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