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Working papers

2026

  1. Robert Fairlie & Robert W. Fairlie, 2026, "Immigrant Business Owner Activity in the Pandemic and Recovery," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12655.

2025

  1. Robert Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen & Ke Lyu & Robert W. Fairlie, 2025, "A Tale of Two Startups: The Loss and Gain of Startups in the U.S. Economy in the Pandemic," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 12163.
  2. Palaash Bhargava & Sandra E. Black & Jeffrey T. Denning & Robert W. Fairlie & Oded Gurantz, 2025, "A Family Affair: The Effects of College on Parent and Student Finances," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 33497, Feb.

2024

  1. Fairlie, Robert W, 2024, "Indicators of Entrepreneurial Activity: 2023," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt4vv2f0pd, Jan.
  2. Ma, Yue & Fairlie, Robert & Loyalka, Prashant & Rozelle, Scott, 2024, "Isolating the “Tech” from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer-Assisted Learning in China," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt99m4r92g, Jul.
  3. Robert Fairlie & Daniel Oliver & Glenn Millhauser & Randa Roland & Robert W. Fairlie, 2024, "Estimating Peer Effects among College Students: Evidence from a Field Experiment of One-to-One Pairings in STEM," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 11404.
  4. Prashant Loyalka & Dinsha Mistree & Robert Fairlie & Saurabh Khanna & Robert W. Fairlie, 2024, "Job Training, English Language Skills, and Employability: Evidence from an Experiment in Urban India," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 11504.

2023

  1. Fairlie, Robert & Fossen, Frank M & Johnsen, Reid & Droboniku, Gentian, 2023, "Were small businesses more likely to permanently close in the pandemic?," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt5jp01256, Apr.
  2. Robert Fairlie & Robert W. Fairlie, 2023, "The Impacts of Covid-19 on Racial Inequality in Business Earnings," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 10634.

2022

  1. George Bulman & Robert W. Fairlie, 2022, "The Impact of Covid-19 on Community College Enrollment and Student Success: Evidence from California Administrative Data," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 9668.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Frank Fossen, 2022, "The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 29732, Feb.

2021

  1. West, Jeremy & Fairlie, Robert W & Pratt, Bryan & Rose, Liam, 2021, "Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt2bq5f1zq, Jan.
  2. Oliver, Daniel & Fairlie, Robert & Millhauser, Glenn & Roland, Randa, 2021, "Minority student and teaching assistant interactions in STEM," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt46g2x44r, Aug.
  3. Mistree, Dinsha & Loyalka, Prashant & Fairlie, Robert & Bhuradia, Ashutosh & Angrish, Manyu & Lin, Jason & Karoshi, Amar & Yen, Sara J & Mistri, Jamsheed & Bayat, Vafa, 2021, "Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt6qv9j440, May.
  4. Couch, Kenneth A. & Fairlie, Robert W. & Xu, Huanan, 2021, "The Evolving Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Gender Inequality in the U.S. Labor Market: The COVID Motherhood Penalty," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 14811, Nov.
  5. Robert W. Fairlie & Frank Fossen, 2021, "Did the $660 Billion Paycheck Protection Program and $220 Billion Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program Get Disbursed to Minority Communities in the Early Stages of COVID-19?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 28321, Jan.
  6. Robert W. Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen, 2021, "Sales Losses in the First Quarter of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Evidence from California Administrative Data," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 28414, Jan.

2020

  1. Fairlie, Robert, 2020, "The impact of COVID‐19 on small business owners: Evidence from the first three months after widespread social‐distancing restrictions," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt1n60b6p6, Oct.
  2. Fairlie, Robert W, 2020, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Small Business Owners: Continued Losses and the Partial Rebound in May 2020," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt21f993s2, Jul.
  3. Fairlie, Robert W, 2020, "The Impact of Covid-19 on Small Business Owners: Evidence of Early-Stage Losses from the April 2020 Current Population Survey," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt89w827c9, Jun.
  4. Kenneth A. Couch & Robert W. Fairlie & Huanan Xu, 2020, "The Impacts of Covid-19 on Minority Unemployment: First Evidence from April 2020 CPS Microdata," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 8327.
  5. Robert W. Fairlie, 2020, "The Impact of Covid-19 on Small Business Owners: The First Three Months after Social-Distancing Restrictions," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 8581.
  6. George Bulman & Robert W. Fairlie & Sarena Goodman & Adam Isen, 2020, "Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 8753.
  7. Robles, Silvia & Gross, Max & Fairlie, Robert W., 2020, "The Effect of Course Shutouts on Community College Students: Evidence from Waitlist Cutoffs," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 13822, Oct.
  8. Eric Bettinger & Robert W. Fairlie & Anastasia Kapuza & Elena Kardanova & Prashant Loyalka & Andrey Zakharov, 2020, "Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer-Assisted Learning," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 26967, Apr.
  9. Robert W. Fairlie & Alicia Robb & David T. Robinson, 2020, "Black and White: Access to Capital among Minority-Owned Startups," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 28154, Nov.

