Research Articles and Chapters
Type of Research Paper
For a full list of my research papers, please see my CV.
2022
Bettinger, Eric, Oded Gurantz, Monica Lee, and Bridget Long. 2022. “’Prior-Prior Year’ FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions But Likely Not Enrollment.”. Research in Higher Education.
Bettinger, Eric, Oded Gurantz, Monica Lee, and Bridget Long. 2022. “’Prior-Prior Year’ FAFSA Increased Aid Submissions But Likely Not Enrollment.”. Research in Higher Education.
2021
Avery, Christopher, Benjamin Castleman, Michael Hurwitz, Bridget Long, and Lindsay Page. 2021. “Digital Messaging to Improve College Enrollment and Success. ”. Economics of Education Review 84.
Avery, Christopher, Benjamin Castleman, Michael Hurwitz, Bridget Long, and Lindsay Page. 2021. “Digital Messaging to Improve College Enrollment and Success. ”. Economics of Education Review 84.
2018
Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 40 (1): 29-58.
Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “Does Remediation Work for All Students? How the Effects of Postsecondary Remedial and Developmental Courses Vary by Level of Academic Preparation”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 40 (1): 29-58.
Castleman, Ben, Bridget Terry Long, and Zachary Mabel. 2018. “Can Financial Aid Help to Address the Growing Need for STEM Education? The Effects of Need-Based Grants on the Completion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Courses and Degrees”. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 37 (1): 136-66.
Castleman, Ben, Bridget Terry Long, and Zachary Mabel. 2018. “Can Financial Aid Help to Address the Growing Need for STEM Education? The Effects of Need-Based Grants on the Completion of Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Courses and Degrees”. Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 37 (1): 136-66.
Bettinger, Eric, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “Mass Instruction or Higher Learning? The Impact of College Class Size on Student Retention and Graduation”. Education Finance and Policy 13 (1): 97-118.
Bettinger, Eric, and Bridget Terry Long. 2018. “Mass Instruction or Higher Learning? The Impact of College Class Size on Student Retention and Graduation”. Education Finance and Policy 13 (1): 97-118.
2016
Castleman, Benjamin L., and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “Looking Beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation”. Journal of Labor Economics 34: 1023-73.
Castleman, Benjamin L., and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “Looking Beyond Enrollment: The Causal Effect of Need-Based Grants on College Access, Persistence, and Graduation”. Journal of Labor Economics 34: 1023-73.
Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, and Eric S. Taylor. 2016. “When Inputs Are Outputs: The Case of Graduate Student Instructors”. Economics of Education Review 52: 63-76.
Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, and Eric S. Taylor. 2016. “When Inputs Are Outputs: The Case of Graduate Student Instructors”. Economics of Education Review 52: 63-76.
Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “Does Financial Aid Impact College Student Engagement?: Evidence from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program”. Research in Higher Education 57: 653-81.
Boatman, Angela, and Bridget Terry Long. 2016. “Does Financial Aid Impact College Student Engagement?: Evidence from the Gates Millennium Scholars Program”. Research in Higher Education 57: 653-81.
2014
Long, Bridget Terry. 2014. “The Financial Crisis and College Enrollment: How Have Students and Their Families Responded?”. In How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education, 209-33. University of Chicago Press.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2014. “The Financial Crisis and College Enrollment: How Have Students and Their Families Responded?”. In How the Financial Crisis and Great Recession Affected Higher Education, 209-33. University of Chicago Press.
2013
Bettinger, Eric P., Angela Boatman, and Bridget Terry Long. 2013. “Student Supports: Developmental Education and Other Academic Programs”. In Future of Children, 23:93-115.
Bettinger, Eric P., Angela Boatman, and Bridget Terry Long. 2013. “Student Supports: Developmental Education and Other Academic Programs”. In Future of Children, 23:93-115.
2012
Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, Philip Oreopoulos, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. 2012. “The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment”. Quarterly Journal of Economics 127: 1205-42.
Bettinger, Eric, Bridget Terry Long, Philip Oreopoulos, and Lisa Sanbonmatsu. 2012. “The Role of Application Assistance and Information in College Decisions: Results from the H&R Block FAFSA Experiment”. Quarterly Journal of Economics 127: 1205-42.
2011
Long, Bridget Terry. 2011. “The New Financial Aid Policies: Their Impact on Access and Equity For Low-Income Students?”. In Diversity in American Higher Education: Toward a More Comprehensive Approach. New York: Routledge.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2011. “The New Financial Aid Policies: Their Impact on Access and Equity For Low-Income Students?”. In Diversity in American Higher Education: Toward a More Comprehensive Approach. New York: Routledge.
2010
Bettinger, Eric P., and Bridget Terry Long. 2010. “Does Cheaper Mean Better? The Impact of Using Adjunct Instructors on Student Outcomes”. Review of Economics and Statistics 92: 598-613.
