CHRISTINE NGOC NGO

• Ph.D., Economics (2013). School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, London, United Kingdom

• J.D., Law (2010). University of California, Hastings College of the Law, San Francisco, CA. Admitted to the California Bar Association, License # 277862

• MSc., Political Economy of Development (2009). School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London, London, United Kingdom

• B.A., Global Economics (2005). University of California–Santa Cruz, Santa Cruz, CA

research interest

• Future of Work

• Political Economy of Development

• Economic Growth and Technological Change

• International Trade

• Industrialization

• Small and Medium Enterprise Development

• Rural Development

biography

I received a Ph.D. in Economics from the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), University of London in the United Kingdom and a Juris Doctor from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law in San Francisco. My research focuses on political economy approach to development analysis, technological change, and the role of the institutions in development processes. Because the issues of development are manifold, my research cuts across many disciplines - law, economics, politics and public policy. I have published papers in the Journal of Evolutionary Economics, Journal of Economic Issues, Review of Political Economy, Journal of Contemporary Asia, Canadian Journal of Development Studies and the European Journal of East Asian Studies. In 2016, I was a visiting scholar at the United Nations University, World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER) and a fellow of the Southeast Asia Research Group (SEAREG). Between 2011 and 2012, I worked as an Associate Economic Affairs Officer for the United Nations Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) in Geneva, Switzerland. I have also consulted for the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), the World Bank and German Society for International Cooperation (GIZ). In the bits of free time that I have outside of research and teaching, I enjoy photography, mountain biking, trail running, rock climbing and experimental cooking.

PEER REVIEW PUBLICATIONS

BOOK

• Ngo, C. N. (2020) Rent Seeking and Development: The Political Economy of Industrialization in Vietnam. London: Routledge. ISBN: 9781138100763.

JOURNAL ARTICLES

• Ngo, C. N., and Dang, H. (2023) "Covid-19 in America: Global Supply Chain Reconsidered." World Economy. Vol 46(1): 256-275. (First published online: July 2022)

• Ngo, C. N. (2022) "Foundations of Rural Resiliency: America during the COVID-19 Pandemic." Journal of Rural Studies. Vol 96(December 2022): 305-315.

• Ngo, C. N., Di Tommaso, M., Tassinari, M., and Dockerty, J. M. (2022) "The Future of Work: Conceptual Considerations and A New Analytical Approach for the Political Economy." Review of Political Economy. Vol 34(4): 735-765. (First published online: February 2021)

• Ngo, C. N. and Chi, M. (2020) “The Political Economy of Small Medium Enterprise Development: Characteristics, Productive Value, and Market Constraints in Industrial Manufacturing.” Journal of Southeast Asian Economies. Vol 37(3): 291-312.

• Ngo, C. N. and McCann, C. (2019) “Rethinking Rent Seeking for Development and Technological Change.” Journal of Evolutionary Economics. Vol 29(2): 721-740.

• Ngo, C. N. and Tarko, V. (2018) "Economic Development in a Rent-Seeking Society: Socialism, State Capitalism and Crony Capitalism in Vietnam." Canadian Journal of Development Studies. Vol 39(4): 481-499.

• Ngo, C. N. (2017) "The Political Economy of Industrial Development in Vietnam's Telecommunications Industry: A Rent Management Analysis." Review of Political Economy. Vol 29(3): 454-477.

• Ngo, C. N. (2017) “Industrial Development, Liberalisation and Impacts of Vietnam-China Border Trade: The Case of the Vietnamese Textile and Garment Sector.” European Journal of East Asian Studies. Vol. 16(1): 154-184.

• Ngo, C. N. (2017) "Local Value Chain Development in Vietnam: Motorcycles, Technical Learning and Rents Management." Journal of Contemporary Asia. Vol. 47(1): 1-26.

