About
I am an economist working at the intersection of behavioral economics, experimental economics, agricultural economics, environmental economics, development economics and applied econometrics. My research studies how people make decisions when information is incomplete, risks are difficult to assess, and social and institutional contexts shape what is feasible. My work is organised around individual decision-making under risk and ambiguity, social preferences and pro-environmental behaviour, and the adoption of new technologies — including how people interact with AI — with applications to sustainability, public policy and rural economies.
I earned a PhD in Economics from the lab EconomiX, University of Paris Nanterre, under the supervision of Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van (Research Director, CNRS). My doctoral thesis, "Individual Preferences and Organic Adoption Decisions in Uncertain Contexts", examined how risk and ambiguity preferences, time preference, information completeness, and government interventions influence farmers' willingness to adopt organic practices. The thesis received the Best Thesis Prize from the International Society of Vietnam Economists in June 2026. In March 2026, I received the Qualification for the position of Associate Professor (Maître de conférences), Section 5 – Economics Science, issued by the French National Council of Universities (CNU).
Methodologically, I combine econometric analysis with survey and experimental approaches. I work with observational and panel data, policy evaluation designs, and experiments conducted with real decision makers, often in field settings. Alongside research, I teach microeconomics, econometrics and quantitative methods at graduate and undergraduate levels, with an emphasis on clear identification, transparent inference, and communication that supports decision making.
Affiliations
- EconomiX, University of Paris Nanterre, France — Associate Researcher (Dec 2025 – Current)
- SciencesPo, Department of Economics, Le Havre — Lecturer (Aug 2026 – Aug 2027)
- VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam — Associate Lecturer (Feb 2020 – present)
- International Society of Vietnam Economists (ISVE) — Communications Manager (Jan 2026 – present)
Education
- PhD, Economics, University of Paris Nanterre, France (Nov 2022 – Dec 2025)
Supervisor: Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van - MSc, Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Economics, University of Western Australia (Jan 2018 – Dec 2019)
Supervisor: Prof. David Pannell - BSc (Hons), AgriBusiness Administration, Vietnam National University of Agriculture (Sep 2010 – Nov 2014)
Advanced Training Program with UW-Madison - Training course, Agriculture, Economics and Nature — University of Western Australia & Knowledge Grows (Jan – Apr 2015)
Coordinator: Prof. David Pannell
Research metrics
- 12
H-Index - ORCID
0000-0001-8285-9908 - Google Scholar
Full publication list
Selected scholarships & awards
- Best Thesis Prize, International Society of Vietnam Economists (ISVE), June 2026
- Vietnam National University Certificate for Scientific Research and Innovation, 2021–2025
- France Excellence Scholarship, November 2022 – November 2025
- Australia Awards Scholarship, January 2018 – December 2019
Employment
- Lecturer, Department of Economics, SciencesPo, Le Havre, FranceAugust 2026 – August 2027
- Associate Researcher, EconomiX Laboratory, University of Paris Nanterre, Paris, FranceDecember 2025 – Current
- Associate Lecturer, Faculty of Political Economy, VNU University of Economics and Business, Hanoi, VietnamFebruary 2020 – Present
- Doctoral Lecturer, EconomiX Laboratory, University of Paris Nanterre, Paris, FranceJanuary 2023 – January 2025
- Research Assistant, University of Western Australia, AustraliaJanuary 2018 – January 2019 (Supervisor: Prof. Timothy Colmer)
- Researcher, Department of Planning and Investment, Faculty of Economics and Rural Development, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, HanoiApril 2015 – December 2017
Academic qualification
- Qualification for Associate Professor (Maître de conférences) — Section 5: Economics Science
French National Council of Universities (CNU), FranceMarch 2026
Research
Research interests
- Behavioral Economics
- Consumer Behavior
- Applied Econometrics
- Experimental Economics
- Empirical Industrial Organization
- Economic Development and Sustainability
- Efficiency and Productivity
- Agricultural Economics
- Policy Evaluation
- Environmental Economics
Research themes
1 · Decision-Making under Risk, Ambiguity, and Information
How risk and ambiguity attitudes, and the completeness and value of information, shape choices under uncertainty — combining decision theory with lab-in-the-field and survey experiments.
2 · Individual Behaviour, Social Preferences, and Pro-Environmental Choices
Individual traits, social and community orientation, status signalling and fairness as drivers of willingness to pay and participation in environmental action.
3 · Human–AI Interaction, Technology Adoption, and Digital Transformation
How people and organisations take up, use and evaluate new technologies, from AI-assisted work to firm digitalisation.
4 · Policy Evaluation, Productivity, and Rural Development
Causal evaluation of public support policies and their effects on poverty, efficiency and livelihoods.
5 · Institutions, Incentives, and Public Economics
Theory of incentives and enforcement: optimal taxation and rebound effects, deterrence, and corruption in public procurement.
