1 RESUME Horacio Matos-Díaz, Ph.D. April, 2016

RESUME Horacio Matos‐Díaz, Ph.D. April, 2016 Department of Business Administration Phone: 787.993.0000 (3177) University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón horacio.matos1@upr.edu #170 Carretera 174, Parque Industrial Minillas Bayamón, Puerto Rico 00959‐1919 Home Address: 3409 Avenida Isla Verde, Apartamento 1102 Phone: 787.268.0849 Condominio Las Gaviotas horacio72@coqui.net Carolina, Puerto Rico 00979‐4903 Current Position: Professor of Economics, Department of Business Administration, University of Puerto Rico at Bayamón (UPR‐Bayamón). Other Positions: On sabbatical leave for research, August 2006 ‐ July 2007. On leave as a graduate student at Kansas State University, 1996‐2000. Completed the degree of Ph.D. in Economics, Kansas State University, December, 2000. Achieved rank of Full Professor, UPR‐Bayamón, 1994. Director of the Planning and Development Office of the Regional Colleges Administration of the University of Puerto Rico, 1989‐1992. Associate Professor, Business Administration Department, UPR‐ Bayamón, 1988‐1994. Faculty Representative to the Academic Senate and to the College Administrative Board, UPR‐Bayamón, 1987‐1989. Assistant Professor, Business Administration Department, UPR‐ Bayamón, 1983‐1988. Business Administration Department Head, UPR‐Bayamón, 1988‐ 1989. Named by the Council of Higher Education as Adviser and Researcher for the University of Puerto Rico Social Responsibility Commission, 1984‐1985. Instructor, Business Administration Department, UPR‐Bayamón, 1978‐ 1983. 1
Major Fields: International Trade Theory and Labor Economics. Courses Taught: Undergraduate: Intermediate Micro and Macroeconomics, Intermediate Statistics, Money and Banking; Graduate: Managerial Economics (MBA); Microeconomic Theory (doctoral level). Education: B.A., Cum Laude, University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras Campus, May 1976, Economics. M.A., (GPA 4.00 on 4.00 scale), University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras Campus, July 1978, Economics. Ph.D., Kansas State University, Manhattan, KS, December 2000, Economics. Dissertation Title: Scale and Scope Economies in Higher Education: The Case of Regional Colleges of the University of Puerto Rico. Dissertation Committee: James F. Ragan, Jr. (Chairman), Steven P. Cassou, Bernt Bratsberg and Allen Featherstone. Professional Organizations: American Economic Association (since 1978) Publications: I. Books: Ramón J. Cao‐García & Horacio Matos‐Díaz, Educación universitaria y oportunidad económica en Puerto Rico, Editorial Betania, Madrid, 1988. II. Articles in Refereed Journals: 15. Horacio Matos‐Díaz & Dwight García “Modeling college graduation GPA considering equity in admissions: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico” Education Policy Analysis Archives 22, No. 96 (October, 2014): 1‐33. http://dx.doi.org/10.14507/epaa.v22n96.2014
14. Horacio Matos‐Díaz “Measuring grade inflation and grade divergence accounting for student quality”, Cogent Economics & Finance 2:1, (2014): 1‐16. http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2014.915756 13. Horacio Matos‐Díaz “Student evaluation of teaching, formulation of grade expectations, and instructor choice: Explorations with random‐effects ordered probability models” Eastern Economic Journal 38, No. 3 (Summer, 2012): 296‐ 309. Abstract ‐ Palgrave Macmillan Journals 2
12. James F. Ragan, Jr.; Dong Li; & Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Using admission tests to predict success in college – Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico” Eastern Economic Journal 37, No. 4 (October, 2011): 470‐487. (Eastern Economic Journal ‐ Using Admission Tests to Predict...) 11. Horacio Matos‐Díaz & James F. Ragan, Jr. “Do student evaluations of teaching depend on the distributions of expected grade?” Education Economics 18, No. 3 (Taylor & Francis Online :: Education Economics ‐ Volume ) 10. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Determinantes de las tasas universitarias de graduación, retención y deserción en Puerto Rico: Un estudio de caso” Revista de Economía del Rosario 12, No. 1 (June, 2009): 25‐44. (http://EconPapers.repec.org/RePEc:col:000151:006237) 9. Horacio Matos‐Díaz & Alfred J. Crouch‐Ruiz. “¿Es sesgada la evaluación estudiantil?: El caso de la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Bayamón” Revista de Economía Institucional 10, No. 18 (January‐June, 2008): 241‐260. (EconPapers: Revista de Economía Institucional) 8. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Relación entre admisiones, calidad de los estudiantes, aprovechamiento académico e inflación de calificaciones: Evidencia de la UPR‐Bayamón” Revista de Ciencias Sociales, New Series, No. 18 (Summer, 2008): 78‐103. (Relación entre admisiones, calidad de los estudiantes...) 7. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Sobre la posibilidad de inflación de notas en la Universidad de Puerto Rico en Bayamón” Revista de Ciencias Sociales, New Series, No. 15 (Summer, 2006): 6‐29. (http://bibliotecavirtual.clacso.org.ar/ar/libros/pr/cis/rcs/15/rcs15.html) 6. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Un análisis económico de la estructura de gastos y productos de los departamentos y programas académicos de la ACR‐UPR” Revista de Administración Pública 27 (December, 1994): 133‐159. 5. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Sobre el concepto del capital humano desde la perspectiva de la teoría económica de la educación” Revista de Administración Pública 20 (December, 1987): 45‐68. 4. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Estudio de graduados del sistema de la Universidad de Puerto Rico 1982‐83” Revista de Ciencias Sociales 24 (January‐December, 1987): 191‐ 248. 3. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “University education as homogenizing process: An exploratory study” Economics of Education Review 6 (1987): 49‐54. University education as a homogenizing process: an exploratory... 3
2. Horacio Matos‐Díaz. “Estudio de las aportaciones del personal docente de la UPR a la sociedad puertorriqueña” Revista de Administración Pública 18 (October, 1985): 107‐131. 1. Horacio Matos‐Díaz & Ramón J. Cao‐García. “Accidentes de tránsito: Un análisis económico” Revista de Ciencias Sociales 21 (May‐June, 1979): 173‐194. Current Research: Horacio Matos‐Díaz “Estimating the effects of partial withdrawals on GPA through time: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico” (under review) Horacio Matos‐Díaz “Using accelerator failure‐time regression models to explain college academic outcomes: Evidence from the University of Puerto Rico” (in progress) Professional Services: Journal Refereeing for: Cogent Economics & Finance Education Economics Southern Economic Journal The Journal of Economic Education Revista de Ciencias Sociales 4