Inês Black

Professor Black is an Assistant Professor in the Strategy area, working at the intersection of firm strategy and labor markets. Her research focuses on how and when the matching process between workers and firms yields performance gains. She is particularly interested in how organizations choose hiring channels as a result of their demand for skills. Professor Black teaches the core Strategy course for Fuqua's daytime MBA.

EDUCATION

• Universidad Aut`onoma Barcelona, BSE, Ph.D. Economics 2013 - 2018
• Universidad Aut`onoma Barcelona, BSE, M.Res. Economics 2011 - 2013
• Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal, M.A. Economics 2007 - 2009
• Nova School of Business and Economics, Portugal, B.A. Economics 2004 - 2007

RESEARCH FIELDS

• Strategic Human Capital, Organizations, Technological Change, Labor Economics

VISITING POSITIONS

• Bank of Portugal, Economic and Research Department, Visiting Researcher 2017 - 2018
• University College London, Department of Economics, Visiting Ph.D. student 2016 - 2017

AWARDS AND GRANTS

• 2019 Excellence in Teaching Award, MMS DKU
• 2022 Social Sciences Network Institute Grant Award, with Sharique Hasan, $20,000
• 2022 Duke Hiring Channel and Labor Market Survey, with Sharique Hasan, $45,000
• 2020 Duke Seed Grant, with Sarah Komisarow and Matthew Johnson, $5,200