Javier Gonzalez
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Dissertation Title: The Cultural Values of Television: Effects of Telenovelas on Behaviors and Attitudes
Main Advisor: Ömer Özak
Committee Members: Klaus Desmet, Wookum Kim
Fields: Cultural Economics, Gender Economics, and Political Economy
Research:
- Does Watching Women Work, Work?: The Effect of Mexican Telenovelas on Female Labor Participation
- Drama and Redistribution: The Impact of Telenovelas on Preferences for Redistribution in Latin America
- Telenovelas as Cultural Mirrors: Revealing Social Values Through Generative AI
Academic experience:
Primary Instructor
- Intermediate Microeconomics
Teaching Assistant
Southern Methodist University:
- Intermediate Macroeconomics
- Urban Economics
- Applied Econometric Analysis
- Strategic Behavior
- Financial Economics
- Economic Growth
Universidad de los Andes (Chile):
- Macroeconomics II
Fellowships and Awards:
- Service Melody Rice Memorial Award, Southern Methodist University ($250)
- Dedman College Interdisciplinary Institute’s Inaugural Graduate Student Summer Research and Writing Fellowship
- Provost’s Doctoral Candidacy Fellowship
- Graduate Student Assistantship
- Poster Award at the 12th Annual Meeting of the Chilean Public Policy Society
- Best Thesis Award at the Annual Meeting of the Chilean Economic Association
- Academic Excellence Scholarship “Pedro Luis Gonzalez”
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