Speaker Topic & Bio
TOPIC: Universal Basic Income (UBI): Policies & Perspectives
In recent years, universal basic income (UBI) has emerged from rigorous academic debates to become an integral concept in increasingly granular policy proposals. Professor Mark C. Long addresses UBI’s rise, explores why it has occurred; provides an objective look at the core issues relating to UBI’s economic tradeoffs, surveys a subset of the existing literature on UBI’s likely effects; assesses its feasibility; and will answer questions on various options regarding policy design and potential implementation strategies.
BIO:
Mark C. Long is a Professor of Public Policy and Governance and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Washington. He was elected in 2019 to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Education Finance and Policy and previously served as Vice President and Executive Council Member and Policy Council Member of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Managing Editor and Co-Editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Interim Director of the West Coast Poverty Center, and Executive Committee Member of the University of Washington's Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. He is an Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal.
Professor Long holds a Ph.D. and MA in Economics from the University of Michigan, an MPP from the University of Michigan, a secondary teaching credential via UCLA, and a BA from DePauw University.
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In recent years, universal basic income (UBI) has emerged from rigorous academic debates to become an integral concept in increasingly granular policy proposals. Professor Mark C. Long addresses UBI’s rise, explores why it has occurred; provides an objective look at the core issues relating to UBI’s economic tradeoffs, surveys a subset of the existing literature on UBI’s likely effects; assesses its feasibility; and will answer questions on various options regarding policy design and potential implementation strategies.
BIO:
Mark C. Long is a Professor of Public Policy and Governance and Adjunct Professor of Economics at the University of Washington. He was elected in 2019 to the Washington State Academy of Sciences. He currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Association for Education Finance and Policy and previously served as Vice President and Executive Council Member and Policy Council Member of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management, Managing Editor and Co-Editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management, Interim Director of the West Coast Poverty Center, and Executive Committee Member of the University of Washington's Center for Studies in Demography and Ecology. He is an Associate Editor of the American Educational Research Journal.
Professor Long holds a Ph.D. and MA in Economics from the University of Michigan, an MPP from the University of Michigan, a secondary teaching credential via UCLA, and a BA from DePauw University.
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