Eva Paus

Eva Paus is a Non-Resident Senior Fellow with the Global China Initiative and Professor Emerita of Economics at Mount Holyoke College, USA. In her research she analyzes economic development in the context of globalization, particularly structural change, innovation, the middle income trap, and productive policies, often with a focus on Latin America. She has published more than 50 articles and book chapters as well as seven books, most recently Towards Inclusive Development in Latin America: Leveraging the Global Green Transition (Palgrave McMillan, 2026, with Rafael Domínguez). She is currently working on China-Latin America economic relations, especially the impact of trade on Latin American countries’ ability to advance productive capabilities and diversify production and exports, and government policies that leverage trade with China for development.