Curriculum - Elon University

Mark R. Kurt
Elon University
Martha and Spencer Love School of Business
Department of Economics Office: (336) 278-5915
Campus Box 2075 Fax: (336) 278-5952
Elon, NC 27244 E-mail: mkurt@elon.edu
Home Page: http://facstaff.elon.edu/mkurt
Citizenship:
United States
MAJOR FIELDS OF CONCENTRATION
Labor Economics, Health Economics, Macroeconomics
EDUCATION
Degree Field Institution Year
Ph.D. Economics The University of Iowa 2008
M.A. Economics The University of Iowa 2005
B.S. Economics Clemson University 2000
DISSERTATION
Title: Essays on the Inter-industry Wage Differential, Human Capital, and Directed Search
Dissertation Advisors:
M. Beth Ingram (Chair)
George Neumann
Elena Pastorino
Gabriele Camera
Satadru Hore
CURRENT POSITION
Assistant Professor, Department of Economics, Elon University, August 2008 to present
Teaching Experience
Elon University
Assistant Professor, Argentina: Strategic Global Partnerships, January 2013
Assistant Professor, EuroMed: Melting Pot or Frying Pan Preparatory, January 2012
Assistant Professor, EuroMed: Melting Pot or Frying Pan Preparatory, Fall 2011
Assistant Professor, Business and Culture of New Zealand, January 2010-2011
Assistant Professor, Business and Culture of New Zealand Preparatory, Fall 2010-2011
Assistant Professor, Economic Growth and Development, Spring 2009-current
Assistant Professor, Labor Economics, Spring 2008-Current
Assistant Professor, Principles of Economics, Fall 2008-Current
Assistant Professor, International Business and Economics (MBA), Summer 2009, 2013

University of Iowa
Teaching Assistant, International Economic Environment of the Firm (MBA), Spring 2004, Fall
2005, Spring 2007
Teaching Assistant, Industrial Organization, Spring 2006
Instructor, Principles of Macroeconomics, University of Iowa, Fall 2004 - Fall 2006
Teaching Assistant, Principles of Macroeconomics, University of Iowa, Fall 2003
Coe College
Instructor, Principles of Macroeconomics, Fall 2006
Cornell College
Instructor, Principles of Macroeconomics, Spring 2005
Research Experience
Principal Project Officer for NCES Restricted Access Data Sets, Elon University, 2009-current
Research Assistant, Iowa Electronic Markets and Health Prediciton Markets, University of Iowa,
Fall 2006 – Summer 2008
Work Experience
Consultant, ACT, Iowa City, Iowa, October 2006
International Logistics Analyst, Lockheed Martin, Greenville, South Carolina, 2000-2004
PUBLICATIONS (Peer-Reviewed)
“Sexually Transmitted Infections with Semi-Anonymous Matching” (with Bryan Engelhardt
and Philip Polgreen), Forthcoming, Health Economics.
“Assessing Global Awareness over Short-Term Study Abroad Sequence: A Factor Analysis”
(with Neal Olitsky and Paul Gies), Forthcoming, Frontiers: the Interdisciplinary Journal of Study
Abroad.
“Discouraging Workers: Estimating the Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Search Intensity of
the Unemployed” with Steve DeLoach. Revise and Resubmit, Forthcoming, Journal of Labor
Research.
PUBLICATIONS (Other)
“A Survey Paper: Topics in Economic Growth and Development,” Starting Point: Teaching and
Learning Economics, Online Module on Undergraduate Research in Economics.
http://serc.carleton.edu/econ/studentresearch/econexamples.html, March 2012.
WORKING PAPERS
“The Buffet Critique: Valuing Long-Dated Options” with Neeraj Gupta and Reilly White. Under
Review, Journal of Investing.
“On the Job Search and the Business Cycle” with Steve DeLoach
“New Observations Regarding Heterogeneity and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”

“To Reboot or Not to Reboot: An Investigation into the Benefits of Rebooting Movie
Franchises.” With Alexander Spitz
“Estimating the Long Term Impacts of Educational Attainment Risk Factors on Labor Market
Outcomes” with Andrew Garrison
“The Inter-industry Wage Differential, Educational Choice, and Directed Search”
WORK IN PROGRESS
“Measuring Impact of Duration on Global Awareness through Study Abroad,” with Neal Olitsky
“Business Focused: Measuring Differences in Global Awareness in Business versus Liberal Arts
Short-Term Study Abroad Programs,” with Steve DeLoach and Neal Olitsky
CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS
“Discouraging Workers: Estimating the Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Search Intensity of
the Unemployed,” American Economics Association Annual Meetings, Omicron Delta Epsilon
Session, San Diego, CA, January 2013.
“Assessing Global Awareness over Short-Term Study Abroad Sequence: A Factor Analysis,”
NAFSA Southern Regional Conference, San Juan, Puerto Rico, October, 2012.
“Discouraging Workers: Estimating the Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Search Intensity of
the Unemployed,” Southern Economic Association Annual Meetings, Washington D.C.,
November 2011.
“Directed Search as a Mechanism to Prevent HIV Transmission,” American Society of Health
Economists Bi-Annual Conference. Cornell University, Ithaca, NY, June 2010.
“Directed Search and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 2010.
“New Observations Regarding Heterogeneity and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Cleveland, OH, March 2009
“Directed Search, Educational Choice, and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 2008.
“Directed Search and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Iowa Alumni Workshop, The University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, May 2007.
“Directed Search and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Minneapolis, MN, March 2007.
“New Observations Regarding Heterogeneity and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 2006.
Invited Presentation
“Discouraging Workers: Estimating the Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Search Intensity of
the Unemployed” UNC-Greensboro (September, 2011)

“Discouraging Workers: Estimating the Impact of Macroeconomic Shocks on Search Intensity of
the Unemployed” UMASS-Dartmouth (May, 2011)
“Current Labor Economic Situation,” Elon University Poll’s Workshop for Journalists and
Reporters, Elon, NC, September 8, 2010.
“Directed Search, Educational Choice, and the Inter-industry Wage Differential”
Clarence W. Tow Lecture, the University of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, October 2007.
Conference Discussant
American Economics Association Annual Meetings, San Diego, CA, January 2013.
Southern Economics Association Annual Meetings, Washington D.C., November 2011.
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Chicago, IL, March 2010.
Eastern Economics Association Annual Meetings. Philadelphia, PA, February 2010.
Midwest Economics Association Annual Meetings, Cleveland, OH, March 2009.
MEDIA CITATIONS
WRAL, Interview, “NC says jobless rate down notch to 9.4 percent,” March 28, 2013.
Bloomberg BusinessWeek, Interview, “NC unemployment steady for third straight month,” July
26, 2012.
WFMY News 2, Interview, “Unemployment Rate Dropped, But That’s Not the Only Factor,”
December 2, 2011.
Carolina News, Interview, “Economists find connection between stock market and job searches,”
September 5, 2011.
WFMY News 2, Interview, “Housing Prices, Stock Market Affects Job Search,” September 2,
2011.
High Point Enterprise, Interview by Paul Johnson, “Rise in Corporate Earnings Fails to Add
Jobs,” August 14, 2010.
News and Record Interview by Mark Binker, “N.C. Sales Tax Going Up on Tuesday,”
August 31, 2009.
News 14 Carolina, Interview by Tim Boyum impacts of stock market on labor market,
October 6, 2008.
PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES
American Economic Association Member, 2007- Current
Council on Undergraduate Research Member, 2009-Current
Southern Economic Association, 2011-current
American Society of Health Economists, 2010-2011
Midwest Economics Association Member, 2006 –2011
HONORS
Elon University, FR&D Research Grant, Fall 2009, Fall 2011

Elon University, Teaching and Learning Grant, Fall 2010
Elon University, Love School of Business Course Release Grant, Spring 2010
Elon University, Pope Foundation Undergraduate Research Scholar Award, Summer 2009
Elon University, Love School of Business Research Grant, Summer 2009
Elon University, Hultquist Award for Research, Summer 2009
Elon University, Love School of Business Course Release Grant, Fall 2008
University of Iowa Graduate College Travel Fellowship, Summer 2006, Summer 2007
University of Iowa Department of Economics Graduate Fellowship, Spring 2006
University of Iowa Graduate College Fellowship, Fall 2002-Summer 2003
University of Iowa COGS Tuition Scholarship, Fall 2002 - Fall 2007
UNDERGRADUATE MENTORING
Nicholas Cianciara, Life Entrepreneur Program, 2013-current
Matthew Florian, Senior Thesis, 2013
Bethany Nibb, Senior Thesis, 2013
Thomas Whyel, Senior Thesis, 2013
Simone LaHood, Senior Thesis, 2012
Alexander Spitz, Independent Study, 2012
Andrew Garrison, Senior Thesis, 2011
Melissa Hunter, Honors Thesis, 2009-2010
Clint Collins, Senior Thesis, 2010
Paul Chabai, Senior Thesis, 2010
Donald Clark, Senior Thesis, 2009
Joy Baxter, Senior Thesis, 2009
Garret Spikero, Senior Thesis, 2009
UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES
Distinguished Scholar Selection Committee, Member, 2012-current
Center for Teaching and Learning Grant Selection Committee, Member, 2013-current
Undergraduate Research Committee, Member, 2009-current
Diversity Subcommittee, Assessment, Member, 2010-2011
Gender Wage Research Committee, Member, 2009-10
Sustainable Research Fellowship Selection Committee, 2010
DEPARTMENT COMMITTEES
Assistant Professor Recruiting Committee, Member, 2009, 2010
Assistant Professor Recruiting Committee, Diversity Advocate, 2009, 2010
Other Service
Issues in Political Economy Undergraduate Research and Mentoring Conference 2011, 2013
Elon’s Microfinance Initiative, Faculty Advisor, 2012-current
Poverty One Conference, 2012
Elon Running, Faculty Advisor, 2011-current
Organize Brown Bag Research Seminars, Economics, 2009-current
Organize Economics Honors Student Faculty Meet and Greet, 2010-2011
Running Club, Faculty Advisor, 2009-current
RAWLS Fellowship, Reviewer, 2009-current
SURE Summer Fellowship, Reviewer, 2009-current
SURF Abstract Submissions, Reviewer, 2009-current
Alpha Phi Omega, Faculty Advisor, 2009-2010

SURF Moderator 2010, 2012