Trung Vu
PhD, University of Otago
Trung is a Vietnamese economist with expertise in development economics, political economy, and applied econometrics. He joined Loughborough University as a Lecturer in Economics in 2022, having previously completed a PhD in Economics at the University of Otago.
Trung’s research interests are mainly in the area of empirical modelling of economic growth and development. His current research examines the fundamental determinants of comparative development, focusing on the role of deep-rooted institutional, cultural, and human characteristics.
Trung has published articles in the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, Oxford Economic Papers, Health Economics, Land Economics, Energy Economics, Economics Letters, Kyklos, Social Science and Medicine, and other journals. His research has featured in LSE Business Review, Harvard Kennedy School's 'The Journalist’s Resource', and The Marginal Revolution.
Contact details
Email: Trung.Vu [at] lboro.ac.uk
Office: Loughborough Business School, Loughborough University, Leicestershire LE11 3TU, UK
PhD applications
I welcome applications for PhD in Economics at Loughborough. There are various funding options, including Loughborough University studentships, Chinese government (CSC) scholarships, and bursaries. Please contact me for further information.
Selected work in progress
Population aging and productivity (with Lei Xu)
funded by the 2024 British Academy/Leverhulme Small Research Grants Scheme (SRG24\241887)
Selected working papers
Barriers to the cross-border diffusion of climate change policies, R&R at American Journal of Agricultural Economics
How deep are the roots of female empowerment? Population diversity and gender inequality, R&R at Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics
The deep historical roots of comparative cross-country health status
(with P. Dorian Owen, Alfred A. Haug, and Arlene Garces-Ozanne)
Selected publications
The growth effect of state capacity revisited, Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, September 2024
Revisiting the effect of democracy on population health, Oxford Economic Papers, August 2024
Individualism and collective responses to climate change, Land Economics, May 2024
Life expectancy and human capital: New empirical evidence, Health Economics, February 2023
State history and corruption (with P. Dorian Owen), Economics Letters, September 2022