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 in the Economics Department at Yale, 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
with Esteban Méndez
Econometrica, Accepted
Supplementary Online Appendix. 7-minute summary video by Econimate
Media coverage: Marginal Revolution, Frankfurter Allgemeine, UCLA's Research Spotlight, Cato Institute, VoxDev, Yale Insights
American Economic Review, Papers and Proceedings, May 2022
Working Papers
Voting on a Trade Agreement: Firm Networks and Attitudes Toward Openness with Esteban Méndez
International Diffusion of Technology: Accounting for Differences in Learning Abilities New version coming soon!
Are Cryptocurrencies Currencies? Bitcoin as Legal Tender in El Salvador with Fernando Alvarez and David Argente
NBER Working Paper No. 29968
Media coverage: Financial Times, Bloomberg, Fortune, National Public Radio, Cointelegraph, Politico
with Lee Ohanian, Paulina Restrepo-Echavarría, and Mark Wright
Policy Work
with Matías Herrera Dappe and Mathilde Lebrand
Work in Progress
Strategic Complementarities in a Dynamic Model of Technology 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
Detour Ahead: Market Frictions and Path Dependence in Transport Networks with Marta Santamaría
Contact
Mailing Address:
Diana Van Patten
Yale School of Management
Evans Hall
165 Whitney Avenue
New Haven, CT 06511
Email: diana.vanpatten@yale.edu