Bettinger, Eric P., and Bridget Terry Long. 2010. “Does Cheaper Mean Better? The Impact of Using Adjunct Instructors on Student Outcomes”. Review of Economics and Statistics 92: 598-613.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2010. “Making College Affordable by Improving Aid Policy”. Issues in Science and Technology 26: 27-38.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2010. “Making College Affordable by Improving Aid Policy”. Issues in Science and Technology 26: 27-38.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2010. “Beyond Admissions: Reflections and Future Considerations”. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 627: 216-25.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2010. “Beyond Admissions: Reflections and Future Considerations”. The ANNALS of the American Academy of Political and Social Science 627: 216-25.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2010. “High School Dropout Prevention and College Preparatory Programs”. In Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources Are Limited.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2010. “High School Dropout Prevention and College Preparatory Programs”. In Targeting Investments in Children: Fighting Poverty When Resources Are Limited.
2009
Bettinger, Eric P., and Bridget Terry Long. (July) 2009. “Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students in Higher Education: Does College Remediation Work?”. Journal of Human Resources 44: 736-71.
Bettinger, Eric P., and Bridget Terry Long. (July) 2009. “Addressing the Needs of Underprepared Students in Higher Education: Does College Remediation Work?”. Journal of Human Resources 44: 736-71.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Michal Kurlaender. 2009. “Do Community Colleges Provide a Viable Pathway to a Baccalaureate Degree?”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 31: 30-53.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Michal Kurlaender. 2009. “Do Community Colleges Provide a Viable Pathway to a Baccalaureate Degree?”. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis 31: 30-53.
Bound, John, Brad Hershbein, and Bridget Terry Long. 2009. “Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition”. Journal of Economic Perspectives 23: 119-46.
Bound, John, Brad Hershbein, and Bridget Terry Long. 2009. “Playing the Admissions Game: Student Reactions to Increasing College Competition”. Journal of Economic Perspectives 23: 119-46.
2008
Osili, Una Okonkwo, and Bridget Terry Long. 2008. “Does Female Schooling Reduce Fertility? Evidence from Nigeria”. Journal of Development Economics 87: 57-75.
Osili, Una Okonkwo, and Bridget Terry Long. 2008. “Does Female Schooling Reduce Fertility? Evidence from Nigeria”. Journal of Development Economics 87: 57-75.
2007
Long, Bridget Terry, and Erin Riley. 2007. “Sending Signals to Students: The Role of Early Placement Testing in Improving Academic Preparation”. In Minding the Gap: Why Integrating High School With College Makes Sense and How to Do It, 105-12.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Erin Riley. 2007. “Sending Signals to Students: The Role of Early Placement Testing in Improving Academic Preparation”. In Minding the Gap: Why Integrating High School With College Makes Sense and How to Do It, 105-12.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2007. “The Contributions of Economics to the Study of College Access and Success”. Teachers College Record 109: 2367-2443.
Long, Bridget Terry. 2007. “The Contributions of Economics to the Study of College Access and Success”. Teachers College Record 109: 2367-2443.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Erin Riley. 2007. “Financial Aid: A Broken Bridge to College Access?”. Harvard Educational Review 77: 39-63.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Erin Riley. 2007. “Financial Aid: A Broken Bridge to College Access?”. Harvard Educational Review 77: 39-63.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Erin Riley. 2007. “The Demand Side of Student Loans: The Changing Face of Borrowers”. In Footing the Tuition Bill: The New Student Loan Sector, 136-56.
Long, Bridget Terry, and Erin Riley. 2007. “The Demand Side of Student Loans: The Changing Face of Borrowers”. In Footing the Tuition Bill: The New Student Loan Sector, 136-56.
2005
Bettinger, Eric P., and Bridget Terry Long. 2005. “Do Faculty Serve As Role Models? The Impact of Instructor Gender on Female Students”. American Economic Review 95: 152-57.
Bettinger, Eric P., and Bridget Terry Long. 2005. “Do Faculty Serve As Role Models? The Impact of Instructor Gender on Female Students”. American Economic Review 95: 152-57.
Interviews and Profiles
“Using the Tools of Economics to Make Education More Effective.” Harvard Graduate School of Arts and Sciences (GSAS), 150th Anniversary Alumni Profile. Oct. 21, 2022.
“Because the Future of Education.” HGSE Centennial coverage. Ed Magazine, Winter 2020.
"Educating Educators." Interview by John S. Rosenberg, Harvard Magazine, July 2019.
"Four deans, and their journeys." Harvard Gazette, May 21, 2019.
"Straight Up Conversation: New Harvard Ed School Dean Bridget Terry Long." With Rick Hess, Education Week, June 27, 2018.
"Bridget Terry Long to lead Ed School." Harvard Gazette, May 2, 2018. See the HGSE announcement here.
"Honing in on the Economics of Higher Education, CSMGEP Profile for the American Economic Association. 2016.