Mark Long

Ph.D., 2002, University of Michigan. Public economics, labor economics, economics of education, race and inequality, and applied econometrics.

Department: Evans School of Public Affairs
Position: Assistant Professor
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Phone: 206-543-3787
Box: 353055
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Research Summary:

His research focuses on the effects of affirmative action (and alternative) college admissions policies on college entry; the effects of college financial aid on household savings; and his recent work examines the effect of school and college quality on test scores, educational attainment, labor market outcomes, family formation, and other behaviors. He is the winner of The Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management's 2002 Ph.D. Dissertation Award for the Best Ph.D. Dissertation in Public Policy and Management. He has publications in The Review of Economics and Statistics, the Journal of Public Economics, the Journal of Econometrics, and Public Administration Review.

Long, M., (Forthcoming), Changes in the Returns to Education and College Quality, Economics of Education Review.

Long, M. C.; Iatarola, P.; Conger, D., (2009), Explaining Gaps in Readiness for College-Level Math: The Role of High School Courses, Education Finance and Policy, 4: 1, 1-33.

Goldfarb, M. G.; Goldfarb, R. S.; Long, M. C., (2008), Making Sense of Competing Nursing Shortage Concepts, POLICY POLITICS AND NURSING PRACTICE, 9: 3, 192-202.

Long, M., (2008), College Quality and Early Adult Outcomes, Economics of Education Review, 27: 5, 588-602.

Long, M. C.; Goldfarb, M. G.; Goldfarb, R. S., (2008), Explanations for Persistent Nursing Shortages, Forum for Health Economics and Policy, 11: 2 (Health Economics), Article 10.

Long, M. C.; Luria, D. D.; Dziczek, K. M.; Wiarda, E. A., (2008), Wage and productivity stability in U.S. manufacturing plants, Mon. Labor Rev. Monthly Labor Review, 131: 5, 24-36.

Long, M. C.; Tienda, M., (2008), Winners and Losers: Changes in Texas University Admissions Post-Hopwood, Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 30: 3, 255-280.

Long, M., (2007), Affirmative Action and its Alternatives in Public Universities: What Do We Know?, Public Administration Review, 67: 1, 311-325.

Long, M. C.; Tienda, M., (2007), Changes in Texas universities' applicant pools after the Hopwood decision, Texas Higher Education Opportunity Project, Princeton University, Princeton, N.J..

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• The Implications of High School Course Availability and Course-Taking for Achievement, Graduation, and Postsecondary Enrollment
• Why Are Men Falling Behind? Explanations for the Gender Gap in College Enrollment and BA Completion

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