Robert E. Lipsey

Robert E. Lipsey (1926 – August 11, 2011) was an American economist associated with National Bureau of Economic Research and Queens College, City University of New York. He is known for his contributions to the U.S. Import and Export Price Indexes.

Biography Lipsey grew up in Bronx, New York, the son of Russian Jewish immigrants. He joined the National Bureau of Economic Research as a research assistant on recommendation from his advisor Arthur F. Burns and began a 66-year affiliation with the agency, where his research covered government spending as well as price trends in U.S. trade.

Lipsey was a lecturer at Columbia from 1961 to 1964 and taught at Queens College from 1967 to 1995, while also affiliated with the Graduate Center, CUNY.

He was made a fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1967.

Personal life Lipsey died on August 11, 2011, at age 84.