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Jose Fernandez

@uoflecon.bsky.social

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Economist, UofL Prof. and Dept. Chair, Salsa Dancer, BJJ purple belt, Autism DAD, & hopeless Mets Fan. What could go wrong? Past President of @ASHE_ASSA

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Trevon Logan @trevondlogan.bsky.social · 15d

Do you have a personal memory of a Green Book hotel, restaurant, pharmacy, or gas station? What do you remember about it? Share your memories using our Community Map. Contribute here: greenbookproject.org.ohio-state.edu #GreenBookProject
#CommunityMap #EconSky

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · 15d

The @newyorkfed.bsky.social will hold a webinar on Demystifying A Career Path in Economics

Econ is such a flexible degree that students are often overcome by the Paradox of Choice. Learn more here.

Wednesday, September 24
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
Learn more and register: cvent.me/kYye3K

Demystifying A Career Path in Economics

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Here is a link to a read-only version.
onlinelibrary.wiley.com/share/author...

#teachingevaluations

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Thank you for amplifying!!

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

"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: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/ho... #teachecon #econsky #econbluesky

https://www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/honors-awards/brimmer-undergrad-essay-prize"

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

"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." www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... #teachecon #econsky #econbluesky

URM Travel Grants

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

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. www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co... #teachecon #econsky #econbluesky

Departmental Seed Grants for Innovation in Diversity and Inclusion

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

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. www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...

Small Group Breakfast Meeting for URM Scholars

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

$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: www.aeaweb.org/about-aea/co...
#econsky #teachecon

Professional Development Grant for URM Faculty

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Additionally, we can provide some descriptive statistics about student emotions. Economics is found to receive fewer positive comments, more fear, and less joy.

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

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.

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

Our paper shows biases against women & minoritized groups in teaching evals extend to sentiment scores of comments. Language (humor, looks, accent) explains ~30% of score variation & cuts observed bias between white men & others (incl. women) by about half.

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Aug 26

🚨New Publication Alert🚨
Erin Yetter & 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.

onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...

Sentiment Analysis of Teaching Evaluations: Evidence From Nearly 8 Million Rate My Professor Reviews

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 feedb...

onlinelibrary.wiley.com

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Jul 22

What are *your* stakes in Trump's on-again-off-again battle with Fed Chair Jay Powell?

Let's dig into a pretty interesting natural experiment that I recently presented as part of my MSNBC segment, #TheProfessorIsIn

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Jun 23

I made a pit stop on my way to #ashecon2015

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Jun 23

Boricua, hopefully I will see you tomorrow.

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Apr 16

I am not even really sure what this means in this case. Like is the President found in contempt, the secretary of state, the cabinet? Do they all pay a fine or held in jail for x number of days? Or does it mean nothing?

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Uncommon Econ @uncommonecon.bsky.social · Apr 8

🙌🏽 Calling microeconomics professors…
Faculty who participate in our study earn $2,000 over two semesters! Apply today to join the Uncommon Econ Faculty Evaluation Community. Deadline: Friday, April 15.
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APPLICATION: Microeconomics Faculty Evaluation Community

We are accepting applications from Principles of Microeconomics faculty interested in participating in our grant-funded research study on ways to improve retention and recruitment into undergraduate e...

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Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Apr 11

We are still recruiting. Deadline is next week. Add yourself to the list. These are new engaging videos. Please share wide. #teachecon

Uncommon Econ @uncommonecon.bsky.social · Apr 8

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Justin Wolfers @justinwolfers.bsky.social · Mar 10

Fact check: Unless he's also suspended the Laws of Mathematics, pretty sure this can't be true.

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Feb 26

Ronald Regain was president during the 100th and Jimmy Carter was president during the 95th. The most vetoed period was the 93rd Congress (Richard Nixon was president). The most failed legislation was with 57 was the 105th (when Bill Clinton was president).

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Feb 26

Above, I created an image that shows which congress has been the most active both in percentage of all legislation and in the number of new enactments.

The 100th Congress was the productive on a percentage basis and the 95th Congress brought the most number of new laws.

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Feb 26

Have you ever wondered how many new laws Congress actually enacts? It turns out that a great majority of their time is spent revising old laws or passing resolutions.

A great website called Govtrack.us that has all sorts of statistics on congress' productivity. www.govtrack.us/congress/bil...

Jose Fernandez @uoflecon.bsky.social · Feb 20

Have you ever wondered, "When would I use a stacked percentage bar chart?" I know you wrestle with this question daily! 🤣
My latest post on #datavisualizations shows you one example where it may come in handy. Birth order and expected childhood outcomes. prof-fernandez.github.io/posts/2025/0...

Expected Child Earnings: Evidence from PSID

prof-fernandez.github.io

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Conor Sen @conorsen.bsky.social · Feb 19

In the new Quinnipiac poll Dems in Congress are underwater among Democrats: