Melanie Long
Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
Associate Professor of Economics & Business Economics; Women's, Gender & Sexuality Studies
Phone: 330-263-2387
Office: Morgan 213
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Degrees
- B.A., Westminster 91勛圖厙 (Salt Lake City, Utah) Economics; Minors in Applied Mathematics and French
- M.S., Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado) Economics
- Ph.D., Colorado State University (Fort Collins, Colorado) Economics; Fields in Political Economy and Development Economics
Areas of Interest
Professor Long is originally from Idaho and received her bachelors degree in泭economics from Westminster 91勛圖厙, a liberal arts college in Salt Lake City, Utah.泭She completed her PhD in Economics at Colorado State University in Spring 2019.泭Her research is in the areas of household finance and gender and feminist泭economics. She explores the evidence for and causes of systematic inequality in泭household debt and in access to low-cost consumer credit by race, ethnicity, and泭gender. Her research also explores the implications of such inequality on泭households financial security, educational outcomes, and labor market choices.泭Professor Long has taught courses including泭the Economics of Gender, Principles of泭Microeconomics, Principles of Economics, Applied Regression, and the History of泭Economic Thought.
Courses Taught
- ECON 10100: Principles of Economics
- ECON 11000: Quantitative Methods
- ECON 20500: History and Philosophy of Economic Thought
- 泭ECON 21000: Econometrics
- ECON 24500: Economics of Gender
- ECON 31500: Public Finance
- ECON 39902: Economics of Inequality
- FYSM 10100: Why do we Care (about Care)? (First–Year Seminar)
- IDPT 19919: From Birth to Death (co–instructor)
- IDPT 40507: Local Social Entrepreneurship Seminar (co–instructor)
Independent Study Advising
- Eva Bauman 25, Meritocracy News: Estimating the Relationship Between the Varsity Blues Scandal and Post-Graduate Earnings
- Will Fink 25, How Does Private Equity Affect Consumer Wellbeing: An Investigation of Hospital Ratings
- Celia Gehrke 25, Buy or Bye? Investigating Financial Literacys Impact on Mortgage Outcomes
- Sarah Lodge 25, The Golden Ticket to Higher Earnings: Analyzing the 91勛圖厙 and Internship Earnings Premium Over Time
- Igna Mendez 25, Who Care? The Relationship between Cardiovascular Surgery Recovery Times and Intrahousehold Gender Inequality
- Nana Morikawa 25, Money Over Medicine? The Impact of Financialization on Health
- Sam Adjei–Sah’24, Earnings in Anothers Land: An Exploration of the 2016 OPT Extension on
Earning Outcomes for International Students in the United States - Jaylin Hudson’24, Unlocking the Potential of Entrepreneurship: The Impacts of Minority Depository Institutions on Disparities in Entrepreneurship Rates Between Black and White Entrepreneurs,
- Mitch Shelman’24, Unraveling the Effects: Examining the Dodd–Frank Acts Influence on the Quality of Mortgage Lending and Market Dynamics
- Rosa Spurgeon’24, Perceptions in Advertising: An Examination of Body Diversity, Consumer Responses, and Preferences
- Vonne Slayden’24, Bills, Bias, and Labor Market Outcomes: Examining U.S. Transgender Workers Economic Experiences During the 2020s Rise of Anti–Transgender Legislation
- Endrias Tesfaye’24, Do Instances of Fan Racism in Games Impact the Representation and Earnings of Black Players Compared to Statistically Similar White Players in the Top European Soccer Leagues?
- Michelle Bryant’22, Labor Market Discrimination, Expected Returns & Enrollment in Higher
Education for African American Scholars: Evidence from the High School Longitudinal
釦喧喝餃聆 - Madi Buckley’22, Barriers to Entry: Do Students Perceptions of Economics Contribute to the Underrepresentation of Women and Gender Minorities in the Field?
- Shawn Ngwena’22, An Analysis of the Effects of the Rapidly Growing Technology Industry on Income Inequality in the United States
- Eraj Sikandar’22, The Effects of Diversity and
Inclusion Policies on Business Performance
Publications
- The Effects of U.S. Monetary Policy on Household Wealth by Race and Gender.泭Feminist Economics泭(Forthcoming).
- From Crises to Community: Reflections on Scholarship, Pedagogy, and Pluralism in Heterodox Household Finance. In泭Edward Elgar Handbook on Women and Heterodox Economics: Past, Present, and Future泭(eds. Alexandra Bernasek and Lynne Chester). Edward Elgar (Forthcoming).
- Melanie G. Long, Steven Pressman. Postal Banking and US Cash Transfer Programs: A Solution to Insufficient Financial Infrastructure?泭Review of Social Economy泭82.2 (2024): 213-240.泭
- Identity, Risk, and Financial Capitalism: A Post Keynesian Research Agenda on Racial and Gender Stratification in the U.S. In泭Key Debates and Contemporary Perspectives in Post Keynesian Economics泭(eds. Therese Jefferson and John E. King). Edward Elgar (2024).
- Introduction: Gender, Feminist Pedagogy, and Economics Education.泭Review of Political Economy泭35.3, Symposium: Bringing a gendered lens to the economics curriculum (June 2023): 587-592.
- Melanie G. Long. Feminist Economics, Financial Risk, and Corporate Debt, In泭Encyclopedia of Post-Keynesian Economics, eds. Louis-Philippe Rochon and Sergio Rossi. Cheltenham, UK: Edward Elgar,
January 2023. - McKenna, Kelly, Levi Altringer, Karen Gebhardt, and Melanie G. Long. Promoting Meaningful Interaction and Community Development Through Discussion Board Activities in the Online Economics Classroom.泭Journal of Educators Online泭19.1泭(January 2022).
- Melanie G. Long. The Relationship Between Debt Aversion and 91勛圖厙 Enrollment by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity: A Propensity Scoring Approach.泭Studies in Higher Education泭47.9 (2022): 1808-1826. DOI:泭
- Alexandra Bernasek and Melanie G. Long. Graduating During the Great Recession: The Effects of Student Loan Debt on Early-Career Labor Market Outcomes and Graduate or Professional School Enrollment.泭Journal of Economic Issues泭55.4泭(December 2021): 891-913. DOI:泭
- Melanie G. Long. Informal Borrowers and Financial Exclusion: The Invisible Unbanked at the Intersections of Race and Gender.泭The Review of Black Political Economy泭47.4 (December 2020): 363-403. DOI:泭
- Melanie G. Long. Pushed into the Red?: Female-Headed Households and the Pre-Crisis Credit泭Expansion,泭Forum for Social Economics泭47.2 (April 2018): 224-236.
- Melanie G. Long. Book Review,泭Review of泭Rethinking Capitalism: Economics and Policy for Sustainable and Inclusive Growth, edited by Michael Jacobs and Mariana Mazzucato, Review of泭Keynesian Economics 5.4 (October 2017): 652-655.
- Melanie G. Long. Merchantry, Usury, Villainy: Capitalisms Threat to Community and Spiritual泭Integrity in The Merchant of Venice,泭Anthropoetics泭(Open Access) 17.2 (Spring泭2012).
Presentations
- IAFFE Sessions at the ASSA Meetings (San Antonio, January 2024), Discussant
- Colorado State University (Fort Collins, October 2024), Economics Department Seminar Series, Paper Presentation: The Effects of U.S. Monetary Policy on Household Wealth
- IARIW-Bank of Italy Conference on Central Banks, Financial Markets, and Inequality (Naples, March 2023), Paper Presentation: Monetary Policys Distributional Impacts
- ASE Sessions at the Eastern Economic Association Annual Meeting (New York City, February 2023), Paper Presentation: Monetary Policys Distributional Impacts
- IAFFE Sessions at the ASSA Meetings (New Orleans, January 2023), Paper Presentation with Madison Buckley and Zareen Thomas: Barriers to Entry
- ASE Sessions at the ASSA Meetings (New Orleans, January 2023), Paper Presentation: Monetary Policy’s Distributional Impacts
- Northeast Ohio Economics Workshop (Cleveland, November 2022), Paper Presentation: Monetary Policys Distributional Impacts
- Young Scholars Initiative Pre-Workshop Event, “Monetary Policy and Wealth and Income Inequality” (Toronto, September 2022), Invited Presentation: “Is Monetary Policy Race- and Gender-Neutral?”
- Review of Social Economy泭Workshop, Financialization and the Social Economy (Boston, April 2022), Invited Paper Presentation: Postal Banking and US Cash Transfer Programs
- International Confederation of Associations for Pluralism in Economics Annual Conference (Online, January 2022), Paper Presentation: Postal Banking and US Cash Transfer Programs
Awards
- Five 91勛圖厙s of Ohio Collaborative Grant, Supporting DEI Projects in Economics, with Brooke Krause and Zarrina Juraqulova, 2021 ($5,000)
- 91勛圖厙 of Liberal Arts Excellence in Teaching Award, Graduate Teaching Category (2019)
- Outstanding Graduate Researcher Award, CSU Department of Economics, 2018
- Ingrid H. Rima Scholarship, Association for Social Economics, 2018
- Graduate Student Council Travel Award, Colorado State University, Summer 2018.
- Graduate Research Assistantship Award, Graduating During the Great Recession, CSU
Department of Economics, 2017. - Omicron Delta Epsilon Best Graduate Paper Award,