Research Interests for Robert J Garlick

Garlick works at the intersection of development economics, the economics of education, and labor economics. His current research focuses on the role of limited information in schooling decisions, job search, and employment outcomes. He also studies peer effects in education, focusing on methodological challenges in measuring peer group composition.

Recent Publications

1. Garlick, RJ; Orkin, K; Quinn, S, Call Me Maybe: Experimental Evidence on Using Mobile Phones to Survey Microenterprises, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) no. 224 (July, 2016), pp. 49 pages [abs]
2. Garlick, RJ; Hyman, J, Data vs. Methods: Quasi-Experimental Evaluation of Alternative Sample Selection Corrections for Missing College Entrance Exam Score Data, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) no. 221 (June, 2016), pp. 96 pages [abs]
3. Garlick, RJ, Academic Peer Effects with Different Group Assignment Policies: Residential Tracking versus Random Assignment, Economic Research Initiatives at Duke (Erid) no. 220 (March, 2016), pp. 53 pages [abs]