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. My research spans labor, health, and education economics, with a focus on public policy.

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.

Dissertation: Other essays examine how informal elder- and childcare shape caregivers’ employment on the extensive and intensive margins (full/part-time status and hours), using structural equation modeling.

My work informs policy on public safety, longevity, and labor market outcomes for working-class households and dependent populations. I welcome conversations about my research and opportunities to apply econometric methods to real-world problems.

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

Office: 359 Fogelman College of Business & Economics (FCBE), University of Memphis