2019

  1. Fairlie, Robert W & Miranda, Javier & Zolas, Nikolas, 2019, "Measuring Job Creation, Growth, and Survival among the Universe of Start-ups in the United States Using a Combined Start-up Panel Data Set," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt7p90k10t, Oct.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen, 2019, "Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 26377, Oct.

2018

  1. Fairlie, Robert W & Fossen, Frank M, 2018, "Opportunity Versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt0rd0g01g, Jan.
  2. Fairlie, Robert W & Bahr, Peter, 2018, "The Effects of Computers and Acquired Skills on Earnings, Employment and College Enrollment: Evidence from a Fields Experiment and California UI Earnings Records," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt7f86913h, Feb.

2017

  1. Fairlie, Robert W, 2017, "Have we finally bridged the digital divide? Smart phone and Internet use patterns by race and ethnicity," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt2591v2w7, Jan.

2016

  1. Bulman, George & Fairlie, Robert W, 2016, "Technology and Education: Computers, Software, and the Internet," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt0rb5x6bf, May.
  2. Fairlie, Robert & Miranda, Javier, 2016, "Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring their First Employee," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt3z2945nj, Mar.
  3. Fairlie, Robert, 2016, "Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt4542h7rq, Feb.
  4. Robert W. Fairlie & Ariel Kalil, 2016, "The Effects of Computers on Children's Social Development and School Participation: Evidence from a Randomized Control Experiment," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 6230.

2015

  1. Fairlie, Robert, 2015, "Is There "White Flight" into Private Schools? Evidence from the National Educational Longitudinal Survey," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt19g880z8, Mar.
  2. Fairlie, Robert, 2015, "Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys doWorse in School than Girls?," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt4n54q8xh, Nov.
  3. Fairlie, Robert, 2015, "The Kauffman Index: Startup Activity | National Trends," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt5cb198rq, Nov.
  4. Fairlie, Robert, 2015, "Immigration and Entrepreneurship," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt6945t95k, Nov.

2014

  1. Fairlie, Robert W, 2014, "The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt01s9z9tv, Jan.
  2. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt0nm6x99w, Sep.
  3. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt1b44c0mk, May.
  4. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "A community college instructor like me: Race and ethnicity interactions in the classroom," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt1pd995t5, Aug.
  5. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "The Effects of Home Computers on School Enrollment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt1wq0f4cz, Aug.
  6. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt22q5w7dq, Sep.
  7. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt24p7v6gc, May.
  8. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Private Schools and "Latino Flight" from Black Schoolchildren," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt2t30n9gq, Sep.
  9. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt3p38k7c8, May.
  10. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt3sm3c0wp, Sep.
  11. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Race and the Digital Divide," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt48h8h99w, Sep.
  12. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt4947535x, Aug.
  13. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Entrepreneurship Training, Risk Aversion and Other Personality Traits: Evidence from a Random Experiment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt4v41h0mv, Aug.
  14. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt4zb9198n, Aug.
  15. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt56k4264f, Aug.
  16. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt7bq2h9rh, May.
  17. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Trends in Self-Employment Among White and Black Men: 1910-1990," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt7pf033tn, May.
  18. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "Does Immigration Induce "Native Flight" from Public Schools into Private Schools?," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt85s5v99k, Sep.
  19. Fairlie, Robert, 2014, "The Kauffman Index of Entrepreneurial Activity: 1996-2013," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt8nx5s6b1, Sep.

