Giambiagi eds., Elsevier, Rio de Janeiro.  Paredes, R. y R. Sanhueza (2006): “Privatización de Enap y competencia en el mercado de los combustibles”, en La Industria de los Combustibles Líquidos: El Caso de Chile, S. Arellano y S. Valdés editores, Ediciones Universidad Católica de Chile. Recent Working Papers Gallegos, J., R. Chumacero and R. Paredes (2011): “School Choice and Switching Costs”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Chumacero, R., and R. Paredes (2011): “Favored Children? School Choice within the Family”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Chumacero, R, J. Gallegos, and R. Paredes (2011): “Entry, Competition and Academic Performance in a Generalized Vouchers Context”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Barrios, A., F. Meneses, R. Paredes, M. Silva (2011): “Financial Aid and University Attrition in Chile”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Paredes, R., C. Quezada, and V. Cabezas (2011): “Peer effect, segregation and school performance in Chile”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Castro, C., F. Meneses, and R. Paredes (2011): “University Selection, High School Ranking and the Trade Off between Excellence and Equal Opportunities”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Gazmuri, C., J. Manzi and R. Paredes (2010): “School climate, discipline and academic performance”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Birke, R. and R. Paredes (2010): “Tarificación Eléctrica en Tiempo Real y Eficiencia Económica”, Working Paper, Department of Industrial Engineering, PUC. Leon, G., G. Manzi, and R. Paredes (2009): “Teachers Evaluation and student performance”, presented at the Chilean Economic Society, Reñaca, Chile. Paredes, R., A. Crisosto, and P. Marti (2009): “Judicial versus Private Auctions: Better without Protection?.”
Segundo semestre 2011	Introducción a la Economía; Economía de la Educación (TPD)

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Texto (2006): Organización Industrial para la Estrategia Empresarial
Prentice Hall. Corregida y Aumentada

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