Faculty Affiliate Mark Long, Associate Professor of Public Affairs, studies the effects of affirmative action and alternative college admissions policies on college entry; the effects of college financial aid on household savings; the effects of high school course-taking and school and college quality on test scores, educational attainment, labor market outcomes, family formation, and other behaviors; and the economics of nursing labor markets.

Sample Publications:

• "College Quality and Early Adult Outcomes." Economics of Education Review, 27(5), pp. 588-602, October 2008.
• "Explaining Gaps in Readiness for College-Level Math: The Role of High School Courses," with Dylan Conger and Patrice Iatarola, Education Finance and Policy, 4(1), pp. 1-33, Winter 2009.
• "Changes in the Returns to Education and College Quality." Forthcoming in the Economics of Education Review.
• "Explaining Race, Poverty, and Gender Disparities in Advanced Course-Taking," with Dylan Conger and Patrice Iatarola. Forthcoming in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

Contact Information:

Mark Long
Email: marklong@u.washington.edu
Homepage: http://evans.washington.edu/faculty-staff/bios/current-hz/long
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