Economics
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Number of working black business owners falls 40 percent, far more than other groups amid coronavirus
The Washington Post reported new findings by economist Rob Fairlie about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on black-owned businesses.
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Fear sent her Chinatown restaurant spiraling. The challenges to reopening feel ‘just impossible.’
Research by economist Robert Fairlie was cited in a Washington Post article about the impact of the coronavirus pandemic on Asian-owned businesses.
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Cómo detener al COVID-19, por Kristian López Vargas y Miguel Núñez del Prado
Kristian López Vargas, assistant professor of economics, penned a Spanish-language opinion piece for El Comercio, the main newspaper in Peru, about how to use mobile technology to improve containment of the coronavirus.
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India's record-breaking diaspora in numbers
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh's research was featured in a World Economic Forum article about India's diaspora.
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Governance challenge for India
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh penned a column for the Financial Express about governance challenges facing India.
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Ex-WH economist: China’s New Silk Road is a 'threat to the existing system'
Professor of economics KC Fung, a former White House economist, was featured in a Yahoo Finance article about China's efforts to challenge America's global financial leadership.
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An economic strategy for India; here is what government must look into
Economics Professor Nirvikar Singh penned an op-ed for the Financial Express about what India should do to develop its economy.
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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.