▁currently ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁the ▁U . S ., ▁Euro zone , ▁the ▁U . K ., ▁Asia , ▁and ▁Latin ▁America . ▁ ▁Ian ▁She ph erd son ▁has ▁been ▁called ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁" best ▁econom ists ▁in ▁the ▁city " ▁by ▁the ▁London ▁Times ▁and ▁" cons ist ently ▁right " ▁by ▁the ▁New ▁York ▁Times . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Econom ic ▁Club ▁of ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁P ant he on ▁Mac roe conom ics ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : B rit ish ▁econom ists ▁Category : A cadem ics ▁of ▁L ough borough ▁University ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : Al umn i ▁of ▁L ough borough ▁University ▁Category : Year ▁of ▁birth ▁missing ▁( l iving ▁people ) <0x0A> </s> ▁Martin ▁A . ▁Lee ▁is ▁an ▁American ▁author ▁and ▁activ ist ▁who ▁has ▁written ▁books ▁and ▁articles ▁on ▁far - right ▁movements , ▁terror ism , ▁media ▁issues , ▁and ▁drug ▁politics . ▁ ▁Lee ▁has ▁an ▁under grad uate ▁degree ▁in ▁philosophy ▁from ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Michigan . ▁ ▁He ▁has ▁been ▁a ▁guest ▁teacher - in - res idence ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Illinois , ▁and ▁has ▁lect ured ▁at ▁many ▁colleg es ▁and ▁univers ities , ▁including ▁Harvard ▁University , ▁Columbia ▁University , ▁D art mouth ▁College , ▁Joh ns ▁Hop kins ▁University , ▁and ▁the ▁American ▁University ▁of ▁Paris . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁he ▁was ▁given ▁the ▁Pope ▁Foundation ▁Award