2013

  1. Fairlie, Robert W. & Grunberg, Samantha H., 2013, "Access to Techonology and the Transfer Function of Community Colleges: Evidence from a Field Experiment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt2gw7r2xk, Nov.
  2. Chatterji, Aaron K & Chay, Kenneth Y & Fairlie, Robert W, 2013, "The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt479755b2, Feb.
  3. Fairlie, Robert W. & Robinson, Jonathan, 2013, "Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt5759k24s, Jan.
  4. Robert W. Fairlie & Aaron K. Chatterji, 2013, "High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 4493.
  5. Robert W. Fairlie & Harry A. Krashinsky & Julie Zissimopoulos & Krishna B. Kumar, 2013, "Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom," CESifo Working Paper Series, CESifo, number 4510.

2011

  1. Fairlie, Rob, 2011, "Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt0x3809sf, May.
  2. Fairlie, Rob, 2011, "High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley1," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt655088zg, Feb.
  3. Fairlie, Robert W. & Krashinsky, Harry A., 2011, "Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, and Entrepreneurship Revisited," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt6hv0m2q6, Aug.
  4. Robert Fairlie & Jonathan Robinson, 2011, "The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes. Evidence from a Field Experiment with Schoolchildren," Working Papers, NET Institute, number 11-14, Sep, revised Sep 2011.

2010

  1. Fairlie, Robert W. & Kapur, Kanika & Gates, Susan, 2010, "Is Employer-Based Health Insurance a Barrier to Entrepreneurship?," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 5203, Sep.

2009

  1. Fairlie, Robert & Robb, Alicia M., 2009, "Gender Differences in Business Performance: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt8rv5w116, Feb.
  2. Fairlie, Robert W. & Robb, Alicia, 2009, "Entrepreneurship, Self-Employment and Business Data: An Introduction to Several Large, Nationally-Representative Datasets," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 4052, Mar.

2008

  1. Alicia M. Robb & Robert W. Fairlie, 2008, "Determinants of Business Success: An Examination of Asian-Owned Businesses in the United States," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University, number 569, Feb.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Christopher Woodruff, 2008, "Mexican-American Entrepreneurship," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University, number 575, Mar.
  3. Daniel O. Beltran & Kuntal K. Das & Robert W. Fairlie, 2008, "Are Computers Good for Children? The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes," CEPR Discussion Papers, Centre for Economic Policy Research, Research School of Economics, Australian National University, number 576, Mar.
  4. Daniel O. Beltran & Kuntal K. Das & Robert W. Fairlie, 2008, "Home computers and educational outcomes: evidence from the NLSY97 and CPS," International Finance Discussion Papers, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System (U.S.), number 958.
  5. Fairlie, Robert W. & London, Rebecca A., 2008, "Race, Ethnicity and the Dynamics of Health Insurance Coverage," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3708, Sep.
  6. Couch, Kenneth A. & Fairlie, Robert W., 2008, "Last Hired, First Fired? Black-White Unemployment and the Business Cycle," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 3713, Sep.
  7. Robert Fairlie & Aaron Chatterji, 2008, "High-Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley Opportunities and Opportunity Costs," Working Papers, NET Institute, number 08-04, Sep.

2006

  1. Alicia Robb & Robert Fairlie, 2006, "Access to Financial Capital Among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African-American Firms," Working Papers, Center for Economic Studies, U.S. Census Bureau, number 06-33, Dec.
  2. Beltran, Daniel O. & Das, Kuntal K. & Fairlie, Robert W., 2006, "Do Home Computers Improve Educational Outcomes? Evidence from Matched Current Population Surveys and the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 1912, Jan.
  3. Fairlie, Robert W. & Woodruff, Christopher, 2006, "Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 2039, Mar.
  4. Chinn, Menzie D. & Fairlie, Robert W., 2006, "ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration," IZA Discussion Papers, IZA Network @ LISER, number 2206, Jul.

2005

  1. Fairlie, Robert W & Robb, Alicia M., 2005, "Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital," Santa Cruz Department of Economics, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, UC Santa Cruz, number qt5gk2188g, Dec.

2004

  1. Chinn, Menzie D. & Fairlie, Robert W., 2004, "The Determinants of the Global Digital Divide: A Cross-Country Analysis of Computer and Internet Penetration," Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center, number 28408, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28408.

2003

  1. Fairlie, Robert W., 2003, "An Extension of the Blinder-Oaxaca Decomposition Technique to Logit and Probit Models," Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center, number 28425, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28425.
  2. Dyer, Wendy Tanisha & Fairlie, Robert W., 2003, "Do Family Caps Reduce Out-of-Wedlock Births? Evidence from Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, New Jersey and Virginia," Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center, number 28431, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28431.
  3. Fairlie, Robert W. & Robb, Alicia, 2003, "Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey," Center Discussion Papers, Yale University, Economic Growth Center, number 28446, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.28446.

