Olugbenga Ajilore Explained
Olugbenga "Gbenga" Ajilore [1] is an American economist who is a senior advisor in the Office of the Under Secretary for Rural Development at the United States Department of Agriculture.[2] Prior to his current role, he was a senior economist at the Center for American Progress and former associate professor of economics at the University of Toledo. He is a past president of the National Economic Association and is a frequent media commentator on the labor market, particularly for Black Americans.[3] [4] [5] [6]
Education and early life
Ajilore grew up in the city of Pasadena and attended Polytechnic School (California),[7] before earning a B.A. in applied mathematics and economics from the University of California at Berkeley and a PhD in economics from the Claremont Graduate University.
Career
Ajilore was an assistant and associate professor at the University of Toledo from 2003 to 2018. During this period, he conducted research on tax policy and peer social networks, as well as racial bias and policing,[8] particularly the use of lethal and nonlethal physical force by police and police militarization.[9] [10] Since joining the Center for American Progress in 2018, much of his work has focused on the economy of rural America.[11]
Selected research publications
- Ajilore, Olugbenga. "The militarization of local law enforcement: is race a factor?." Applied Economics Letters 22, no. 13 (2015): 1089–1093.
- Ali, Mir M., and Olugbenga Ajilore. "Can marriage reduce risky health behavior for African-Americans?." Journal of Family and Economic Issues 32, no. 2 (2011): 191–203.
- Ajilore, Olugbenga, and John Smith. "Ethnic fragmentation and police spending." Applied Economics Letters 18, no. 4 (2011): 329–332.
- Ajilore, Olugbenga, Aliaksandr Amialchuk, and Keven Egan. "Alcohol consumption by youth: peers, parents, or prices?." Economics & Human Biology 23 (2016): 76–83.
- Ajilore, Olugbenga. "Identifying peer effects using spatial analysis: the role of peers on risky sexual behavior." Review of Economics of the Household 13, no. 3 (2015): 635–652.
External links
- STRENGTHENING OUR FISCAL TOOLKIT: POLICY OPTIONS TO IMPROVE ECONOMIC RESILIENCY, Committee on the Budget, U.S. House of Representatives, Testimony by Olugbenga Ajilore, Ph.D., Senior Economist, Center for American Progress, October 16, 2019, https://budget.house.gov/sites/democrats.budget.house.gov/files/documents/Ajilore_Testimony.pdf
Notes and References
- Redefining rural America (with Olugbenga Ajilore). Pitchfork Economics. Civic Ventures. September 8, 2020. 6:00. June 24, 2021.
- Web site: U.S. Department of Agriculture Announces Key Staff Appointments. 2021-02-04. www.usda.gov. en.
- Web site: 'The Deep Dive with John Lettieri': Gbenga Ajilore on race, policing, and the labor market. 2020-09-30. American Enterprise Institute - AEI. en-US.
- Web site: Jobs In June : The Indicator from Planet Money. 2020-09-30. NPR.org. en.
- Web site: 2020-09-11. Joint Center Hosts 'Pandemic Relief Priorities for Black Workers' Twitter Chat with Experts. 2020-09-30. Joint Center. en-US.
- Web site: 2020-07-23. Dr. Gbenga Ajilore on Structural Racism and COVID-19 in the Labor Market. 2020-09-30. Georgetown Journal of International Affairs. en-US.
- Sam Clark. OakTree Times Spring/Summer 2016--Alumni Profile: Dr. Olugbenga Ajilore '92. 2020-11-04. Issuu. 14 July 2016. en. 26.
- Web site: Speaker: Gbenga Ajilore AlterConf. 2020-09-30. alterconf.com.
- Web site: Institute for New Economic Thinking. 2020-09-30. Institute for New Economic Thinking. en.
- Web site: 2017-09-26. Olugbenga Ajilore. 2020-09-30. Urban Institute. en.
- Web site: Olugbenga Ajilore. 2020-09-30. Center for American Progress. en-US.
