Eric van Dijk
Professor emeritus
- Name
- Prof. dr. E. van Dijk
- dijk@fsw.leidenuniv.nl
- ORCID iD
- 0000-0003-4030-2452
Eric van Dijk graduated in economics and in psychology at Groningen University, and then moved to Leiden to work on his dissertation on social dilemmas. In 1993 he defended his dissertation (cum laude). His research concentrates on the understanding of economic and social decision making. In 2002 he became professor, in 2010 he introduced the Master specialisation Economic and Consumer Psychology at Leiden University, and in 2020 he founded the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour.
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Eric van Dijk says farewell as Professor of Social Psychology: 'Economics and psychology are no longer separate disciplines' -
Honesty doesn’t always pay in negotiations -
‘We should have more trust in one another; people are actually very trustworthy’ -
'I don't want that benefit anymore': Why people aren't claiming the financial support they're entitled to -
Dehumanising: how students reject candidate housemates -
The impact of climate change on groups of people -
Leiden University receives gift for research into psychology of economic behaviour
PhD students
Eric van Dijk graduated in economics and in psychology at Groningen University, and then moved to Leiden to work on his dissertation on social dilemmas. In 1993 he defended his dissertation (cum laude). His research concentrates on the understanding of economic and social decision making. In 2002 he became professor, in 2010 he introduced the Master specialisation Economic and Consumer Psychology at Leiden University, and in 2020 he founded the Knowledge Centre Psychology and Economic Behaviour.
Professor emeritus
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Psychology
- Soc., Econ. & Org. Psychology
Contact
Professor
- Faculty of Social and Behavioural Sciences
- Psychology
- Soc., Econ. & Org. Psychology
- Dijk E. van (30 January 2026), Een verhaal over vertrouwen. Farewell Speech. Universiteit Leiden, Leiden. [lecture].
- Van Dijk E. (23 May 2003). De econoom en de psycholoog in ons hoofd. Leiden. [inaugural address].