2000

  1. Robert W. Fairlie, 2000, "Earnings Growth among Young Less-Educated Business Owners," JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research, number 207, Oct.

1999

  1. Lori G. Kletzer & Robert W. Fairlie, 1999, "The Long-Term Costs of Job Displacement Among Young Workers," JCPR Working Papers, Northwestern University/University of Chicago Joint Center for Poverty Research, number 87, May.

1997

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Bruce D. Meyer, 1997, "Does Immigration Hurt African-American Self-Employment?," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 6265, Nov.

1994

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Bruce D. Meyer, 1994, "The Ethnic and Racial Character of Self-Employment," NBER Working Papers, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, number 4791, Jul.

Journal articles

2026

  1. Robert Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen & Ke Lyu, 2026, "A tale of two startups: the loss and gain of startups in the U.S. economy in the pandemic," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 66, issue 4, pages 1665-1672, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-025-01171-7.

2025

  1. Prashant Loyalka & Dinsha Mistree & Robert Fairlie & Saurabh Khanna, 2025, "Job Training, English Language Skills, and Employability: Evidence from an Experiment in Urban India," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, volume 73, issue 4, pages 2131-2156, DOI: 10.1086/734458.

2024

  1. Yue Ma & Robert Fairlie & Prashant Loyalka & Scott Rozelle, 2024, "Isolating the “Tech” from EdTech: Experimental Evidence on Computer-Assisted Learning in China," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, volume 72, issue 4, pages 1923-1962, DOI: 10.1086/726064.
  2. Robert Fairlie, 2024, "The impacts of COVID‐19 on racial inequality in business earnings," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 43, issue 1, pages 258-288, January, DOI: 10.1002/pam.22541.

2023

  1. Kenneth A. Couch & Robert W. Fairlie & Huanan Xu, 2023, "Racial disparities in unemployment during the COVID‐19 pandemic and recovery: The “stubborn,” the “hiccup,” and the “stall”," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 61, issue 3, pages 480-495, July, DOI: 10.1111/ecin.13133.
  2. Robert Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen & Reid Johnsen & Gentian Droboniku, 2023, "Were small businesses more likely to permanently close in the pandemic?," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 60, issue 4, pages 1613-1629, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-022-00662-1.
  3. Robert Fairlie & David T. Robinson, 2023, "Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups," Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, University of Chicago Press, volume 2, issue 1, pages 149-166, DOI: 10.1086/723238.
  4. Eric Bettinger & Robert Fairlie & Anastasia Kapuza & Elena Kardanova & Prashant Loyalka & Andrey Zakharov, 2023, "Diminishing Marginal Returns to Computer‐Assisted Learning," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 42, issue 2, pages 552-570, March, DOI: 10.1002/pam.22442.

2022

  1. Robert Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen, 2022, "The 2021 Paycheck Protection Program Reboot: Loan Disbursement to Employer and Nonemployer Businesses in Minority Communities," AEA Papers and Proceedings, American Economic Association, volume 112, pages 287-291, May, DOI: 10.1257/pandp.20221028.
  2. Kenneth A. Couch & Robert W. Fairlie & Huanan Xu, 2022, "The evolving impacts of the COVID‐19 pandemic on gender inequality in the US labor market: The COVID motherhood penalty," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 60, issue 2, pages 485-507, April, DOI: 10.1111/ecin.13054.
  3. Robert Fairlie & Alicia Robb & David T. Robinson, 2022, "Black and White: Access to Capital Among Minority-Owned Start-ups," Management Science, INFORMS, volume 68, issue 4, pages 2377-2400, April, DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.2021.3998.
  4. Robert Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen, 2022, "Did the Paycheck Protection Program and Economic Injury Disaster Loan Program get disbursed to minority communities in the early stages of COVID-19?," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 58, issue 2, pages 829-842, February, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-021-00501-9.
  5. Robert Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen, 2022, "The early impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on business sales," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 58, issue 4, pages 1853-1864, April, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-021-00479-4.
  6. George Bulman & Robert Fairlie, 2022, "The Impact of COVID-19 on Community College Enrollment and Student Success: Evidence from California Administrative Data," Education Finance and Policy, MIT Press, volume 17, issue 4, pages 745-764, Fall, DOI: 10.1162/edfp_a_00384.

