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After recession, wave of 'accidental' entrepreneurs
Economics department chair Rob Fairlie was featured in a CNBC report on the growth of entrepreneurs as a result of the great recession.
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On their own: What explains the surge in self-employment?
The Economist interviewed Rob Fairlie, chair of economics, in an article on entrepreneurship. Separately, a report Fairlie authored for the Kauffman Foundation, the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity, received widespread coverage nationally including a Dallas Morning News blog that mentioned Fairlie.
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UCSC economics chair testifies on bill to raise California’s minimum wage
UC Santa Cruz professor and chair of economics Rob Fairlie told state lawmakers that California’s minimum wage should be raised so its purchasing power doesn’t continue to erode with inflation.
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Buying a computer won’t raise your kids’ grades
The Wall Street Journal wrote about a paper published by economics professors Rob Fairlie and Jon Robinson on the educational outcomes of middle and high-school students using computers. The paper was published by the National Bureau of Economic Research and was also covered by Slate, UPI.com and HispanicBusiness.com.
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America’s Biggest Entrepreneurs: High School Dropouts
The New York Times' Economix blog wrote about economics professor Rob Fairlie's report for the Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity. The American City Business Journals' Washington D.C. bureau also wrote about the report in an article that was published in business journals around the country.
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Obama White House to push for comprehensive immigration plan
Bloomberg News quoted from a report by economics professor Rob Fairlie in an article about immigration reform. The report for the Partnership for a New American Economy focused on immigrant entrepreneurship.
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Free computers help community college students improve skills
In the first-ever field experiment involving the provision of free computers to students for home use, UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie found that when students had access to a computer at home their grades went up along with — not surprisingly — their computer skills.
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Social Sciences honors teachers, staff members, students
Three teachers in the social sciences were honored for teaching and research as the division held its annual staff and faculty fall breakfast Oct. 12.
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UCSC economist testifies on widening wealth gap and barriers to financing
UC Santa Cruz economics professor Rob Fairlie told a U.S. Senate committee Thursday that significant financial barriers are keeping minority businesses from opening and expanding even in a recovering economy.
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UCSC economist Rob Fairlie tells U.S. Senate lack of access to capital hampers minority-owned businesses
Minority-owned businesses are being especially hurt by a lack of access to capital in the current economic downtown, UC Santa Cruz Economics Professor Rob Fairlie told a U.S. Senate committee Thursday.
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Economics professor’s book selected as an outstanding academic title for 2009
A prestigious publisher of academic book reviews has selected Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses in the United States (MIT Press) by economics professor Rob Fairlie and research associate Alicia M. Robb as one of
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Helping minority entrepreneurs succeed would reduce wealth inequality, economist says
African Americans aren’t getting the same boost from self-employment that Asians and whites enjoy, and the racial disparities demand new policy initiatives, says economist Robert Fairlie.