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Lee Friedman is an economist at the Richard & Rhoda Goldman School of Public Policy, University of California, Berkeley. He obtained his Ph.D. from Yale University and has a bachelor's degree from Dartmouth College. Friedman has extensive analytic experience from his work with the Vera Institute of Justice in New York City. Joining the Berkeley faculty in 1974, he was instrumental in developing the economics curriculum for the public policy program. He became a Professor Emeritus in 2016. His research encompasses a wide array of issues, including climate change policies, utility regulation, educational finance, criminal justice policies, agricultural subsidies, and consumer decision-making. His work aims to enhance the effectiveness of microeconomic policy analysis in practical public policy contexts. He has been honored with the David N. Kershaw Award for his distinguished public policy research and the University of California's Distinguished Teaching Award. Additionally, he has served as the Editor of the Journal of Policy Analysis and Management and as President of the Association for Public Policy Analysis and Management.
University of California, Berkeley • Berkeley, CA
Joined the faculty to help develop the economics curriculum for the public policy program.
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