Diana Van Patten

I am an economist with research interests in international trade and macro development. I received my Ph.D. in Economics from UCLA in 2020. 

I am an Assistant Professor of Economics at Yale University's School of Management, a Faculty Affiliate of the Economic Growth Center, and a Research Affiliate of the Cowles Foundation.

I am also a Faculty Research Fellow at the NBER. Previously, I was a Postdoctoral Fellow at Princeton University.

Published and Accepted Papers

Multinationals, Monopsony, and Local Development: Evidence from the United Fruit Company

 with Esteban Méndez

Econometrica, Forthcoming

Supplementary Online Appendix. 7-minute summary video by Econimate. Podcast by Trade Talks
Media coverage: Marginal Revolution, Frankfurter Allgemeine, UCLA's Research Spotlight, Cato Institute, VoxDev, Yale Insights

The Dismantling of Capital Controls After Bretton Woods and Latin American Productivity

AER, Papers and Proceedings, 2022 

Working Papers

Voting on a Trade Agreement: Firm Networks and Attitudes Toward Openness with Esteban Méndez

NBER Working Paper No. 30058

Are Cryptocurrencies Currencies? Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador with Fernando Alvarez and David Argente

NBER Working Paper No. 29968
Media coverage: New York Times, Financial Times, Bloomberg, Fortune, National Public Radio, Cointelegraph, The Christian Science Monitor

International Diffusion of Technology: Accounting for Differences in Learning Abilities New version coming soon!

The International Consequences of Bretton Woods: Capital Controls and the Value of Geopolitical Stability

with Lee Ohanian, Paulina Restrepo-Echavarría, and Mark Wright    

Book Chapter

Global Firms and Local Development with Esteban Méndez

In preparation for “Roots of Underdevelopment: A New Economic (and Political) History of Latin America and the Caribbean."
Palgrave, Macmillan. 2022

Policy Work

Economic Gains and Losses from Integrating Road Transport Networks

Strategic Complementarities in a Dynamic Model of Fintech Adoption with Fernando Alvarez, David Argente, Francesco Lippi, and Esteban Méndez

Enrooted Corporate Culture: The Long-Run Impact of Exposure to Multinationals on Local Trade Policy and Political Identity with Esteban Méndez

Adoption of Foreign Products, Peer Effects, and Domestic Firm Networks with David Argente and Esteban Méndez 

Detour Ahead: Market Frictions and Path Dependence in Transport Networks with Marta Santamaría

Mailing Address:
Diana Van Patten

Yale School of Management

Evans Hall

165 Whitney Avenue

New Haven, CT 06511​

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Email: diana.vanpatten@yale.edu

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