Rodrigo A. Velez C.V. Texas A&M University Department of Economics
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[email protected] https://sites.google.com/site/rodrigoavelezswebpage/home Education: Ph.D. Economics. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (May 2009). Advisor: William Thomson Ms.A. Economics. University of Rochester, Rochester, NY (October 2005). Ms.Sc. Mathematics. Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, Colombia (September 2003). Advisor: Jorge E. Mejia-Laverde B.A. Economics. (Honors) Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia (December 2001). B. Civil Engineering. (Honors) EIA, Medellin, Colombia (December 1997). Academic appointments Associate Professor of Economics, Texas A&M University, September 2015- present. Assistant Professor of Economics, Texas A&M University, August 2009-August 2015. Research and Teaching Interests Market design, Game Theory, Algorithmic Game Theory, Mathematical Economics. Peer-reviewed publications (reverse order) [13] Fair rent division on a budget, (with Ariel Procaccia and Dingli Yu) AAAI-18: Proc. 32nd AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Feb 2018 (forthcoming). [12] Divide and compromise (with Antonio Nicolo) In press Mathematical Social Sciences (special issue in honor of Herve Moulin) 90: 100-110 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mathsocsci.2017.04.004 [11] Inequity-averse preferences in general equilibrium, Journal of Mathematical Economics 70, 166175 (2017) https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2017.02.009 [10] Sharing an increase of the rent fairly, Social Choice and Welfare (special issue in honor of William Thomson) 48(1), 59-80 (2017) http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00355-016-1018-4 [9] A. Brown, R. A. Velez, The costs and benefits of symmetry in common ownership competitive allocation, Games and Economic Behavior 96 (2016) 115-131 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2016.01.008 [8] R. A. Velez, Fairness and externalities, Theoretical Economics 11 (2016) 381-410 http://econtheory.org/ [7] R. A. Velez, Sincere and sophisticated players in an equal-income market, Journal of Economic Theory 157 (2015) 1114-1129; extended abstract published in EC'13; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2015.03.006 [6] R. A. Velez, Consistent strategy-proof assignment by hierarchical exchange, Economic Theory 56:1 (2014) 125-156; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00199-013-0774-y [5] H. Moulin, R. A. Velez, The price of imperfect competition for a spanning network, Games and Economic Behavior, 81 (2013) 11-26; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2013.03.012 [4] R. A. Velez, W. Thomson, Let them cheat! Games and Economic Behavior 75 (2012) 948-963; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.geb.2012.01.001 [3] R. A. Velez, Are incentives against economic justice? Journal of Economic Theory 146 (2011) 326345; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jet.2010.10.005 [2] Y. Kasajima, R. A. Velez, Reflecting inequality of claims in gains and losses, Economic Theory 46 (2011) 283-295; http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s00199-010-0521-6 [1] Y. Kasajima, R. A. Velez, Non-proportional inequality preserving rationing, Journal of Mathematical Economics 46 (2010) 1079-1092; http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jmateco.2010.08.009 Invited Publications Back to original frugality, ACM SIGecom Exchanges, Vol. 12, No. 1, June 2013, Pages 49-52; http://www.sigecom.org/exchanges/volume_12/1/
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Fellowships, Honors, Awards, etc. - Outstanding Graduate Instructor, Department of Economics, Texas A&M University 2016. - Visiting Scholar, CMS-EMS, Kellogg School of Management, Northwestern University (March 2013). - Melbern G. Glasscock Center for Humanities Research Stipendiary Fellowship, 2011-12. - W. Allen Wallis Institute of Political Economy Summer Fellowship, Summer 2006. - Norman M. Kaplan Memorial Prize, University of Rochester, 2005. - Fellowship, Department of Economics, University of Rochester, 2004-2008. - Non-employee Ph.D. scholarship, Banco de la Republica (Colombian Central Bank), 2003-2007. - Research Award, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Medellin, 2003. Conference and Seminar Presentations 2017 Texas Economic Theory Camp 2017, Texas A&M University (Oct.15); 17th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics, Faro, Portugal (Jun. 26). 2016 University of Manchester, UK (Oct. 12); University of Bristol, UK (Oct. 10); University of Southampton, UK (Oct, 6); University of Glasgow, UK (Oct. 4); 5th World Congress of the Game Theory Society, Maastricht, The Netherlands (July 24-28); Conference on Economic Theory and Econometrics CRETE2016, Tinos, Greece (July 12-16); 13th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare, Lund, Sweden (June 28-July 1); Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia (Feb. 8). 2015 Texas Economic Theory Camp, UT Austin (Nov. 14); Concordia University, Montreal, Canada (Oct. 16); Conference on Economic Design CoED15, Istanbul, Turkey (July 1-4). 2014 Conference on Economic Theory and Econometrics CRETE2014, Milos, Greece, (Jul. 1317); 12th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare, Boston (Jun. 18-21); Axiomatic Resource Allocation Conference, Rochester (Jun. 16-17); Design and Bargaining Workshop SMU/UT Dallas (May 23); UT Austin (Apr. 1); Vanderbilt University (Feb. 25); Texas A&M University (Feb. 14). 2013 Conference on Economic Design CoED13, Lund, Sweden (July 25-27); 13th SAET Conference on Current Trends in Economics, Paris, France (July 23); Conference on Economic Theory and Econometrics CRETE2013, Naxos, Greece (July 15-18); Electronic Commerce EC’13, Philadelphia (June 16-20); Canadian Economic Theory conference, Montreal, Canada (May 11); U. of Montreal, Montreal, Canada (April 16); Microsoft Research New England (Apr. 1); Rochester (March 31); Boston College (March 27); Carnegie Mellon-Pittsburgh (Feb 21); Universidad del Rosario, Bogota, Colombia (Feb 7); Universidad de los Andes, Bogota, Colombia (Feb. 6); Universidad EAFIT, Medellin, Colombia (Feb 1); University of Padua, Padua, Italy (Jan 8). 