Lee Ohanian | |
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| 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 the Great Depression and monetary policy. He is a distinguished professor of economics at the University of California, Los Angeles, and serves as a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution of Stanford University.[1] Ohanian previously taught at the University of Minnesota, the University of Pennsylvania, the Stockholm School of Economics, and was a consultant to the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.[2]