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US Black business ownership sees rise thanks to women, study finds
The Guardian cited Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research in an article about the growing number of Black-owned businesses in the U.S. This story was also covered on Feb. 9 by NPR's Marketplace podcast.
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Inspired by the social justice movement, Black entrepreneurship rises
NBC News discussed Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's research on increases in new Black business owners since the pandemic began.
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Small businesses eat the cost of inflation: “Keep the customer happy or you lose the customer”
The Los Angeles Times interviewed UC Santa Cruz economist Rob Fairlie about how inflation is putting small business profits at risk.
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National award recognizes economics professor’s research for revealing outsized pandemic impacts on minority-owned businesses
Economics Professor Robert Fairlie recently received the Bradford-Osborne Research Award for a paper he released in August 2020 that showed minority-owned businesses were affected by pandemic-related closures at higher rates.
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Black Business Owners Are Up 38% in U.S. From Pre-Covid Levels
Bloomberg shared the latest findings on business ownership rates among Black Americans from Economics Professor Rob Fairlie.
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While many are looking for work, some older workers are jumping at the chance for a new start
MarketWatch quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie in an article about pandemic-era entrepreneurship trends.
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Facing Recall Anger From Shop Owners, Newsom Touts Small Business Roots
The California Report, from KQED, quoted Economics Professor Rob Fairlie's recent testimony before the state's Select Committee on Small Business and Entrepreneurship.
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Black entrepreneurship took off during COVID. The reasons aren’t all good
A Miami Herald article discussed research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie on trends in Black entrepreneurship since the start of the pandemic.
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Statistical analysis quantifies how chemistry undergraduates benefit from graduate student diversity
A study of chemistry lab courses at UC Santa Cruz suggests that diversity among graduate student teaching assistants may be among the most essential factors in retaining underrepresented minority undergraduates in STEM courses.
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The pandemic saw a boom in new Black-owned businesses — the largest surge in the last quarter-century
The Los Angeles Times discussed research by Economics Professor Rob Fairlie that shows how the pandemic has affected trends in Black entrepreneurship.
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California's community colleges took a massive hit during the pandemic
Associate Professor of Economics George Bulman and Professor of Economics Robert Fairlie's latest research demonstrating the pandemic's impact on higher education was featured in the San Francisco Chronicle.
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Small Businesses Have Surged in Black Communities. Was It the Stimulus?
Economics Professor Rob Fairlie spoke with The New York Times about how unemployment has influenced entrepreneurship trends in the wake of the pandemic.