2021

  1. George Bulman & Robert Fairlie & Sarena Goodman & Adam Isen, 2021, "Parental Resources and College Attendance: Evidence from Lottery Wins," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 111, issue 4, pages 1201-1240, April, DOI: 10.1257/aer.20171272.
  2. Oliver, Daniel & Fairlie, Robert & Millhauser, Glenn & Roland, Randa, 2021, "Minority student and teaching assistant interactions in STEM," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, volume 83, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2021.102125.
  3. Robles, Silvia & Gross, Max & Fairlie, Robert W., 2021, "The effect of course shutouts on community college students: Evidence from waitlist cutoffs," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, volume 199, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2021.104409.
  4. Mistree, Dinsha & Loyalka, Prashant & Fairlie, Robert & Bhuradia, Ashutosh & Angrish, Manyu & Lin, Jason & Karoshi, Amar & Yen, Sara J. & Mistri, Jamsheed & Bayat, Vafa, 2021, "Instructional interventions for improving COVID-19 knowledge, attitudes, behaviors: Evidence from a large-scale RCT in India," Social Science & Medicine, Elsevier, volume 276, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2021.113846.
  5. Jeremy West & Robert W. Fairlie & Bryan Pratt & Liam Rose, 2021, "Automated Enforcement of Irrigation Regulations and Social Pressure for Water Conservation," Journal of the Association of Environmental and Resource Economists, University of Chicago Press, volume 8, issue 6, pages 1179-1207, DOI: 10.1086/715472.

2020

  1. Robert Fairlie, 2020, "The impact of COVID‐19 on small business owners: Evidence from the first three months after widespread social‐distancing restrictions," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, volume 29, issue 4, pages 727-740, October, DOI: 10.1111/jems.12400.
  2. Couch, Kenneth A. & Fairlie, Robert W. & Xu, Huanan, 2020, "Early evidence of the impacts of COVID-19 on minority unemployment," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, volume 192, issue C, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpubeco.2020.104287.
  3. Robert Fairlie & Glenn Millhauser & Daniel Oliver & Randa Roland, 2020, "The effects of male peers on the educational outcomes of female college students in STEM: Experimental evidence from partnerships in Chemistry courses," PLOS ONE, Public Library of Science, volume 15, issue 7, pages 1-13, July, DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0235383.

2019

  1. M. Diane Burton & Robert W. Fairlie & Donald Siegel, 2019, "Introduction to a Special Issue on Entrepreneurship and Employment: Connecting Labor Market Institutions, Corporate Demography, and Human Resource Management Practices," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, volume 72, issue 5, pages 1050-1064, October, DOI: 10.1177/0019793919866409.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Javier Miranda & Nikolas Zolas, 2019, "Measuring Job Creation, Growth, and Survival among the Universe of Start-ups in the United States Using a Combined Start-up Panel Data Set," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, volume 72, issue 5, pages 1262-1277, October, DOI: 10.1177/0019793919862764.

2018

  1. Fairlie, Robert W. & Bahr, Peter Riley, 2018, "The effects of computers and acquired skills on earnings, employment and college enrollment: Evidence from a field experiment and California UI earnings records," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, volume 63, issue C, pages 51-63, DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2018.01.004.

2017

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Javier Miranda, 2017, "Taking the Leap: The Determinants of Entrepreneurs Hiring Their First Employee," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, volume 26, issue 1, pages 3-34, February, DOI: 10.1111/jems.12176.
  2. Fairlie, Robert W. & Kalil, Ariel, 2017, "The effects of computers on children's social development and school participation: Evidence from a randomized control experiment," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, volume 57, issue C, pages 10-19, DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2017.01.001.

2016

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Kanika Kapur & Susan Gates, 2016, "Job Lock: Evidence from a Regression Discontinuity Design," Industrial Relations: A Journal of Economy and Society, Wiley Blackwell, volume 55, issue 1, pages 92-121, January.
  2. Fairlie Robert W., 2016, "Do Boys and Girls Use Computers Differently, and Does It Contribute to Why Boys do Worse in School Than Girls?," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 16, issue 1, pages 59-96, January, DOI: 10.1515/bejeap-2015-0094.

2015

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Dean Karlan & Jonathan Zinman, 2015, "Behind the GATE Experiment: Evidence on Effects of and Rationales for Subsidized Entrepreneurship Training," American Economic Journal: Economic Policy, American Economic Association, volume 7, issue 2, pages 125-161, May.

