Trung Vu
PhD, University of Otago
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I am a Lecturer in Economics at Loughborough University and a Research Associate in the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at Australian National University.
Research Interests: Economic Growth and Development, Political Economy, and Applied Econometrics.
My current research examines the fundamental determinants of comparative development, with a focus on how deep-rooted institutional, cultural, and human characteristics shape long-term outcomes.Â
Contact details
Contact details
Email: Trung.Vu [at] lboro.ac.uk
Office: Loughborough Business School, Sir Richard Morris Building
Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK
Selected working papers
Selected working papers
Kinship tightness and financial inclusion (with James B. Ang), August 2025.
Understanding the productivity slowdown in aging economies (with Lei Xu), June 2025.
Ancestral irrigation and collective climate action (with James B. Ang), May 2025, revise and resubmit.
Novelty-seeking traits and the origins of individualism (with James B. Ang), March 2025.
Featured publications
Featured publications
Revisiting the ancient origins of gender inequality, Journal of Applied Econometrics, forthcoming.
Barriers to the cross-border diffusion of climate change policies, American Journal of Agricultural Economics, January 2026.
How deep are the roots of female empowerment? Population diversity and gender inequality, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, June 2025.
Revisiting the effect of democracy on population health, Oxford Economic Papers, April 2025.
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