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. He is also a Research Associate in the Centre for Applied Macroeconomic Analysis at Australian National University.

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 American Journal of Agricultural Economics, the Oxford Bulletin of Economics and Statistics, and Oxford Economic Papers, among 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