2014

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Florian Hoffmann & Philip Oreopoulos, 2014, "A Community College Instructor Like Me: Race and Ethnicity Interactions in the Classroom," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 104, issue 8, pages 2567-2591, August.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Samantha H. Grunberg, 2014, "Access To Technology And The Transfer Function Of Community Colleges: Evidence From A Field Experiment," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 52, issue 3, pages 1040-1059, July.
  3. Aaron K. Chatterji & Kenneth Y. Chay & Robert W. Fairlie, 2014, "The Impact of City Contracting Set-Asides on Black Self-Employment and Employment," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 32, issue 3, pages 507-561, DOI: 10.1086/675228.

2013

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Jonathan Robinson, 2013, "Experimental Evidence on the Effects of Home Computers on Academic Achievement among Schoolchildren," American Economic Journal: Applied Economics, American Economic Association, volume 5, issue 3, pages 211-240, July.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie, 2013, "Entrepreneurship, Economic Conditions, and the Great Recession," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, volume 22, issue 2, pages 207-231, June, DOI: 10.1111/gems.2013.22.issue-2.
  3. Robert W. Fairlie & Aaron K. Chatterji, 2013, "High‐Technology Entrepreneurship in Silicon Valley," Journal of Economics & Management Strategy, Wiley Blackwell, volume 22, issue 2, pages 365-389, June, DOI: 10.1111/gems.2013.22.issue-2.

2012

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Harry A. Krashinsky, 2012, "Liquidity Constraints, Household Wealth, And Entrepreneurship Revisited," Review of Income and Wealth, International Association for Research in Income and Wealth, volume 58, issue 2, pages 279-306, June, DOI: j.1475-4991.2011.00491.x.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Rebecca A. London, 2012, "The Effects of Home Computers on Educational Outcomes: Evidence from a Field Experiment with Community College Students," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, volume 122, issue 561, pages 727-753, June, DOI: j.1468-0297.2011.02484.x.
  3. Fairlie, Robert W., 2012, "Academic achievement, technology and race: Experimental evidence," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, volume 31, issue 5, pages 663-679, DOI: 10.1016/j.econedurev.2012.04.003.
  4. Fairlie, Robert W., 2012, "The effects of home access to technology on computer skills: Evidence from a field experiment," Information Economics and Policy, Elsevier, volume 24, issue 3, pages 243-253, DOI: 10.1016/j.infoecopol.2012.06.001.
  5. Fairlie, Robert W. & Holleran, William, 2012, "Entrepreneurship training, risk aversion and other personality traits: Evidence from a random experiment," Journal of Economic Psychology, Elsevier, volume 33, issue 2, pages 366-378, DOI: 10.1016/j.joep.2011.02.001.
  6. Robert Fairlie & Justin Marion, 2012, "Affirmative action programs and business ownership among minorities and women," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 39, issue 2, pages 319-339, September, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-010-9305-4.

2011

  1. Fairlie, Robert W. & Kapur, Kanika & Gates, Susan, 2011, "Is employer-based health insurance a barrier to entrepreneurship?," Journal of Health Economics, Elsevier, volume 30, issue 1, pages 146-162, January.
  2. Lisa J. Servon & M. Anne Visser & Robert W. Fairlie, 2011, "Estimating the capital gap for small businesses in New York city," Journal of Public Budgeting, Accounting & Financial Management, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, volume 23, issue 4, pages 451-477, March, DOI: 10.1108/JPBAFM-23-04-2011-B001.

2010

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Daniel O. Beltran & Kuntal K. Das, 2010, "HOME COMPUTERS AND EDUCATIONAL OUTCOMES: EVIDENCE FROM THE NLSY97 and CPS," Economic Inquiry, Western Economic Association International, volume 48, issue 3, pages 771-792, July, DOI: 10.1111/j.1465-7295.2009.00218.x.
  2. Menzie D. Chinn & Robert W. Fairlie, 2010, "ICT Use in the Developing World: An Analysis of Differences in Computer and Internet Penetration," Review of International Economics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 18, issue 1, pages 153-167, February, DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9396.2009.00861.x.
  3. Fairlie Robert & Woodruff Christopher M., 2010, "Mexican-American Entrepreneurship," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 10, issue 1, pages 1-44, February, DOI: 10.2202/1935-1682.2479.
  4. Lisa J. Servon & Robert W. Fairlie & Blaise Rastello & Amber Seely, 2010, "The Five Gaps Facing Small and Microbusiness Owners: Evidence From New York City," Economic Development Quarterly, , volume 24, issue 2, pages 126-142, May, DOI: 10.1177/0891242409354899.
  5. Kenneth Couch & Robert Fairlie, 2010, "Last hired, first fired? black-white unemployment and the business cycle," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), volume 47, issue 1, pages 227-247, February, DOI: 10.1353/dem.0.0086.
  6. Lisa J. Servon & M. Anne Visser & Robert W. Fairlie, 2010, "The Continuum Of Capital For Small And Micro Enterprises," Journal of Developmental Entrepreneurship (JDE), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 15, issue 03, pages 301-323, DOI: 10.1142/S1084946710001579.

