HUNG TRUONG

Welcome!

I am currently an SSHRC Fellow and Teaching Professor at the University of Ottawa. I obtained my PhD from Simon Fraser University in 2025. My research focuses on behavioural macroeconomics, especially how heterogeneity in households’ and firms’ macroeconomic perceptions and expectations shapes the economy. I have used survey data, laboratory and field experiments, and learning algorithms for my work. [Curriculum Vitae].

I am currently on the 2026-2027 academic job market.

Publications

J. Arifovic, I. Salle, and H. Truong, "History-dependent monetary policy: a lab experiment and a HENK model," Experimental Economics (2026). [Codes] [Link]

O. Kostyshyna, I. Salle, and H. Truong, "Anchored or Adrift? A Note on Measuring Inflation Expectations Anchoring," Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics (2026). [Link]

Working papers

''Heterogeneity in the Formation of Inflation Expectations: Evidence From Micro Data'' (JMP). R&R at Journal of Applied Econometrics. With KOSTYSHYNA Olena and SALLE Isabelle. [PDF] [Bank of Canada WP Version]

''Macroeconomic Forecasting Experience and Expectation Formation: Evidence from the Lab.'' [WP PDF]

''Macroeconomic literacy and expectations.'' With MIRDAMADI Michael and PETERSEN Luba. [PDF]

''Heterogeneity in Expectations: Empirical and Experimental Evidence.'' Joint with SALLE Isabelle. Tinbergen Institute Discussion Paper 26-080/II. [Link]

Work-in-progress

''Firms' Business Expectations and Decisions Amid Tariff Uncertainty: Experimental Evidence from Canada.'' Joint with SALLE Isabelle, WANG Sylvia, and ZHANG Yang.

''The effects of initial information on expectations: An exploration-exploitation behavioral framework.'' Superseded. [PDF]

Other research contribution

Brodeur, A., Mikola, D., Cook, N. et al, ''Reproducibility and robustness of economics and political science research,'' Nature 652, 151–156 (2026). [Link]

Updates

2026

I am joining the Faculty of Political Economy at VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, as a Lecturer.

I am going to present at the 2026 Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society in Ha Noi in August.

I presented at the CMSG Inflation Session at the 60th Annual Meetings of the Canadian Economics Association in Vancouver in May.

I presented at the Experimental Economics session at Carleton-Ottawa's 2026 Summer Workshop.

2025

I am joining the Department of Economics at University of Ottawa this September 2025 as a Postdoctoral and Teaching Fellow under Prof. and Canada Research Chair Isabelle Salle.

I will visit Amsterdam School of Economics in April 2025.

I will present my thesis 3rd chapter at the Barcelona School of Economics Summer Forum 2025 in Barcelona in June 2025.

2023

I will present at the CIREQ's 1st Interdisciplinary PhD Student Conference on Big Data and Artificial Intelligence at McGill University, Montreal.

I will attend the 2023 NBER Heterogeneous-Agent Macro Workshop at Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Our research for implementing price-level targeting has been accepted for the 2023 World Economic Science Association Meeting in Lyon, France.

Photo taken at Whistler, BC; 2,133 meters above sea level.