Lauri is a public policy researcher trained in applied microeconomics whose work focuses on consumer finance, behavioral health, and child well-being. His research investigates how public policies, such as minimum wage increases, the legalization of marijuana, and the legalization of sports gambling affect families through spillovers on household finances and child welfare. He employs quasi-experimental and other quantitative methods using large-scale administrative and financial datasets.
Lauri holds a PhD in Consumer Behavior and Family Economics and a Master of International Public Affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He is currently a postdoctoral scholar at the Polish Academy of Sciences, working on a Wellbeing Simulation Model aimed at enhancing wellbeing, in collaboration with the London School of Economics, the Paris School of Economics, and the University of Luxembourg. Lauri has experience lecturing in undergraduate courses in consumer research and quantitative methods, as well as conducting research at the Urban Institute.
Personal website: www.lauriluosta.com