Can online platforms expand female-owned firms’ trade opportunities? Based on research using data from a business site in Latin America and the Caribbean, the answer is yes. This finding is important for the promotion of gender equality, one of the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), and for the policymakers, practitioners, and researchers who are increasingly interested … [Read more...] about Can online platforms encourage women-owned firms in international trade? In the case of ConnectAmericas, yes
Jennifer P. Poole
Jennifer Poole is Associate Professor of Economics in the School of International Service at American University. Her research interests fall at the intersection of international trade, labor economics, and development economics. Recent research investigates the impacts of multinational firms on gender equality and the role of trade on the informal economy. Her research has been published in the Journal of Development Economics, the Journal of International Economics, and the Review of Economics and Statistics, and has been funded by the National Science Foundation, UNCTAD, the World Bank, the IDB, and UNU-WIDER. She served as Senior International Economist in President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers.