Trung Vu
PhD, University of Otago
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I am a Senior Lecturer (Associate Professor) in Economics at Loughborough University and a Research Associate at the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at the Australian National University.
My research interests are mainly in the areas of economic growth and development, political economy, and applied econometrics.
My current work focuses on the fundamental drivers of comparative development, with particular emphasis on how deep-rooted institutional, cultural, and human factors shape long-term economic outcomes.
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.
Novelty-seeking traits and the origins of individualism (with James B. Ang), March 2025.
Featured publications
Featured publications
Ancestral irrigation and collective climate action (with James B. Ang), Journal of Development Economics, April 2026.
Revisiting the ancient origins of gender inequality, Journal of Applied Econometrics, March 2026.
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.
State history and corruption (with P. Dorian Owen), Economics Letters, September 2022.
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