February 2025


Dam Linh Nguyen

Department of Economics
New York University
n.linh [at] nyu.edu
https://dlinh-n.github.io/


Bio
Dam Linh Nguyen is a PhD student at the Department of Economics at New York University. Linh’s research interests include empirical industrial organization, applied microeconomics, and matching. His academic work has covered a diverse array of topics: from eviction policy and electric vehicle subsidy design to the distributional effects of open banking in credit markets.

Previously, Linh was a Senior Analyst in the Antitrust Group at NERA Economic Consulting. He conducted research evaluating the competitive effects of mergers and acquisitions in a wide range of industries---including, consumer packaged goods, data storage technology, and agrochemicals. Linh earned a BSc in Applied Mathematics, magna cum laude, from Columbia University and a BA in Economics as a Levy Institute Scholar from Bard College.

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Education


2020-       PhD in Economics, New York University

2020-2024   MPhil in Economics, New York University

2013-2015   BSc in Applied Mathematics, Columbia University

2010-2013   BA in Economics, Bard College

2012       Summer Program, London School of Economics


Research Interests


Empirical Industrial Organization, Applied Microeconomics, Matching


Research Experience


2023-       Co-author with Nathaniel Hickok and Aaron Berman, NYU/MIT

2022-       Co-author with Daniel Waldinger, Scott Nelson, Winnie van Dijk,
        and John Eric Humphries, NYU/UChicago/Yale

2019-       Co-author with Pierre-André Chiappori and Bernard Salanié, Columbia University

2014-2015   Research Assistant to Pierre-André Chiappori and Bernard Salanié, Columbia University

2015       Research Assistant to Wojciech Kopczuk, Columbia University

2013       Research Assistant to Olivier Giovannoni, Levy Economics Institute/Bard College

2013       Research Assistant to Sanjaya DeSilva, Levy Economics Institute/Bard College


Other Experience


2015-2020   Senior Analyst, NERA Economic Consulting

2014       Part-time Intern, TAU Investment Management

2012       Economics Assistant in Course Development, Bard College

2011       Mathematics Tutor, Bard College


Working Papers


“Nonpayment and Eviction in the Rental Housing Market” (with John Eric Humphries, Scott Nelson, Winnie van Dijk, and Daniel Waldinger). November 2024. Submitted. [NBER WP]

“Matching with Random Components: Simulations” (with Pierre-André Chiappori and Bernard Salanié). December 2019. [PDF]


Work in Progress


“The Distributional Effects of Data Interoperability: Evidence from the U.S. Residential Mortgage Market”

“Copyrights and Product Variety: Evidence from the Golden Age of Hip Hop”

“Out with the Old, In with the New: Equity and Efficiency of Secondary-Market Subsidies for Electric Vehicles” (with Aaron Berman and Nathaniel Hickok)


Awards, Honors, and Scholarships


2022      CV Starr Center Research Funding, New York University

2020-2025   Henry M. MacCracken Fellowship, New York University

2020-2021   NYU Economics Summer Stipend, New York University

2015      Magna Cum Laude, Columbia University

2013-2015   Dean’s List, Columbia University

2013      Amicus Foundation Scholarship, Bard College

2013      BSRI Research Stipend, Bard College

2010-2013   Levy Economics Institute Scholarship, Bard College

2010-2013   NCAA Men’s Soccer All-Academic Team, Bard College


Skills


Language: Native Bilingual: Vietnamese, Polish; Fluent: English

Computer: Advanced: Python, R, MATLAB, SAS, Microsoft Office; Intermediate: Julia; Basic: Stata