Regina Pleninger

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Regina Pleninger is a leading researcher at the intersection of digital economics and inclusive growth, with a particular focus on how technological change shapes economic opportunity. Her most-cited work, "Digitalization and Inclusive Growth: A Review of the Evidence" (2024), has already garnered 4 citations—a strong start for a recent publication. In this landmark paper, Pleninger systematically analyzes how digitalization affects economic outcomes through four critical channels: average productivity growth, employment and wages, access to markets, and government finances. She demonstrates that while digitalization has boosted average productivity by improving demand-supply matching, its distributional effects are far more complex and often uneven. Her work provides crucial evidence that the benefits of digital transformation are not automatically shared, requiring deliberate policy interventions to ensure inclusive growth. Pleninger's research is particularly valuable for policymakers and economists seeking to understand how to harness digital technologies for broad-based prosperity. Her contributions are shaping contemporary debates on the digital economy's role in reducing inequality and expanding economic participation.