Welcome!

I am an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Yale.  My research uses large linked datasets to study issues in labor, public, and urban economics, focusing on the design and empirical evaluation of policies that are relevant to low-income households. I'm especially interested in housing policy.

I am a Faculty Research Fellow at the National Bureau of Economic Research, and I'm affiliated with Opportunity Insights, the University of Chicago Inclusive Economy Lab, the Wilson Sheehan Lab for Economic Opportunities, and CAGE. I graduated from the University of Chicago with a PhD in economics in 2019, and subsequently I was a Saieh Family Research Fellow at the Becker Friedman Institute and an assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Harvard. Before moving to Chicago, I studied at the London School of Economics and at the Vrije Universiteit in Amsterdam.

If you’d like to contact me, you can email winnie.vandijk@yale.edu. My office is in 87 Trumbull St, Room B228. You can find a copy of my CV here.

My office hours are by appointment; please send me an email. Students interested in being involved in my research projects are also encouraged to reach out via email.