2009

  1. Fairlie, Robert W., 2009, "Can the "one-drop rule" tell us anything about racial discrimination? New evidence from the multiple race question on the 2000 Census," Labour Economics, Elsevier, volume 16, issue 4, pages 451-460, August.
  2. Robert Fairlie & Alicia Robb, 2009, "Gender differences in business performance: evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners survey," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 33, issue 4, pages 375-395, December, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-009-9207-5.
  3. Alicia Robb & Robert Fairlie, 2009, "Determinants of business success: an examination of Asian-owned businesses in the USA," Journal of Population Economics, Springer;European Society for Population Economics, volume 22, issue 4, pages 827-858, October, DOI: 10.1007/s00148-008-0193-8.

2007

  1. Menzie D. Chinn & Robert W. Fairlie, 2007, "The determinants of the global digital divide: a cross-country analysis of computer and internet penetration," Oxford Economic Papers, Oxford University Press, volume 59, issue 1, pages 16-44, January.
  2. Alicia M. Robb & Robert W. Fairlie, 2007, "Access to Financial Capital among U.S. Businesses: The Case of African American Firms," The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science, , volume 613, issue 1, pages 47-72, September, DOI: 10.1177/0002716207303578.
  3. Robert W. Fairlie & Alicia Robb, 2007, "Families, Human Capital, and Small Business: Evidence from the Characteristics of Business Owners Survey," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, volume 60, issue 2, pages 225-245, January, DOI: 10.1177/001979390706000204.
  4. Robert W. Fairlie & Alicia M. Robb, 2007, "Why Are Black-Owned Businesses Less Successful than White-Owned Businesses? The Role of Families, Inheritances, and Business Human Capital," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 25, issue 2, pages 289-323, DOI: 10.1086/510763.

2006

  1. Robert W. Fairlie, 2006, "The Personal Computer and Entrepreneurship," Management Science, INFORMS, volume 52, issue 2, pages 187-203, February, DOI: 10.1287/mnsc.1050.0479.

2005

  1. Fairlie, Robert W., 2005, "The effects of home computers on school enrollment," Economics of Education Review, Elsevier, volume 24, issue 5, pages 533-547, October.
  2. Robert Fairlie, 2005, "Entrepreneurship and Earnings among Young Adults from Disadvantaged Families," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 25, issue 3, pages 223-236, October, DOI: 10.1007/s11187-003-6457-5.

2004

  1. Fairlie Robert W, 2004, "Race and the Digital Divide," The B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy, De Gruyter, volume 3, issue 1, pages 1-38, September, DOI: 10.2202/1538-0645.1263.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie, 2004, "Recent Trends in Ethnic and Racial Business Ownership," Small Business Economics, Springer, volume 23, issue 3, pages 203-218, October.

2003

  1. Betts, Julian R. & Fairlie, Robert W., 2003, "Does immigration induce 'native flight' from public schools into private schools?," Journal of Public Economics, Elsevier, volume 87, issue 5-6, pages 987-1012, May.
  2. Lori G. Kletzer & Robert W. Fairlie, 2003, "The Long-Term Costs of Job Displacement for Young Adult Workers," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, volume 56, issue 4, pages 682-698, July, DOI: 10.1177/001979390305600408.
  3. Robert W. Fairlie & Bruce D. Meyer, 2003, "The Effect of Immigration on Native Self-Employment," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 21, issue 3, pages 619-650, July, DOI: 10.1086/374961.

2002

  1. Robert Fairlie, 2002, "Private schools and “Latino flight” from black schoolchildren," Demography, Springer;Population Association of America (PAA), volume 39, issue 4, pages 655-674, November, DOI: 10.1353/dem.2002.0035.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Alexandra M. Resch, 2002, "Is There "White Flight" Into Private Schools? Evidence From The National Educational Longitudinal Survey," The Review of Economics and Statistics, MIT Press, volume 84, issue 1, pages 21-33, February.
  3. Robert W. Fairlie, 2002, "Drug Dealing and Legitimate Self-Employment," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 20, issue 3, pages 538-567, July, DOI: 10.1086/339610.

