Lee Price

Institute for New Economic Thinking
Deputy Director for Research Programs

Lee joined INET in 2011 after 28 years in various positions in Washington, DC. He was Chief Economist at House Appropriations the last four years and has held a similar title at the Commerce Department under President Clinton, and at other congressional committees (Joint Economic, Senate Budget, House and Senate Banking). He was also Research Director at the Economic Policy Institute. Over the years, his research interests have included monetary and fiscal policy, labor economics and income distribution, tax policy, and international trade and finance. He majored in economics at Stanford University and was in a joint program in economics and law at the University of Michigan where he earned an M.A. and J.D.

Working Group

Inequality: Measurement, Interpretation, and Policy (MIP)

Additional Information

Email: lprice@ineteconomics.org