Biography

Hi, my name is Soomi Lee. I am a Professor in the Department of Public and Health Administration at the University of La Verne. I am an economist who studies and teaches public policy, microeconomics, public finance, and urban/regional economics. My research interests include state and local public finance, fiscal institutions, redistributive policies, and economic resilience. My work appeared in Urban Studies, Urban Affairs Review, Regional Studies, Journal of Socioeconomics, State Politics and Policy Quarterly, Public Finance Review, Basic Income Studies, and other peer-reviewed academic journals. I earned my Ph.D. degree in Economics and Political Science from the Claremont Graduate University in 2011.

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Organizational Affiliations

Professor, Public Administration, College of Law and Public Service, University of La Verne

Past Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Public and Health Administration, College of Business, University of La Verne

Visiting Research Fellow, University of California, Irvine (United States, Irvine) - UCI

Visiting Scholar, Czech Academy of Sciences (Czechia, Prague) - AVČR

Education

Economics and Political Science
PhD, Claremont Graduate University (United States, Claremont) - CGU
Economics
M.A., Claremont Graduate University (United States, Claremont) - CGU
Political Science
M.A. & B.A., Ewha Womans University (South Korea, Seoul)