Winnie van Dijk

Winnie van Dijk is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Economics at Yale University's Faculty of Arts and Sciences. Her research focuses on the intersection of poverty, housing markets, and public policy, with particular emphasis on eviction dynamics and their societal impacts. She maintains active collaborations with leading economists including Robert Collinson, John Eric Humphries, and Daniel Tannenbaum.

Dr. van Dijk's research interests span poverty measurement, housing market dynamics, inequality, and evidence-based policy evaluation. Her work frequently employs quasi-experimental methods and large-scale administrative data to examine how housing instability affects educational outcomes, economic mobility, and public health. She has developed expertise in linking diverse datasets to create comprehensive windows into eviction and poverty dynamics in American cities.

Analysis of her recent publications reveals a strong focus on eviction as both a cause and consequence of poverty, with increasing attention to policy interventions that might mitigate housing instability. Her work spans multiple disciplines including labor economics, urban economics, public finance, and health economics, demonstrating interdisciplinary approach to complex socioeconomic problems.

Through her Twitter presence and conference organization activities, Dr. van Dijk actively engages with the broader academic community and policy stakeholders. She recently co-organized the Cowles Labor and Public Economics Conference at Yale and has been hiring research assistants to support ongoing projects related to rental housing markets and consumer credit.