Canh Thien Dang
Development Economics, Public Finance, Applied Econometrics
Welcome,
I am a Lecturer in Economics at the Department of Economics, King's Business School, King's College London. I am also an academic supervisor at the Institute of Finance and Technology, University College of London, and a chief examiner for the University of London International Programme (Econometrics). Before joining King's, I lectured and conducted research at the London School of Economics as an LSE Fellow in Economics, and at the University of Warwick as a postdoctoral fellow (in Economics). I completed my PhD in Economics at the University of Nottingham in 2018.
I use both theory and data to answer questions at the intersection of economics and public policies. My research interests include Development Economics, Public Economics, and Applied Econometrics. My current research focuses on the economics of nonprofit organisations, financial data, public good provision (housing, security, preferential tax treatment, and public procurement), and innovation.
I have lectured courses in econometrics and macroeconomics at King's, LSE, and Warwick, and led seminars (tutorials) in various courses at Nottingham.
From March 2023, I am the GTA Lead at King's Business School. I am affiliated with the King's Institute for Artificial Intelligence since September 2023.
Contact: canh.dang@kcl.ac.uk (main email address), c.t.dang@lse.ac.uk (LSE and UoL related), and c.dang@ucl.ac.uk (UCL related).
Office Hours: Room N3.18, Bush House, Strand Campus, 30 Aldwych, London, WC2B 4BG
Research
Publications
Better performing NGOs do report more accurately: Evidence from investigating Ugandan NGO financial accounts, (with Ronelle Burger and Trudy Owens), Economic Development and Cultural Change, Volume 69:2, 2021, pages 789-828 [Slides] Download (pdf)
Does transparency come at the cost of main services? Evidence from studying British nonprofits' financial data, (with Trudy Owens), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, Volume 172, April 2020, Pages 314-343. [Slides] Download (pdf)
Media Coverage: LSE Research For The WorldNon-governmental organizations’ motivation to diversify: self-interest or operation-related? Evidence from Uganda, with Trudy Owens, Volume 76, Issue 2, April 2024, Pages 561–584, Oxford Economic Papers. Online Appendix (full models and other empirics) Online Publication
Media Coverage: Interview with Faculti
Work in Progress
Why do donors fund corrupt governments?
Financial constraints and government lending: Evidence from Small and Medium Enterprises in the UK
Housing experience and Housing Price: Evidence from the European housing market
Conflicts and Security: Evidence from Afghanistan
Teaching
King's College London, King's Business School (2022 - )
Introduction to Econometrics (Term 1)
Intermediate Econometrics (Term 2)
Visiting Lecturer, Statistics for Economists (Spring, 2022)
Supervisor, MSc Economics and Finance (2 projects, 2023)
London School of Economics
EC220/221 Introduction to Econometrics/Principles of Econometrics (Michaelmas Term) (2019 - 2022)
SSEC102 (Summer School) Introduction to Macroeconomics (2020 - )
Chief Examiner, EC2020 Elements of Econometrics, University of London (2022 - , Deputy from 2020 - 2022)
Department of Civil, Environmental and Geomatic Engineering, University College London (2022 - )
Visiting Lecturer, Academic Supervisor to 06 (2022), 07 (2023) projects (MSc), Institute of Finance and Technology
Department of Economics, University of Warwick (2018 - 2019)
Lecturer, EC339 Applied Macroeconomics
Lecturer, PH229 Interdisciplinary Topics (PPE course)
Supervisor, 12 BSc and 06 MSc dissertation projects
School of Economics, University of Nottingham (2016 - 2018)
Graduate Teaching Assistant
Introduction to Microeconomics, Autumn 2016 - 2018; Macroeconomic Theory, Autumn 2017 - 2018; Mathematical Economics, Autumn 2016 - 2017; Foundations of Macroeconomics, Spring 2016 - 2017
Online course: MOOC The Politics of Economics and the Economics of Politicians, 2016 - 2018 (the course has been nominated for the Online Educational Resource Award by the British Universities Film and Video Council in 2018)
Teaching Evaluation and Accreditation
King's Business School Dean's Award: Early Career Educator of the Year, 2023
Nominated for a King's Education Awards, 2023 (nomination quotes)
Winner of the Naming and Tagline Competitions for the New Education Centre Initiative, KBS, KCL, 2023 (Entry: iLEAD - Centre for Innovation, Learning, Education And Development).
LSESU Nomination for a Teaching Award (Inspirational Teaching and Excellent Communications and Feedback): 2021 and 2022
LSE Excellence in Education Awards, 2020, 2021
Fellowship of the Higher Education Academy (from September 2019, Reference number: PR173871)
Education-Related Research
Internationalisation through English Medium Instruction in Vietnam: a sociological analysis, with An Nguyen (Open University) (Under Review)
Social Justice and Education Policies: Evidence from an Emerging Country, with An Nguyen (Open University) (Under Review)
Secrets of the Furious Five: Guidelines for Inclusive Pedagogy in Teaching Econometrics, with Dragos Radu (KCL)