Robert Garlick is an economist studying labor markets in developing economies, particularly how to reduce search and matching frictions to increase employment, earnings, and productivity. He also studies how labor markets intersect with government policies on education, income support, public works employment, and transport, alongside some methodological research on survey design and applied econometrics. Garlick is currently based at the Duke University Economics Department, where he teaches classes in development and labor economics. He is affiliated with J-PAL and IZA and previously worked in the World Bank's Development Research Group. Garlick has advised government departments in South Africa on education and social protection policies. He holds a PhD in economic and public policy from the University of Michigan along with masters and undergraduate degrees from the University of Cape Town.
