Lee Ohanian
Lee Ohanian | |
|---|---|
| Born | February 24, 1957 Los Angeles,California,U.S. |
| Occupation | Economics professor |
| Academic background | |
| Education | University of California, Santa Barbara(BA) University of Rochester(MA,PhD) |
| Thesis | The Macroeconomic Effects of War Finance in the United States(1997) |
| Doctoral advisor | Thomas F. Cooley |
| Academic work | |
| Discipline | Macroeconomics |
| Institutions | University of Pennsylvania(1992–1995) University of Minnesota(1995–1999) University of California, Los Angeles(2000–present) University of Arizona(2010–present) Hoover Institution,Stanford University(2011–present) |
Lee Edward Ohanian(born February 24, 1957) is an American economist, columnist, and author known for his work regarding theGreat Depressionandmonetary policy.He is a distinguishedprofessorof economics at theUniversity of California, Los Angeles,and serves as asenior fellowat theHoover InstitutionofStanford University.[1]Ohanian previously taught at theUniversity of Minnesota,theUniversity of Pennsylvania,theStockholm School of Economics,and was a consultant to theFederal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.[2]
Early life and education
[edit]Ohanian was born in Los Angeles, California. He matriculated at theUniversity of California, Santa Barbara,graduating in 1979 with an undergraduate degree in economics,summa cum laude,and going on to earn a master's degree from theUniversity of Rochester.After earning his degree, Ohanian pursued a career as a business economist, becoming the vice-president ofSecurity Pacific Bank.[3]In 1988, he returned to the University of Rochester on a Wallis fellowship to complete a PhD in economics. In his dissertation, "The Macroeconomic Effects of War Finance in the US: World War II and the Korean War" published in theAmerican Economic Reviewwhile he was a professor at the University of Minnesota, Ohanian examined themacroeconomicsofwar finance.[4]
Academic career
[edit]Upon completing his dissertation, Ohanian joined the faculty of theUniversity of Pennsylvania,teaching there for three years before becoming an associate professor of economics at theUniversity of Minnesota.In 1999, he joined the economics faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles where, between 2000 and 2004, he became vice-chair of its economics department. Throughout his career, Ohanian served as an advisor to multipleFederal Reservebanks, foreignCentral banks,and theNational Science Foundation.[1]
He is a research associate at theNational Bureau of Economic Research,[5]where he is co-director of its "Macroeconomics across Time and Space" program.[6]He has written forThe Wall Street Journal,Forbes,andNewsweek.[6]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ab"Lee Ohanian".Hoover Institution.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
- ^"Lee E. Ohanian | Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis".minneapolisfed.org.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
- ^"Lee Ohanian '93".sas.rochester.edu.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.
- ^Ohanian, Lee E. (1997)."The Macroeconomic Effects of War Finance in the United States: World War II and the Korean War".The American Economic Review.87(1): 23–40.ISSN0002-8282.JSTOR2950852.
- ^"Lee E. Ohanian".NBER.RetrievedAugust 26,2022.
- ^abwebteam."Lee E. Ohanian".UCLA Economics.RetrievedAugust 25,2022.