PUBLICATIONS
“Firm Exit and Suspension in Developing Countries: Evidence from a Household Business Tax Census in Vietnam” (with Ergys Islamaj and Thanh Pham). forthcoming at World Bank Economic Review.
“Environmental conservation and social inequality: distributional impacts of marine protected areas in the Indonesia seascapes” (with David Gill et al.). Forthcoming at Nature Communications.
“Future Jobs: Robots, Artificial Intelligence, and Digital Platforms in East Asia and Pacific” (with Omar Arias, Daisuke Fukuza, and Aaditya Mattoo), World Bank’s East Asia and Pacific Flagship Report. World Bank Group. Washington D.C., 2025. [URL]
“A diverse portfolio of marine protected areas can better advance global conservation and equity” (with David Gill et al.) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS), vol. 121, 2024. [URL]
“Infrastructure maintenance and rural economic activity: Evidence from India” (with Ritam Chaurey), Journal of Public Economics, vol. 214, 104725, 2022. [URL]
“The long-term health impact of Agent Orange: Evidence from the Vietnam War” (with Thanh Pham and Solomon Polachek), World Development, vol. 155, 105813, 2022. [URL]
“Participation, not penalties: community involvement and equitable governance contribute to more effective multi-use protected areas” (with Robert Fidler et al.), Science Advances, vol 8, issue 18, 2022. [URL]
“Lives versus livelihoods during the COVID-19 pandemic: How testing softens the trade-off” (with Aaditya Mattoo and Ergys Islamaj). COVID Economics, Issue 80, 45-77. 2021. [URL]
“Labor market impacts and responses: The economic consequences of a marine environmental disaster” (with Trung Hoang, Ha Nguyen, and Nguyen Vuong), Journal of Development Economics, vol. 147, 102538, 2020. [URL]
“The impact of local corruption on business tax registration and compliance: Evidence from Vietnam.” (with Edmund Malesky and Anh Pham), Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization, vol. 117, pp. 762-786, 2020. [URL]
WORKING PAPERS
“Import competition and U.S. sentiment toward China” (with Rabah Arezki, Ha Nguyen, Hieu Nguyen). R&R at Journal of International Money and Finance.
“High-frequency impact of temperature on economic activity: Evidence from a global panel of nighttime lights” (with Da Hoang, Ha Nguyen, Nikola Spatafora). Under review.
"Driving the new digital economy: Diverging labor market impact of ride-hailing platforms in Vietnam" (with Daisuke Fukuzawa, Dinh Nguyen, Hieu Nguyen). Under review.
"The (unequal) impact of industrial automation on Vietnam’s socio-economic transition" (with Omar Arias, Andres Cesar, Daisuke Fukuzawa) [URL]
“Government centralization and firm performance: Evidence from the dissolution of district councils in Vietnam”
INSTITUTIONAL REPORTS AND POLICY BRIEFS
“Jobs and Technology: East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2024.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
“Firm Foundations of Growth: East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2024.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
“Services for Development: World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2023.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
“World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2023: Reviving Growth.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
“World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2022: Reforms for Recovery.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO
“The Road Not Taken? Responding to the Energy Price Shock in East Asia.” (with Hector Pollitt, Ergys Islamaj, Rahul Kitchlu, Aaditya Mattoo). 2022. World Bank Research & Policy Brief; No. 58. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
“World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2022: Braving the Storms.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
“Managing Long COVID in East Asia and the Pacific.” (with Aneesa Arur, Ergys Islamaj, Young Eun Kim, Aaditya Mattoo, and Aparnaa Somanathan). October 2021. World Bank Research and Policy Brief; No. 51. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank.
“World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2021: Long COVID.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
“Lives versus Livelihoods during the COVID-19 Pandemic: How Testing Softens the Trade-off.” (with Ergys Islamaj and Aaditya Mattoo). 2021. World Bank Policy Research Working Paper No. 9696. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank.
“World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, April 2021: Uneven Recovery.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
“The Spread of COVID-19 and Policy Responses.” (with Ergys Islamaj and Young Eun Kim). January 2021. World Bank Research and Policy Brief; No. 40. World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.
“World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update, October 2020: From Containment to Recovery.” World Bank, Washington, DC. © World Bank. License: CC BY 3.0 IGO.