NEW GW PROFESSOR WINS NATIONAL AWARD FOR

BEST PH.D. DISSERTATION

Mark Long, Assistant Professor of Economics, Honored by

Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management

WASHINGTON – Mark Long, assistant professor of economics and one of the newest members of The George Washington University faculty, is being honored with a national award for his Ph.D. dissertation, “The Effects of Education Policy on College Entry and Household Savings.”

Long is the recipient of the “Best Ph.D. Dissertation in Public Policy and Management,” awarded by the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management (APPAM). Winners receive a $1,000, a plaque, recognition at the annual APPAM fall research conference and publication of an abstract in the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management.

“The economics department is in the process of building on our strengths in the policy area and Professor Long's appointment represents a significant step in that process,” said Harry Watson, professor of economics and chair of the department. “We are very pleased that his research has been recognized by the association; it is well deserved.”

Long’s dissertation analyzed three elements of higher education policy: race and college admissions; college applications and the effect of affirmative action; and the impact of asset-tested college financial aid on household savings. Findings on the latter topic will be published in a forthcoming Journal of Public Economics. He wrote the dissertation while completing his graduate work at the University of Michigan. Long comes to GW as an expert in public economics, labor economics, the economics of education and applied econometrics. He joined the faculty in fall 2002.

Located four blocks from the White House, The George Washington University Department of Economics comprises a faculty with a national reputation for their scholarly contributions to a wide range of areas in economics, including macro- and micro-economic theory, econometrics, economic development, economies in transition, environmental economics, industrial organization, international trade and finance, labor economics, public finance, and regional and urban economics.  

For more information about Professor Long and his research, visit home.gwu.edu/~marklong/ or call (202) 994-6156. For more news about GW, visit the GW News Center at www.gwnewscenter.org.

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