TRINH THI CHUNG
"Welcome to my research site! I am currently a second-year Ph.D. student in Policy Analysis at the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS). My research interests include macroeconomics, firm dynamics, heterogeneous agents, distributional effects, and macro-econometrics with Time Series."
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Education and career:
Ph.D. in Policy Analysis, National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), Japan.
Specialization: Macroeconomics. MEXT Scholarship recipient. Passed the qualifying examinations in 2024.
M.A. in International Development, Development Policy and Management Program, GSID, Nagoya University, Japan, ADB-JSP scholar, 2020-2022.
Bcs. Economics, School of International Business Economics, Foreign Trade University, Vietnam, 2012-2016.
Research Analyst, International Monetary Fund - Regional Office for Asia and the Pacific, Tokyo, April 2025–present
Lecturer (Full-time), Department of Business Administration, FPT University, Vietnam, Onsite Apr. 2022 - Sept. 2024; Online from Oct. 2024 - Present.
On-going research:
Doctoral Dissertation: Transient fiscal volatility shocks: Decoding the macroeconomic impacts via financial frictions and firm heterogeneity, in Policy Analysis Program, at GRIPS, Doctoral dissertation in progress. Supervisors: Prof. Roberto Leon Gonzalez and Prof. Anton Richard Braun.
International Monetary Fund 2026 Regional Economic Outlook - Chapter 3: Services Trade in Asia-Pacific: Integration, Drivers, and Policy Implications, Joint work with Anne Oeking (lead) and colleagues. Expected publication: October 2026.
Pre-Doctoral Publication:
Dwi Budi Santoso & Ferry Prasetyia & Trinh Thi Chung & Axellina Muara Setyanti & Nayaka Artha Wicesa & Al Muizzudin Fazaalloh, 2024. "Technological Disruption, Ease of Doing Business, and Manufacturing Resilience: A Study of Competitiveness and Efficiency in Developing Countries" Scientific Annals of Economics and Business (continues Analele Stiintifice), Alexandru Ioan Cuza University, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, vol. 71(4), pages 473-496, December. DOI: 10.47743/saeb-2024-0016
Courses and teaching assistant:
Teaching Assistant, Winter 2025, Spring 2026, Winter 2026, Spring 2027, and Winter 2027, Macroeconomics Program Thesis and Policy Paper Writing, designed for the IMF scholars, GRIPS. Under the supervision of Prof. FUJIMOTO Junichi.
Assisting masters' students in econometrics and macroeconomic modelling.
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2026. Macroeconomics I, designed for the IMF scholars in the MEP1 and MEP2 programs at GRIPS. Under the supervision of Prof. PORAPAKKARM, Ponpoje
Pre-check assignment/homework
Hold weekly office hours (consultation session)
Give one or two tutorial sessions
Teaching Assistant, Fall 2026 Microeconomics II; and Winter 2026 International Finance designed for Masters Students in Public Finance Programs at GRIPS. Under the supervision of Prof. Yuqing Xing.
Teaching (2022-2024), Business Administration Department, FPT University: (Supply Chain Management) SCM201, SCM301, (International Economics) ECON201, (International Business Introduction) IBI101.
Presentation at international conferences:
Aug 2022. Presenter at the 61st Congress of European Regional Science Association (ERSA2022), Pecs, Hungary.
Nov 2021. Presenter at the 20th International Conference of the Japan Economic Policy Association (JEPA2021), University of Tokyo, Japan.
Dec 2014. Presenter at The Annual Accounting and Auditing Research Conference, organized by Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (Japan) & Foreign Trade University, ACCA Vietnam.
Honor and awards:
The 1st Place for Cluster Award for Public Management, Thesis of the Year Award 2023, Asian Development Bank – Japan Scholarship Program, endorsed by the Government of Japan. Thesis Title: The determinants of foreign direct investment distribution and how foreign direct investment impacts regional income convergence in Vietnam. Supervisors: Prof. Masakazu Someya and Prof. Shigeru Thomas Otsubo.
The 1st Prize in the Annual Accounting and Auditing Research Conference, organized by Nagoya University of Commerce and Business (Japan), Faculty of Business Administration of Foreign Trade University, ACCA Vietnam, Nov 2014. "Triple Bottom Line reporting in annual reports: A case study of publicly listed companies on the Stock Exchange of Vietnam".
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