Andrejs Jakobsons

Research Associate

Andrejs Jakobsons joined BICEPS in 2006. He has worked as an economist with the World Bank Latvia mission for more than 8 years prior to joining BICEPS. His interests include a broad range of areas including macroeconomics, labor economics and international economics. Currently he is working on a project with the Ministry of Welfare which focuses on evaluating the policy options in optimizing the taxation and benefit system in Latvia.

Expertise

Macroeconomic Modelling
Managerial Economics
Public Economics
Economics of transition
Labour market policy

Education

M.A. in economics, Indiana University (Bloomington, Indiana, USA), 1997
B.A. in economics, University of Latvia (Riga, Latvia), 1995

Previous Positions

Economist, The World Bank Latvia Office
Lecturer, Riga Business School