Robert FairlieProfessor of Public Policy, Los Angeles

Robert Fairlie is a Distinguished Professor of Public Policy and Economics with a joint appointment in the Anderson School of Management at the University of California, Los Angeles. He is also a member of the National Bureau of Economic Research (NBER). His research interests include entrepreneurship, education, inequality, AI and technology, labor economics, development, and immigration. His research projects explore questions around whether AI is replacing jobs for recent college graduates, how college going affects family financial health, whether student and teacher interactions affect academic outcomes, whether tax polices affect startup growth, whether entrepreneurship training is effective, whether educational technology helps students, and whether small businesses have recovered from the pandemic. He has held visiting positions at Stanford University, Yale University, UC Berkeley, and Australian National University. He has received funding for his research from numerous government agencies and foundations. He has testified to the U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, and the California State Assembly regarding the findings from his research, and received a joint resolution from the California Legislature.