Carolina Pan received her Ph.D. in Economics and a M.A. in International Economics and Finance from Brandeis University, as well as a M.A. and a B.A. in Economics from the Universidad de San Andres in Argentina.

Her research interests are primarily in the fields of international trade and economic development. Her work focuses on the effects of technological innovation in exports and growth, on the patterns of technological and export diversification, and on the role of immigrants in a country’s innovation patterns.

Prior to joining the Growth Lab, she was a Quantextual Research Fellow at State Street Associates in the investor behavior team, and a consultant for the United Nations Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) and the Inter-American Development Bank.