Carol Newman is a Professor of Economics at the Department of Economics. She joined Trinity in 2002 and has held visiting positions at the University of Copenhagen (Københavns Universitet), the University of Chicago, and the University of Bologna (Alma Mater Studiorum – Università di Bologna). She is Chair of the Board of Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP), a Non-Resident Senior Research Fellow at the UNU-WIDER - United Nations University World Institute for Development Economics Research - and a consultant to the The World Bank Group. She serves as an International Resource Person for the African Economic Research Consortium (AERC) and since 2023 has chaired Ireland’s National Economic Dialogue.
Facing headwinds such as aid cuts and geopolitical fragmentation, Professor Newman demonstrated how rigorous, policy-engaged research, grounded in robust empirical evidence, serves as a critical tool for navigating these issues. Drawing on field experiments and firm-level analyses from sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia, she examined how targeted interventions, coupled with evidence-based policies to improve firm productivity, job creation and stimulate economic growth, can contribute to inclusive and sustainable development.
