Trang Thu Tran
Senior Economist, International Finance Corporation
Trang Thu Tran is a senior economist in the Economic and Market Research Unit of the International Finance Corporation. Her research spans the role of technology in the green transition, firms’ adjustments to shocks, regulatory reforms, and the design and evaluation of programs that support firm capabilities. She holds a PhD in development economics from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Recent work by Trang Thu Tran
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The rise of Vietnam’s solar panel industry
Vietnam's solar boom was built on three key pillars: foreign direct investment (FDI) (mostly from China), access to subsidised Chinese inputs, and productivity spillovers from multinationals to domestic suppliers.
Published 01.12.25