Doctoral thesis
Individual Preferences and Organic Adoption Decisions in Uncertain Contexts
University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX. Supervisor: Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van (CNRS)
Jury: Anne Stenger-Letheux (BETA, Strasbourg) · Angela Sutan (ESSEC) · Phu Nguyen-Van (CNRS) · Eric Darmon (Paris Nanterre) · Marc Willinger (CEE-M, Montpellier)
Award: Best Thesis Prize, International Society of Vietnam Economists (ISVE), June 2026
MSc thesis
Determinants of farmer's selection on adaptive measures to climate change: Evidence from mountainous areas, Vietnam
University of Western Australia. Supervisor: Prof. David Pannell
Publications
- 18
Journal articles - 10
Under review / revision - 4
Working papers - 1
Book
Organised by research theme. Within each theme: published, then under review, then working papers. † marks publications arising from the doctoral thesis.
Theme 1 · Decision-Making under Risk, Ambiguity, and Information
Published
Farmers' Preferences and Attitudes in Conversion to Organic Farming: A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment †
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van, Nguyen To-The · Ecological Economics, 250, 109116 (2026) · doi:10.1016/j.ecolecon.2026.109116
Information Completeness and Farmers' Risk Preferences Promote Conversion to Organic Farming †
Tuan Nguyen-Anh · Journal of Rural Studies (2026) · doi:10.1016/j.jrurstud.2026.104013
Under review
Unknown Odds, Unfamiliar Institutions: Ambiguity Attitudes, Ambiguity Perceptions, and Intended Organic Transition Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026) · American Journal of Agricultural Economics
The Value of Information under Ambiguity: A Theoretical and Experimental Study Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026) · Journal of Agricultural Economics
Exploring Farmers' Preferences in Adopting Organic Farming Under Uncertainty Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van (2026) · European Review of Agricultural Economics
Theme 2 · Individual Behaviour, Social Preferences, and Pro-Environmental Choices
Published
Do community-oriented farmers present a greater willingness for organic transition: Evidence from Vietnam †
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Do Pham-Thanh, Nguyen To-The, Anh Dao-Viet · Agricultural Economics (2025) · doi:10.1111/agec.70055
Impact of human capital and individual traits on farmer's decision towards sustainable farming practices: A meta-analysis †
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Nguyen To-The, Tuyen Tiet, Phong Nguyen-The · Journal of Environmental Management (2025) · doi:10.1016/j.jenvman.2025.126752
Willingness to pay to reduce the ecological and health risks from water pollution in emerging urban regions: The case of the Red River Delta in Vietnam
Nicolas Lampach, Tuyen Tiet, Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh (corresponding) · Environmental Management (2023) · doi:10.1007/s00267-023-01788-y
The influences of cultural values on consumers' green purchase intention in emerging markets: Evidence from South Korea and Vietnam
Anh Nguyen-Thi-Phuong, Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh (corresponding) · Current Psychology (2022) · doi:10.1007/s12144-022-04064-0
Composite effects of human, natural and social capitals on sustainable food-crop farming in Sub-Saharan Africa
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Chinh Hoang-Duc, Tuyen Tiet-Tong, Phu Nguyen-Van, Nguyen To-The · Food Policy, 102284 (2022) · doi:10.1016/j.foodpol.2022.102284
Changes in the environment from perspectives of small-scale farmers in remote Vietnam
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Duy Nong, Shawn Leu, Nguyen To-The · Regional Environmental Change, 21(4) (2021) · doi:10.1007/s10113-021-01835-6
Under review
Pagodas and Participation: Religious Infrastructure, Volunteering, and Willingness to Pay for Environmental Projects in Vietnam Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026) · Environment and Development Economics
Working papers
Conspicuous Consumption versus Conspicuous Conservation in Individual Participation to Environmental Protection Programme Working paper
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Thi Kim Cuong Pham, Anne Stenger, Jérôme Hergueux, Nguyen To-The (2026)
Fairness and Acceptability in Local Climate Adaptation and Maladaptation: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment in Vietnam Working paper
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Thi Kim Cuong Pham, Anne Stenger, Nguyen To-The, Elisabeth Tovar (2026)
Theme 3 · Human–AI Interaction, Technology Adoption, and Digital Transformation
Published
Unveiling the path to the fourth industrial revolution: Exploring technology adoption and firm-level barriers
Chinh Hoang-Duc, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Kien Hoang-Le, Linh Nguyen-Thi-Thuy, Huong Nguyen-Thi-Lan, Uyen Nguyen-Dinh, Nguyen To-The · Technological Forecasting & Social Change (2026) · doi:10.1016/j.techfore.2026.124563
Policy and Governance as Drivers of Enterprise Digitalization in Vietnam
Linh Nguyen-Thi-Thuy, Nga Le-Thuy, Ashfaq Ahmad Shah, Le Nguyen-Truc, Trang Vo-Mai, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Mai Dong-Thanh, Nguyen To-The, Cuong Dinh-Van, Huong Nguyen-Thi-Lan · Public Organization Review (2025) · doi:10.1007/s11115-025-00894-1
Under review
Human Judgement and Algorithmic Rating of Human–AI Collaboration: Evidence from Writing Interaction Logs Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Nguyen To-The (2026) · Behaviour & Information Technology
Planning vs. Scaling: Two-Stage Adoption of Eco-Incense in Informal Vietnamese Enterprises Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026) · Environmental Development
Digital technologies and technical efficiency: Insights from smallholder tea farmers in Tuyen-Quang province, Vietnam Minor revision
Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Linh Nguyen-Yen, Tham Nguyen-Thi-Hong, Thanh Nguyen (2025) · