Trang Le is a PhD candidate at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), where her research focuses on agricultural innovation, farm performance and rural development. She holds a Master of Arts in Development Economics from the International Institute of Social Studies (ISS), Erasmus University Rotterdam, and a Master of Science in Applied Economics from the University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City. She is currently affiliated with the Dynamics of Agricultural Innovations in Vietnam (DAIV) project within the Division of Economic and Technological Change (ECON). Her previous research includes analyses of credit access, farm performance, rural welfare, climate change, and human development.