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Winnie van Dijk

Saieh Family Fellow in Economics, Becker Friedman Institute

Winnie van Dijk completed her PhD in the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics and will join the Harvard University Department of Economics faculty in the fall of 2020.

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About
- - - About the Becker Friedman Institute
      The Becker Friedman Institute for Economics (BFI) serves as a hub for cutting-edge analysis and research across the entire University of Chicago economics community, uniting researchers from the Booth School of Business, the Kenneth C. Griffin Department of Economics, the...
    - Our Legacy
      Inspired by our namesakes, Nobel Laureates Gary Becker and Milton Friedman, who believed that economics research could help improve the world, BFI works with the Chicago Economics community to turn its evidence-based research into real-world impact.
  - - Pre-Doctoral Research Professionals
      The Predoctoral Research in Economics Program (PREP) is intended to serve as a bridge between college and graduate school for students interested in empirical economics. The program offers unique research and professional training opportunities at the University of Chicago.
    - Expanding Discovery in Economics+
      Expanding Discovery in Economics+ (EDE+) brings together a diverse group of early undergraduate students to hone their research abilities and technical skills.
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Scholars
Research
- - - Can Pollution Markets Work in Developing Countries? Experimental Evidence from India
      Michael Greenstone, Rohini Pande, Nicholas Ryan, and Anant Sudarshan
      Market-based environmental regulations are seldom used in low-income countries, where pollution is highest but state capacity is often low. We collaborated with the Gujarat Pollution Control Board (GPCB) to design and experimentally evaluate the world’s ﬁrst particulate-matter emissions market, which...
      Large Language Models, Small Labor Market Effects
      Anders Humlum and Emilie Vestergaard
      We examine the labor market effects of AI chatbots using two large-scale adoption surveys (late 2023 and 2024) covering 11 exposed occupations (25,000 workers, 7,000 workplaces), linked to matched employer-employee data in Denmark. AI chatbots are now widespread—most employers encourage...
      Paths to the Periphery
      James Robinson
      My research suggests that world inequality is explained by the incidence of extractive and inclusive institutions. But why do some countries have extractive institutions? I distinguish between two main reasons; first, power relations; second, the “normative order.” Normative orders provide...
- - - View All
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- - - Research Briefs
      Why Has Regional Income Convergence in the U.S. Declined?
      The Social Construction of Race during Reconstruction
      The Curious Surge of Productivity in U.S. Restaurants
    - View All
  - - BFI Data Studio
      Local Economies, Global Perspective
      Lessons from the Biggest Business Tax Cut in US History
      Trace the Historical Origins of Today’s Federal Student Loan Crisis
    - View All
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      War Economies: How Ukraine and Russia Are Adapting in Year Three
      Crypto’s Fatal Flaw: Trust, Scale, and the Economics of Blockchain
      Will They or Won’t They? A Former Fed Official on This Week’s Interest Rate Decision
    - View All
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      BFI Youtube Channel
      Captivating and informative videos on the latest insights and trends as well as the tested stock of knowledge in economics from leaders in academia, policy, business, and the media.
Events
- - - Upcoming Events
      Apr 18
      Development Lunch Workshop – Spring 2025
      Apr 21
      Spring 2025 Behavioral Economics Seminar Series
      Apr 25
      2025 Conference on Rational Inattention
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