Housing Policy and Urban Economics Research

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Project and Position Description:

This is a full-time research assistant position under the supervision of Winnie van Dijk and Cody Cook (Department of Economics).

The hired researcher will support empirical research projects that span a broad range of fields, including public/labor economics, urban economics, and industrial organization. Examples of potential topics include:

-- The consequences of government programs providing rent or homeownership assistance on inequality, the well-being of recipients (and their descendants), and racial and economic integration
-- The effects of fair housing laws on access to housing by race, age, and other protected classes
-- Evaluating who benefits (and how) from different congestion pricing policies

In general, the hired researcher will split their time equally between two main projects, and will be engaged in all stages of the research process. Specific tasks may include conducting literature reviews, data collection, statistical exploration of new data, cleaning and linking large datasets, and model estimation. The hired researcher will meet regularly with faculty to discuss progress. Collaboration with other research assistants, graduate students, and faculty at Yale and other institutions will be an important component of the job.

Requisite Skills and Qualifications:

-- Background in economics is a plus but not required; candidates with strong technical skills who are interested in learning more about economics are encouraged to apply. Successful applicants typically have Bachelor’s or Master’s degrees with substantial coursework in economics, math, and/or computer science.
-- Most of our projects require combining and analyzing large datasets (>100 mil observations). Experience with programming languages such as Python, Julia, R, and SQL—especially for working with large datasets—is a big plus.

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