Dr. Mark Price
Mark Price is a labor economist at KRC. He recieved a Ph.D. in economics
from the University of Utah in December 2005. His dissertation, State
Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Labor Markets, is an empirical
investigation into the impact of the repeal of state prevailing wage
laws (a kind of wage mandate) upon the wages, benefits, educational
attainment and union density of construction workers. His
dissertation will be recognized in January 2006 with an Honorable
Mention in the Thomas A. Kochan and Stephen R. Sleigh Best Dissertation
Awards Competition sponsored by the Labor and Employment Relations
Association.
Mr. Price's work on Pennsylvania issues is available from the
publications page. Recent papers include a report on the changing
educational qualifications of the early childhood workforce; and a
report for the Appalachian Regional Commission on job displacement in
the Appalachian region.
Mr. Price has also taught economics as an adjunct instructor at
Dickinson College, Westminster College of Salt Lake City, and the
University of Utah.
CONTACT INFORMATION
Phone: 717-255-7158
Email: price@keystoneresearch.org
Research TOPICS
Labor Economics
Selected Publications
"Losing Ground in Early Childhood Education: Declining Workforce
Qualifications in an Expanding Industry, 1979-2004 (with David Bradley
and Stephen Herzenberg) 2005.
"The State of Working
Pennsylvania 2005 (with Stephen Herzenberg
and
Peter Wiley).
"An Analysis of the R. S. Means New Castle County Assessment
of the
Economic Impact of Adopting Prevailing Wage Laws on New Castle County
Government Construction Projects" (with Stephen Herzenberg).
"Displacement in Appalachia and the Non-Appalachian United States,
1993-2003: Findings Based on Five Displaced Worker Surveys." (with
Stephen Herzenberg and Howard Wial). This work will be available on
the
website of the Appalachian Regional Commission in
2006.