Mark received a Ph.D. in economics from the University of Utah and has been with the Keystone Research Center since 2004. He was born and raised in Utah, and if you want to get on his good side, offer to buy him a good stout or porter. If you want to get on his bad side, mention the 1997 NBA finals. Anecdotally, he can confirm that the one fan of cricket he knows does seem to be quite dull especially when compared to the night life in Salt Lake City. On more serious matters, his areas of research include income inequality, trends in employment and compensation, the construction industry, and low-wage labor markets. His dissertation, "State Prevailing Wage Laws and Construction Labor Markets," was recognized with an Honorable Mention in the 2006 Thomas A. Kochan and Stephen R. Sleigh Best Dissertation Awards Competition sponsored by the Labor and Employment Relations Association.
