Professor Diana Van Patten’s interests include economic development, international trade, and economic history.
Prof. Van Patten’s recent works center around the economic impact of foreign direct investment and trade in developing countries. She received her PhD in Economics from the University of California in Los Angeles in 2020.
Prior to joining Yale School of Management, Prof. Van Patten was a postdoctoral associate at International Economics Section of Princeton University’s Economics Department.
Recent work by Diana Van Patten
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Why some digital payment systems replace cash and others don’t
Instant payments can substitute for cash when adoption moves quickly beyond high-income early users. Evidence from Brazil, Costa Rica, and Mexico finds that the key is a rapid low-income gradient: systems must combine low adoption costs, dense networ...
Published 19.06.26
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Multinationals and local development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company
Investment in amenities by large foreign companies induced by labour market competition can have persistent positive effects on local living standards
Published 25.06.21