2001

  1. Betts, Julian R. & Fairlie, Robert W., 2001, "Explaining Ethnic, Racial, and Immigrant Differences in Private School Attendance," Journal of Urban Economics, Elsevier, volume 50, issue 1, pages 26-51, July.

2000

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Bruce D. Meyer, 2000, "Trends in Self-Employment among White and Black Men during the Twentieth Century," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, volume 35, issue 4, pages 643-669.

1999

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & William A. Sundstrom, 1999, "The Emergence, Persistence, and Recent Widening of the Racial Unemployment Gap," ILR Review, Cornell University, ILR School, volume 52, issue 2, pages 252-270, January, DOI: 10.1177/001979399905200206.
  2. Fairlie, Robert W, 1999, "The Absence of the African-American Owned Business: An Analysis of the Dynamics of Self-Employment," Journal of Labor Economics, University of Chicago Press, volume 17, issue 1, pages 80-108, January, DOI: 10.1086/209914.

1997

  1. Fairlie, Robert W & Sundstrom, William A, 1997, "The Racial Unemployment Gap in Long-Run Perspective," American Economic Review, American Economic Association, volume 87, issue 2, pages 306-310, May.
  2. Robert W. Fairlie & Rebecca A. London, 1997, "The effect of incremental benefit levels on births to AFDC recipients," Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, John Wiley & Sons, Ltd., volume 16, issue 4, pages 575-597, DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1520-6688(199723)16:4.

1996

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Bruce D. Meyer, 1996, "Ethnic and Racial Self-Employment Differences and Possible Explanations," Journal of Human Resources, University of Wisconsin Press, volume 31, issue 4, pages 757-793.

Books

2008

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Alicia M. Robb, 2008, "Race and Entrepreneurial Success: Black-, Asian-, and White-Owned Businesses in the United States," MIT Press Books, The MIT Press, number 026206281x, edition 1, ISBN: ARRAY(0x839a31d8), December.

Chapters

2022

  1. Robert Fairlie & David T. Robinson, 2022, "Racial Differences in Access to Capital for Innovative Start-Ups," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "Entrepreneurship and Innovation Policy and the Economy, volume 2".

2020

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Frank M. Fossen, 2020, "Defining Opportunity versus Necessity Entrepreneurship: Two Components of Business Creation," Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, "Change at Home, in the Labor Market, and On the Job", DOI: 10.1108/S0147-912120200000048008.

2018

  1. Kenneth A. Couch & Robert Fairlie & Huanan Xu, 2018, "Racial Differences in Labor Market Transitions and the Great Recession," Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, "Transitions through the Labor Market", DOI: 10.1108/S0147-912120180000046001.

2016

  1. Bulman, G. & Fairlie, R.W., 2016, "Technology and Education," Handbook of the Economics of Education, Elsevier, chapter 0, DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-444-63459-7.00005-1.

2013

  1. Robert W. Fairlie, 2013, "Minority and immigrant entrepreneurs: access to financial capital," Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing, chapter 8, in: Amelie F. Constant & Klaus F. Zimmermann, "International Handbook on the Economics of Migration".

2012

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Harry Krashinsky & Julie Zissimopoulos & Krishna B. Kumar, 2012, "Indian Entrepreneurial Success in the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom," Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, "Research in Labor Economics", DOI: 10.1108/S0147-9121(2012)0000036012.

2010

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Julie Zissimopoulos & Harry Krashinsky, 2010, "The International Asian Business Success Story? A Comparison of Chinese, Indian and Other Asian Businesses in the United States, Canada and United Kingdom," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "International Differences in Entrepreneurship".

2009

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Rebecca A. London, 2009, "Race, ethnicity, and the dynamics of health insurance coverage," Research in Labor Economics, Emerald Group Publishing Limited, "Ethnicity and Labor Market Outcomes", DOI: 10.1108/S0147-9121(2009)0000029015.

2007

  1. Robert W. Fairlie & Christopher Woodruff, 2007, "Mexican Entrepreneurship: A Comparison of Self-Employment in Mexico and the United States," NBER Chapters, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc, "Mexican Immigration to the United States".

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