Horacio Matos-Díaz

University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón

Professor of Economics

Carr. 174 Núm. 170

Parque Industrial Minillas

Bayamón, 00959

Puerto Rico

SCHOLARLY PAPERS

8

DOWNLOADS

332

SSRN CITATIONS

3

CROSSREF CITATIONS

0

Scholarly Papers (8)

1.

On Progressivity, Regressivity, and Proportionality: A Graphical Approach to the Teaching of the Income Tax Structure

Number of pages: 11 Posted: 18 Sep 2020 Last Revised: 22 Sep 2020
Horacio Matos-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón
Downloads 135 (386,772)

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marginal and average tax rates, progressivity, regressivity, proportionality, income increasing tax function

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Is Student Evaluation Biased? The Case of the University of Puerto Rico in Bayamon

Revista de Economía Institucional, Vol. 10, No. 18, 2008
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 29 Jul 2008
Horacio Matos-Díaz and Alfred J. Crouch
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón and Retired
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student evaluation, premium, penalties

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A Synthesis on the Cobb-Douglas Surface Concavity

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 19 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 08 Feb 2024
Horacio Matos-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón
Downloads 54 (681,443)

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Cobb-Douglas surface, homogeneous functions, convexity, concavity, Hessian determinants, Euler’s theorem

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Modeling College Graduation GPA Considering Equity in Admissions: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico

Education Policy Analysis Archive, Volume 22, Number 96
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 25 Oct 2014 Last Revised: 28 Oct 2014
Horacio Matos-Díaz and Dwight García
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón and University of Puerto Rico at Bayamon
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Estimating the Effects of Partial Withdrawals on GPA Through Time: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico

Matos-Díaz, H., Estimating the effects of partial withdrawals on GPA through time: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico. EconomiA (2017), doi/10.1016/j.econ.2017.10.004, Forthcoming
Number of pages: 15 Posted: 13 Dec 2017
Horacio Matos-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón
Downloads 20 (941,312)
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partial withdrawals, grade inflation; student evaluations of teaching, Puerto Rico, random- and fixed-effects models

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Taxonomy of Grading Practices in the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón, 1995-96 to 2015-16

Matos-Díaz, H. (2021). Taxonomy of grading practices in the University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón, 1995-96 to 2015-16. Education Policy Analysis Archives, 29(57). https://doi.org/10.14507/epaa.29.5845
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 May 2021
Horacio Matos-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón
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grading taxonomy, multinomial logistic models, easy and tough grading, Puerto Rico

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Student Evaluation of Teaching, Formulation of Grade Expectations, and Instructor Choice: Explorations with Random-Effects Ordered Probability Models

Matos-Díaz, H. Student Evaluation of Teaching, Formulation of Grade Expectations, and Instructor Choice: Explorations with Random-Effects Ordered Probability Models. Eastern Econ J 38, 296–309 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1057/eej.2011.7
Posted: 06 Oct 2020
Horacio Matos-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón

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SET ratings, random-effects, ordered probability models, relative expected grade, maximum likelihood methods]

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Measuring Grade Inflation and Grade Divergence Accounting for Student Quality

Horacio Matos-Díaz “Measuring grade inflation and grade divergence accounting for student quality”, Cogent Economics & Finance 2:1, (2014): 1-16.
Posted: 25 Oct 2014
Horacio Matos-Díaz
University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón

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grade inflation index, GPA, student quality, random and fixed effects models