Keyoung Lee

Senior Financial Economist, Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia

Keyoung Lee is a Senior Financial Economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. His research interest lies in the interplay of labor, housing, and urban economics. He received his PhD in Economics from University of California, Los Angeles and BA in Economics and Mathematics from Northwestern University.

Recent work by Keyoung Lee

The lifetime benefits of the New Deal’s youth employment programme

The New Deal’s youth employment programme, the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC), had significant long-run benefits, increasing the lifetime earnings and longevity of its participants, despite having few effects on short-term labour market outcomes.

Labour Markets

Anna Aizer Nancy Early Shari Eli Guido W. Imbens Keyoung Lee Adriana Lleras-Muney Alexander Strand

Published 15.08.24

Keyoung Lee

Recent work by Keyoung Lee

The lifetime benefits of the New Deal’s youth employment programme