• Ngo, C. N. (2016) “Developmental Rent Management Analysis: Learning, Upgrading, and Innovation.” Journal of Economic Issues. Vol. 50(4): 1045-1068.

• Ngo, C. N. (2014) “Industrialization and the Triangular Rent-Seeking Relationship between Vietnam, Japan, and China in Vietnam’s Motorcycle Industry.” In O. Radonjic and C. Sinapi (eds.), Financial Instability and Economic Development in Emerging Markets: Controversies and Critical Issues, Limes Plus: Journal of Social Science and Humanities, Vol. XI (3): 177-208.

PROFESSIONAL PROFILE

• Associate Professor of Economics, Bucknell University (2021-current)

• Assistant Professor of Economics, Bucknell University (2018-2021)

• Assistant Professor of Economics, University of Denver (2014-2018)

• Treasurer, Association for Social Economics (2016-current)

• Referee, Journal of Economic Issues, Journal of Contemporary Asia, and International Journal of Emerging Markets, Journal of Human Development and Capabilities, Stanford University Press (2014-current), Journal of Development Studies.

• Principal Investigator, Bucknell Geisinger Research Initiative. Research Grant: "Duty and Dedication in the Time of Covid-19: Nurses, Hospitals and the Future of Care" (with Sarah Evans) (2021-2022)

• International Consultant, United Nations Development Programme. Training in Qualitative Research (2021)

• Principal Investigator, Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Bucknell University. Grant program: Confounding Problems in the Public Humanities and Art. Research Project: "Covid-19 in Rural America: Time, Space and the Political Economy of Change" (2020-2021)

• Recipient, Ludwig Mai Service Award, Association for Social Economics (2020)

• Principal Investigator, Bucknell University. Scholarly Development Grant and Publication Subvention Grant. Research project: "Political Economy of Rent and Rent Seeking: Technology Adoption and Development in Vietnam" (2019)

• Principal Investigator, University of Denver, Professional Research Opportunities for Faculty (PROF) grant, Research Project: "Contributions and Characteristics of Female Entrepreneurship in Manufacturing: The Case of Vietnam" (with Dr. Yavuz Yasar and Dr. Markus Schneider) (2017-2019)

• Visiting Scholar, United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). Research project: "The Political Economy of Small and Medium Enterprise Development in Vietnam", Helsinki, Finland (2016)

• Southeast Asia Fellow, the Southeast Asia Research Group. (2016)

• Principal Investigator, United Nations University-World Institute for Development Economics Research (UNU-WIDER). Research Grant (with Dr. Miao Chi): "Differentials in Market Constraints and Value Addition among Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam" (2016-2017)

• International Consultant, World Bank. Research projects: (1) The Role of the State in the Development of Vietnam's Financial System, and (2) The Role of the State in Enhancing the Performance of Public Utilities (2016)

• International Consultant, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (VASS). Research project: "Supporting Inclusive Growth in Medium Technology Sectors" (2014-2015)

• Visiting Assistant Professor of Economics, Drew University (2013-2014)

• Graduate Fellow, Institute for New Economic Thinking (INET) and the Initiative for Policy Dialogue at Columbia University. Advanced Graduate Workshop on Poverty, Development and Globalization. Bangalore, India (2013)

• Associate Economic Affairs Officer (P2-2), United Nations Conferenced for Trade and Development (UNCTAD), Unit of Economic Cooperation and Integration for Developing Countries, Geneva, Switzerland (2011-2012)

• International Consultant, World Bank and Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI). Research project: “Capacity Building for Strengthening the Regulatory Framework for the Management of Investment” (2011-2012)

• Research Associate, Vietnam Institute of Economic and Policy Research (VEPR), Vietnam National University (2011)

• International Consultant, World Bank. Consulted on project: "Vietnam Socio-Economic Development Strategy" (2011)

• Research Fellow, Center for State and Local Government Law. San Francisco, CA (2008)

other sites

• Research Gate

• Bucknell University

• University of Denver