Janet Currie Delivers Second Annual Pong S. Lee Memorial Lecture

The Department of Economics hosted the second annual Pong S. Lee Memorial Lecture on September 6, featuring distinguished speaker Janet Currie, the Henry Putnam Professor of Economics and Public Affairs at Princeton University. Professor Currie, a world-renowned health economist and current president of the American Economic Association (AEA), presented a lecture titled "Investments in Children and Child Mental Health." The lecture highlighted her pioneering work in the economic analysis of child development, offering valuable insights on the critical role of early investments in children's well-being and mental health.

This annual lecture series was established to honor the legacy of Professor Pong S. Lee with generous support from Dr. Seung Park, a 1974 Ph.D. graduate of the University at Albany. Dr. Park's donation to the Pong S. Lee Endowment serves as a tribute to his advisor, Professor Lee, and helps to bring leading economists to the university to share their insights with the academic community.