Favour Olarewaju

Welcome to my website! I am a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the University of Memphis on the 2025-26 job market. As an applied economist, my research interests are in labor, health, and education economics, with a focus on public policy. My work informs policy effectiveness on public safety, longevity, and labor market outcomes for working-class households and dependent populations. 

Job market paper: I estimate the impact of open-container laws on alcohol-related motor vehicle fatalities across U.S. states using modern staggered and stacked difference-in-differences designs. 

My other research examines how informal elder- and childcare shape caregivers’ labor market supply on extensive and intensive margins (full/part-time job status and weekly hours worked), using structural equation modeling.

My research has been published in the Journal of Population Research and been competitively selected for presentations at national and regional conferences. Additionally, I have taught Principles of Microeconomics and Macroeconomics (in-person and online) and tutored graduate level Applied Healthcare Economics courses. I welcome conversations about my research, teaching and opportunities to apply econometric methods in solving real-world problems for improved life outcomes.

You can find my CV here and email me at flrewaju@memphis.edu