Robert W. Fairlie

Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Economics, Joint appointment at Anderson School of Management, Member of the National Bureau of Economic Research

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Robert Fairlie studies a wide range of topics including entrepreneurship, education, labor, racial, gender and caste inequality, information technology, immigration, health and development. Fairlie’s methodological focus is on conducting randomized control field experiments, employing advanced econometric techniques and identification strategies, and working with and building large administrative datasets.
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For New College Grads, the AI Jobpocalypse Didn’t Arrive

Even counting grads who want a job but aren’t looking, summer 2026 looked like other recent summers