Caroline Perrin

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Aug 24, 2026

An economic shock is coming. Boosting women’s economic opportunity may be the key to overcoming it.

By Jérémie Bertrand, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, Caroline Perrin

With over a billion young people set to enter the global workforce in the next decade, policymakers must prioritize education and jobs for young women to advance prosperity.

Africa Entrepreneurship

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Mar 10, 2025

How greater freedom empowers entrepreneurs and expands access to credit

By Jérémie Bertrand, Nina Dannaoui-Johnson, Annie (Yu-Lin) Lee, Caroline Perrin

Access to credit is vital for SMEs, yet barriers like high collateral and discriminatory lending hinder growth, especially for women-led firms. Data shows freer economies reduce borrower discouragement. Legal protections, economic deregulation, and gender-sensitive policies improve access. Case studies from New Zealand, Singapore, and Kenya highlight how strategic reforms bridge credit gaps and drive growth.

Corruption Freedom and Prosperity

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Mar 15, 2024

Attracting foreign direct investments

By Jérémie Bertrand, Joseph Lemoine, Dan Negrea, and Caroline Perrin

Foreign direct investment (FDI) is a pivotal objective for countries seeking to bolster their economic development and global competitiveness. By delving into the relationship between freedom and FDI using the Freedom and Prosperity Indexes and examining institutional mechanisms to influence investment, we shed light on the dynamics that determine a country’s attractiveness to foreign investors.

Economy & Business Freedom and Prosperity

Caroline Perrin is a nonresident fellow at the Atlantic Council’s Freedom and Prosperity Center. She works as a postdoctoral researcher involved in the RE-WIRING project funded by the European Commission, and a visiting postdoctoral researcher at the London School of Economics. Her research primarily focuses on gendered policies and their impact on women’s access to economic opportunities, particularly examining representation in political, corporate, and judicial sectors across Europe and Sub-Saharan Africa.

In addition, Caroline is a member of the World Bank’s Women, Business and the Law team, where she analyzes the effects of gendered laws on female economic outcomes. She also contributes to discussions on economic policy and gender equality as a member of BSI Economics.

Caroline holds a PhD in finance from the University of Strasbourg, where she completed her thesis titled “Gender, financial inclusion, and entrepreneurship” under the supervision of Laurent Weill, and an MSc in research in economics and finance from EM Lyon, University Lyon II, and Ecole Normale Supérieure de Lyon.