Jun.-Prof. Dr. Holly Dykstra

Welcome!

Jun.-Prof. Dr. Holly Dykstra is an Assistant Professor of Economics at the University of Konstanz. She is a behavioral economist studying how individuals make policy-relevant decisions, especially in household finance and for intertemporal choices.

She is an affiliate of the Thurgauer Wirtschaftsinstitut and Harvard University's STAR Lab. In her research, she runs online experiments as well as field experiments in cooperation with partner organizations. She has conducted research with the Behavioral Insights Team, the Mayors Innovation Project, a number of private companies, and city and state government organizations across the US. 

She holds a Ph.D. in Public Policy from Harvard University and an A.B. in Economics from Columbia University. Prior to graduate school, she worked at the US Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC.

Please visit her personal website for more information about her research.

She will be on parental leave during Summer Semester 2024.