curriculum vitae

General Information

Full Name:	Ramón Medina-Sánchez
Contact:	ramonmedsa [at] gmail [dot] com
Languages:	Spanish (native), English (fluent)

Research Interests

My research interests are labor markets, technological change and health economics. Currently, I am working on a project that analyzes the polarization of the labor market and the technological change in Mexico.

Education

2021 - Actual
Universidad Autónoma de Baja California – PhD., Economics
- Currently enrolled
2016 - 2018
El Colegio de la Frontera Norte – M.S., Applied Economics
- Advisor: Dr. Cuauhtémoc Calderón and co-advisor: Dr. Óscar Peláez
- Thesis: The wage dynamics of the automotive industry in Mexico: a panel data analysis for 2007-2017
2010 - 2015
Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit – B.A., Economics
- Graduated

Work Experience

2021 - Actual

Research Assistant III at San Diego Miramar College
2020 - 2021

Research Assistant II at San Diego Miramar College
2018 - 2019
Research Assistant at El Colegio de la Frontera Norte
- Grant by: Research Programs on Migration and Health (PIMSA).
- Project: Unauthorized Immigrants, Occupational Injuries and Employment Verification Laws.

Honors and Awards

Scholarships
- Graduate studies | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (2021 - Actual)
- Graduate studies | Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología (2016 - 2018)
- Programa Delfín (2013)
Awards
- First place for the best research in the area of economics, CONACYT | Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit (2013)
- Project 100, program for the best university grades | Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit (2011)

Teaching Experience

Fall 2018
Teaching Assistant for Microeconomics I
- At El Colegio de la Frontera Norte.
- Advice to graduate students on topics seen in class.
- Class preparation.

Computer skills

○ Statistics and programming languages: Stata, R, EViews, SPSS.
○ Microsoft Office: Word, Excel, PowerPoint.
○ GIS: QGIS, GeoDa.
○ Other: LaTeX, Tableau, SQL.

Leadership and Volunteering Activities

2014 - 2015
- Vice President of the National Association of Economics Students.
2013 - 2014
- Organization Secretary of the National Association of Economics Students.
2012 - 2013
- Deputy editor of "Econoccide" newsletter of the National Association of Economics Students.
2011 - 2012
- University Counselor of the Economics Faculty | Universidad Autónoma de Nayarit.