2012 XII Latin American Workshop on Economic Theory (Jolate), Bogota, Colombia (Oct, 2627); 1st Texas Economic Theory Camp, Dallas (Oct. 6-7); 11th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare, New Delhi, India (August 17-20). 2011 University of Montreal (Nov. 28), Texas A&M University (Nov 11); Midwest Economic Theory Conference, Vanderbilt University, Nashville (Nov 4-6); 65th European Meeting of the Econometric Society, Oslo, Norway (Aug 24-29); Conference on Economic Design CoEd11, Montreal, Canada (June 15-17). 2010 10th Meeting of the Society for Social Choice and Welfare, Moscow, Russia (July 22); Colegio de Mexico, Mexico D.F., Mexico (Feb 5). 2009 Agricultural Economics Seminar, Texas A&M University (Nov 20); Texas A&M University (Nov 6); 20th International Conference on Game Theory, Stony Brook (Jul 1317); University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia; Australian National University, Canberra, Australia; Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands; Texas A&M University (Jan 29); Rice University. Teaching Experience (Texas A&M University) Fall 2017: -Econ 323-501&502: Microeconomic theory (230+215 students)
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- Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (30 Students) - Econ 685-601: Directed studies (2 students). Spring 2017: -Econ 323-502&503: Microeconomic theory (215+195 students) Fall 2016: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (31 Students) - Econ 685-601: Directed studies (2 students). Spring 2016: - Econ 323-502&503: Microeconomic theory (211 + 84 students) Fall 2015: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (40 Students) Summer 2015: - Mathematics camp for incoming Ph.D. students. (Online) Spring 2015: - Econ 323-502&503: Microeconomic theory (208 + 107 students) Fall 2014: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (35 students). Summer 2014: - Mathematics camp for incoming Ph.D. students. (Online; 22 students) Spring 2014: (Mid-term teaching release). Fall 2013: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (38 students). - Econ 631-600: Microeconomics III (11 students). Spring 2013 (Post mid-term review teaching release). Fall 2012: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (39 students). - Econ 631-600: Microeconomics III (14 students). - Econ 685-604: Directed reading; (1 student). Spring 2012: - Econ 323-501: Microeconomic Theory (143 Students). - Econ 685-604: Directed studies (Student Seminar); (6 students). - Econ 690-604: Theory of Econ Research (Theory/Experimental seminar); (6 students). Fall 2011: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (41 students). - Econ 685-604: Directed studies (Student Seminar); (8 students). - Econ 690-604: Theory of Econ Research (Theory/Experimental seminar); (5 students). Spring 2011: - Econ 323-501: Microeconomic Theory (124 Students). - Econ 685-604: Directed studies (Student Seminar) (6 students) + Directed reading (1 student). - Econ 690-604: Theory of Econ Research (Theory/Experimental seminar); (7 students). Fall 2010: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (47 students). - Econ 685-604: Directed studies (Student Seminar); (5 students). - Econ 685-616: Directed reading (4 students). - Econ 690-604: Theory of Econ Research (Theory/Experimental seminar); (5 students). Spring 2009: - Econ 323-501: Microeconomic Theory (38 Students). Fall 2009: - Econ 629-600: Microeconomics I (63 students). Student advising: - Gonzalo E. Sanchez, Ms.Sc. Economics, Committee member 2010 - Jose Gabriel Castillo, Ms.Sc. Economics, Committee member 2010 - Matthew D. McDonough, Ms.Sc. Economics, Committee member 2010 - Minsoo Kim, Ms. Eng., Construction Sc., Committee member 2011 - Sung Ick Cho, Ph.D. Economics, Committee member 2012 - Ravi Nakamura, Ms.Sc. Economics, Committee member 2013 - Yu Shi, Ms.Sc. Mathematics, Committee member 2013. - Xinghua Long, Ph.D. Economics, Co-advisor, First placement: Assistant Professor Shanghai Finance University/Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (2016). Grants: - Texas A&M College of Liberal Arts 2013 Strategic Development Fund Grant, Theory/Experimental Market Design, Lead Investigator, $13,240. Professional Service Refereeing Experience: B.E. J. of Theoretical Economics; Econometrica; Economics Letters; Economic Theory; European Economic Review; Games and Economic Behavior; International Economic Review; International J. of Game Theory; Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization; Journal of Economic Theory; Journal of Public Economics; Journal of Mathematical Economics; Manchester School;
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Mathematical Social Sciences; National Science Foundation; Review of Economic Design; Social Choice and Welfare; TOP. Conference organization: - 6th Texas Economics Theory Camp, Texas A&M University, October 14-15, 2017 (organizing committee). - 21st Latin American and Caribbean Economic Association (LACEA) Meetings, Medellin, Colombia; November 2016 (program committee). - 13th Social Choice and Welfare Meeting, Lund University, Sweden, June 2016 (program committee). - 12th Social Choice and Welfare Meeting, Boston College, July 2014 (program committee). - 2nd Texas Economics Theory Camp, Texas A&M University, September 27-28, 2013 (conference coordinator). Departmental service in the Department of Economics at Texas A&M University: Economics Theory Recruiting Committee 2013; Microeconomics Qualifier Committee, Department of Economics 2010-2017; Qualifier Writing Committee, Agricultural Economics 2010-2017; Economics Society Advisor (2012-2014; 2016); Webpage news coordinator (2011-2013); Faculty-Staff liaison committee member (2011-2012); Elected representative from the Assistant Professors to the Executive Committee (2010-2012).
References: Herve Moulin Donald J Robertson Chair in Economics University of Glasgow
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