Liang Zhang
Liang Zhang
Associate Professor of Education and Labor Studies, Education Policy Studies
Research Associate, Center for the Study of Higher Education
410B Rackley Building
University Park, PA 16802
Email: lxz19@psu.edu
Phone: 814-863-3774
Fax: 814-865-1480
Background
Dr. Liang Zhang obtained his Ph.D. in Economics from Cornell University in 2005.
Dr. Zhang's area of specialization is in Economics of Higher Education, Higher Education Finance and Policy, Academic Labor Market, and Quantitative Methods.
Selected Publications (Full CV here)
Liang Zhang, Shouping Hu, and Victor Sensenig (forthcoming). The Effect of Florida’s Bright Futures Program on College Enrollment and Degree Production: An Aggregated-level Analysis. Research in Higher Education.
Xiangmin Liu and Liang Zhang (forthcoming). Flexibility at the Core: What Determines Employment of Part-Time Faculty in Academia? Relations Industrielles / Industrial Relations.
Larry Leslie, Sheila Slaughter, Barrett Taylor, and Liang Zhang (2012). How do revenue variations affect expenditures within U.S. research universities? Research in Higher Education, 53(6), 614-639.
Liang Zhang and Kristen Lee (2011). Explaining achievement gaps among OECD countries. Asia Pacific Education Review, 12(3), 463-474.
Liang Zhang (2011). Does merit-based aid affect degree production in STEM fields? Evidence from Georgia and Florida. Journal of Higher Education, 82(4), 389-415.
Liang Zhang and Erik Ness (2010). Does state merit-based aid stem brain drain. Educational Evaluation and Policy Analysis, 32(2), 143-165.
Xiangmin Liu, Scott Thomas, and Liang Zhang (2010). College quality, earnings, and job satisfaction: Evidence from recent college graduates. Journal of Labor Research, 31(2), 183-201.
Liang Zhang and Xiangmin Liu (2010). Faculty employment at four-year colleges and universities. Economics of Education Review, 29(4), 543-552.
Liang Zhang and Ronald G. Ehrenberg (2010). Faculty employment and R&D expenditures at research universities. Economics of Education Review, 29(3), 329-337.
