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Robert Garlick
Assistant Professor of Economics, Duke University
Robert Garlick is an assistant professor of economics at Duke University and an affiliate at J-PAL. He studies education and labour markets in developing economies. His current research focuses mainly on two areas: frictions in urban labour markets that distort job search and hiring decisions, and the determinants of and returns to human capital investment decisions. Garlick holds a PhD in economics and public policy from the University of Michigan and previously studied at the University of Cape Town