Economics
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In poor countries technology can make big improvements to education
Research by professors Rob Fairlie and George Bulman in economics was cited by The Economist in an article about the role and impact of educational technology in developing countries.
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Black business ownership didn't increase 400 percent this year
Economist Rob Fairlie, an expert on entrepreneurship, was quoted in a WRAL News story about the growth of black-owned businesses.
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How Laid-Off Corporate Workers Are Becoming Free-Thinking Entrepreneurs
Economics Professor Robert Fairlie was quoted in a San Antonio Express-News article about "necessity entrepreneurs"–laid-off workers who go on to launch successful businesses.
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Black Restaurant Week: Across U.S., Events Remind Diners, 'We're Here. Support Us'
Economist Rob Fairlie's research on black-owned businesses was mentioned in an NPR report about Black Restaurant Week.
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The Question with AI Isn’t Whether We’ll Lose Our Jobs — It’s How Much We’ll Get Paid
Economics Professor Lori Kletzer penned an opinion piece for the Harvard Business Review about anxiety over the prospect of job displacement caused by technology–specifically, robots.
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One trait the most successful startups have in common–It's got nothing to do with funding
Economist Rob Fairlie was featured in an Inc. magazine story about the hiring practices of startups.
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Technology is transforming what happens when a child goes to school
Research by economists George Bulman and Rob Fairlie was featured in an article in The Economist about the impact of technology on the education of children.
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Entrepreneur in a low-income area? Good luck getting a bank loan
Economist Robert Fairlie was quoted in a KQED story about entrepreneurs in low-income areas and their limited access to bank credit. Entrepreneurs in predomoinantly minority and underserved communities have less access to capital, which contributes to slower growth rates and higher failure rates, he said.
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How colleges can better admit students
In a Sunday op-ed about college admissions, columnist Devin G. Pope cited a paper by George Bulman, an assistant professor of economics. Bulman's paper showed that GPA's later in high school are more predictive of whether a student drops out of college within two years.
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Interview: Indian Immigration in the Time of Trump
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh, coauthor of the new book The Other One Percent: Indians in America, was featured in a Foreign Policy interview about immigration during the Trump era.
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Why Texas would be the biggest loser in a trade war with Mexico
In a Business Insider article about the impacts of a trade war with Mexico, economics Professor David Kaun predicted that a trade war alone "would likely not have much impact on the overall economy, as distinct from some relevant sectors and consumers."
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What the lottery can tell us about college affordability
Vox.com wrote about a study by economics professors George Bulmnan and Rob Fairlie that looked at tax return data from state lottery winners to investigate college-going decisions.