Education

University of Toronto – PhD, Economics, Sep 2023 – Present

University of Calgary – MA, Economics, Sep 2022 – Aug 2023

University of Victoria – BA (Honours), Economics, Sep 2021 – April 2020

Research

In Progress

Gillezeau, R., Lyons, J.J., Persaud, A., West Indians in New York City, 1900-1940

Graduate Projects

Lyons, J.J. (2025) The Effects of World War II on the Female Labour Market. PhD Course Research Project

Lyons, J.J. (2025) Estimating the Effects of Rehabilitiative Prisons: North Dakota Case Study. PhD Course Research Project

Lyons, J.J. (2025) Intergenerational Mobility of Early 20th Century Black Caribbean Immigrants in New York City. PhD Course Research Project

Lyons, J.J. (2023) Do Agents Optimize? Analyzing NFL Coaches Fourth Down Decisions. MA Summer Research Project

Undergraduate and Professional Projects

Cheung, C., Lyons J.J., Madsen, B., Miller, S., & Sheikh, S. (2021) The Bank of Canada COVID-19 stringency index: measuring policy response across provinces. Bank of Canada Staff Analytical Note

Lyons, J.J. (2020) The Impact of Minimum Wage on Employment in Canada: 1996-2010. UVic Honours Thesis.

Other Research Experience

Research Assistant for Jennifer Winter, The University of Calgary, Sep 2022—Aug 2023

Research Assistant, The Bank of Canada, Canadian Economics Analysis Department, Survey and Economic Intelligence Division, Sep 2022—Aug 2023

Teaching

University of Toronto – Teaching Assistant, Applied Econometrics I (ECO375), Winter 2025

University of Toronto – Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics (ECO101), Fall 2023 and Fall 2024

University of Victoria – Teaching Assistant, Principles of Microeconomics (ECO103), Spring 2020

Presentations at Conferences

2025: Canadian Network for Economic History (CNEH), presenting: West Indians in New York City, 1900-1940

2022: 12th Annual Central Bank Business Survey and Liaison Conference, presenting: How Well Does the Business Outlook Survey Nowcast Wage Growth

2021: Pacific Northwest Regional Economic Conference, presenting: The Bank of Canada COVID-19 Stringency Index

Awards & Honours

University of Toronto – Ontario Graduate Scholarship – 2024/25 – $10,000 CAD

University of Toronto – University of Toronto Fellowship – 2023/2028 – $19,326 CAD/Year

University of Calgary – Alberta Graduate Excellence Scholarship – Masters’s – 2022/23 – $11,000 CAD

University of Victoria – President’s Scholarship – 2019 – $4,000 CAD

University of Victoria – President’s Scholarship – 2017 – $5,000 CAD

References

Contact me at jerome.j.lyons@gmail.com or 250-213-6714 for professional or academic references.