Jakub Lonsky is a Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Economics at the University of Edinburgh. Jakub received his B.A. from Berea College and M.A. from the University of Pittsburgh. He completed his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Pittsburgh in August 2019, and was a Lecturer in Economics at the University of Liverpool from September 2020 until May 2024.
His main research interests lie at the intersection of labor economics, political economy, and health economics, with a particular emphasis on international migration and transnational organized crime.
Jakub Lonsky joined IZA as a Research Affiliate in November 2019.
IZA-Publikationen
IZA Discussion Paper No. 17930
IZA Discussion Paper No. 15800
updated version published as 'The Road to Crime: An Unintended Consequence of the Interstate Highway System' in: Economic Journal, 2025, 135 (667), 748–772
IZA Discussion Paper No. 14887
published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 156, 104447
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13455
published in: Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, 2021, 182, 1-12
IZA Discussion Paper No. 13236
published in: European Economic Review, 2023, 152, 104358
IZA Discussion Paper No. 11469
published in: Journal of Health Economics, 2020, 72, 102320
