About me
I am on the job market during the academic year 2024-2025, with availability to start working in the summer of 2025.
I'm Lauri Luosta, a PhD candidate in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics at the School of Human Ecology at University of Wisconsin-Madison. My expected graduation is in May 2025.
Trained in applied microeconomics and public policy, I'm passionate about social science research, particularly as they relate to child well-being. My work centers on quantitative analyses of policy issues. My research interests are in poverty, child well-being, health, risky behavior, vice goods, gambling, and payday lending.
I am a citizen of Finland, now a permanent resident in the United States. I graduated with my Masters degree from the La Follette School of Public Affairs at UW-Madison in 2021, and before that, I completed my BA in Political Science and Global Studies at Winona State University in Minnesota.