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José H Quintero Beltrán

@josehquinterob.bsky.social

26 followers 55 following 9 posts

Agricultural Economist @ University of Arizona Cooperative Extension | MSc from Michigan State University. Chapinguero.

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The paper is published in Reaching Regions, find the link to the full open-access article here 👇 🔗 : doi.org/10.31274/rre...

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Making sure you're not a bot!

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

This was my old student-period laptop's last task before retirement; it had more parts replaced than any car I've ever owned (multiple batteries, RAM memory, camera, keyboard, and even the wifi anthena). I do miss the stickers

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

We double confirmed this after running a placebo test with a city that applied for the same funds, didn't get awarded a grant, had to shut down an existing transit system, and still experienced counterintuitive results.

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The result is a counterintuitive conclusion where further research ideas arise. There are other factors driving economic vibrancy in food environments beyond transportation.

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

Together with Trey Malone, Anne Byrne, and Craig Carpenter we tracked foot traffic to hundreds of restaurants, cafes, and bars surrounding federally funded transit projects using anonymized mobility data from millions of smartphones before and after each system opened.

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

When we started this research, we expected to confirm something that feels obvious: build better transit, get more people moving, and make nearby businesses thrive. Logical mechanism. Textbook economics. The data had other plans.

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

My master's thesis just became a peer-reviewed publication(!), and its most important finding is more of a question than an answer.

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Huge thanks to my colleagues and friends @jeffbloem.bsky.social, Jennifer Ifft, and Trey Malone for sharing their expertise on navigating these platforms effectively. #AgEcon #SocialMedia #AppliedEconomics #AAEA

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José H Quintero Beltrán @josehquinterob.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🎉First post here I had the privilege of moderating a fantastic @aaea-economics.bsky.social webinar today on using social media for professional visibility 🌾💻 If you missed the live session, you can catch the full recording on youtube: www.youtube.com/watch?v=b0fM...

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Using Social Media for Professional Visibility

YouTube video by Ag Econ (AAEA)

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