Spencer Barnes
@spencerbarnes.bsky.social
Assistant Professor of Finance @UTEP. https://sites.google.com/view/spencer-barnes
Thanks to AI, I’m going back to the 1970s college experience. Pencil and paper!
Got nominated for a teaching award from my students! Woot woot
Grad school: prove the existence of firm i’s epsilon ball. Tenure track: the authors should consider moving table 3.
🚨 NEW WORKING PAPER ALERT 🚨 What if we told you that NFL officiating might not be as neutral as we all assume? That penalties in the postseason aren’t just random whistles, but instead, they tend to favor one team? Read the paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....
Under (financial) pressure
This study examines how financial pressure influences rule enforcement by leveraging a novel setting---NFL officiating. Unlike traditional regulatory environmen
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LLMs are not great for the environment… Wonder when this paper will pop up at an AFA ESG session. www.npr.org/2024/07/12/g...
AI brings soaring emissions for Google and Microsoft, a major contributor to climate change
The tech giants both report surges in greenhouse gas emissions as they double-down on adding artificial intelligence to all of their products.
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I had the distinct honor of being recognized (along with a select group of about ten outstanding faculty members across the university) at @UTEP's annual faculty endowment dinner! And to cap it off @UTEP 's President @HeatherAnWilson shared inspiring words about us!
Mid-tenure review packet is complete at a whopping 600 pages 🎊
I created a Business Scholars Starter Pack (law profs, business-school profs, sociologists, economists, etc.). Let me know who I've missed and I'll add. go.bsky.app/TPJf9ts
Looking forward to this thing going vertical again in a few months!
🙆♀️ Women end up getting higher payouts from discrimination filings than men. 🙋♂️ Why do you think that might be the case? Still working on changes to this paper but I’m really happy with it! Check it out here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers....
Excited to have the opportunity to present at the Labor and Finance Group Conference today!
Had a conversation with industry friend yesterday. A ton of IT workers are poised to leave the country because of immigration status. According to his company, there’s going to be a LOT of ~very high paying ($300 an hour baseline) jobs available soon (with easy to get certs in Cloud etc.). 📈📉
Interesting to think about partial equilibrium effects. This is essentially what MDs have done (only accepting US citizens). Increasing wages, increasing at-home talent, and increasing costs? Good or bad thing? Idk! Probably depends on who you ask. “In this paper, we…”
Mark Copelovitch@mcopelov.bsky.social · 2y agoPeople are totally unprepared for what is about to happen to American higher education
Covering a recently published paper in a reputable journal in my PhD Urban Econ class today. The paper has an AI hallucinated citation to a non-existent paper. 😲
This year’s @econ5k.bsky.social should be a blast and the shirts are FIRE! 🏃🏻
Daniel Bergstresser@dbergstresser.bsky.social · 2y agoThe t-shirt design this year celebrates both Claudia Goldin and San Francisco (the “Goldin Gate Bridge” hahaha). Available in 5 colors but I recommend pink
Every time I come back to this app I’ve somehow gained 20+ followers none of which I know
a man with a beard is sitting in a crowd of people and making a face .
ALT: a man with a beard is sitting in a crowd of people and making a face .
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Bucky the beaver showed up to class for Halloween! Yes, a little late, but hope to brighten up your vibes 📈📉
🚨Publication alert!🥳 A recent paper of mine has been published in the Journal of Financial Research! Key takeaway: The EEOC's 1992 policy incentivized firms to limit employee numbers, resulting in a subsequent decline in growth. Check out the full paper here: papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.....
Great to have Sylvain Catherine from Wharton visiting us at UTEP today!
Excitement intensifies! Presenting right before lunch🤗
📰Breaking News: Local Professor’s Professionally Important Number Crosses Arbitrary Threshold
I made a starter pack of academics doing finance research, including finance professors, financial economists, and other economists interested in finance go.bsky.app/944zQWd