Jose M. Fernandez
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Economist, UofL Full Prof. and Dept. Chair, Salsa Dancer, BJJ purple belt, Autism DAD, & hopeless Mets Fan. Co-char of @AEACSMGEP
Louisville, KY
Joined March 2013
#EconTwitter today I’m excited to release a database sponsored by @AEACSMGEP, @AEACSWEP , @LGBTQ_Econ to help diversify economic seminar speakers. @jenniferdoleac & @ENPancotti find only 2% of seminar speaker are minority economists, but there are 8% in the discipline. #ASSA2020.
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Here is a link to view the paper. #teachingevaluations.
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Student-driven teaching evaluations are commonly used in faculty assessments but are known to exhibit gender and racial biases. Despite this, some argue that student comments provide meaningful...
🚨New Publication Alert🚨 @DrErinYetter & I have a new paper in SEJ! Teaching evaluations are widely used in U.S. campuses for reviews & promotions, but research shows they’re biased by factors like weather, treats, & course difficulty. .
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"Andrew Brimmer Undergraduate Essay Prize: $1,000 & an AEA certificate for the best essay on the economic well-being of Black Americans. Open to U.S. undergrads in econ, poli sci, public policy & related fields. Learn more: #teachecon #econX #econTwitter.
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"URM Travel Grants: Up to $1,000 for junior econ faculty from underrepresented groups to cover travel, lodging & registration for the ASSA meetings. Supports career growth & networking. Up to 10 grants awarded each year." #teachecon #econX #econTwitter.
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Dept. Seed Grants for Innovation in Diversity & Inclusion: Up to $5,000 for econ depts. to launch bridge/training programs for URM students—mentoring, RA work, or grad prep support. Up to 4 awards/year. #teachecon #econTwitter #econX.
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URM Junior Scholars: Join the Small Group Breakfast at ASSA 2026 (Sun, Jan 4) with AEA President Lawrence Katz. Connect with senior economists, editors, and thought leaders on access to journals, conferences & networks. Space limited to 20 participants.
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$2,000 Professional Development Grant for URM junior faculty in economics! Apply by submitting an essay on your research & its link to economic education. Details: #teachecon #econX #econtwitter.
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Additionally, we can provide some descriptive statistics about student emotions. Economics is found to receive fewer positive comments, more fear, and less joy. #teachecon
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It is worth noting that the differences are smaller when using sentimental scores versus numerical scores, but still present. These difference are not uniform across disciplines.
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🚨New Publication Alert🚨 @DrErinYetter & I have a new paper in SEJ! Teaching evaluations are widely used in U.S. campuses for reviews & promotions, but research shows they’re biased by factors like weather, treats, & course difficulty. .
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RT @YiMaTweets: Intelligence is the ability to imcrement knowledge, hence knowledge is the integral of intelligence.
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RT @KevinTPitts: Great interview on CNN with Jadrian Wooten (@Wootenomics) about the economics of Taylor Swift. @VT_Econ @VT_Science.
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RT @gbenga_ajilore: My thoughts on today's CPI estimate for July 2025. One thing to remember is that reciprocal tariffs went into effect la….
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RT @CaraballoCueto: Hay muchos economistas en el exterior que no se conocen en PR, aunque estudien a PR. Aquí les doy una lista, pero añada….
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I am with @CaraballoCueto at University of Puerto Rico for the Freedom and Justice conference. @NEAEcon @ASHE_ASSA
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RT @SalpyKanimian: Thanks @ashecon for capturing these moments with my amazing @econmentoring mentor @UofLEcon!
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RT @Wootenomics: Bobby Bonilla hasn’t played for the Mets since 1999, but every July 1st, he gets a check for $1.19 million. How did a $5.….
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RT @Wootenomics: This isn’t a new story, but it’s a great one. A few years back, my friend Jose Fernandez (@UofLEcon) joined @planetmoney t….
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RT @Wootenomics: I’m trying to double the subscriber base of Monday Morning Economist over the next 30 days. My goal? 8,000 new readers. I….
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RT @johannes_wachs: How much code now comes from AI? In new work with @simone_daniotti, @xiangnan_feng & @FrankNeffke we estimate that by e….
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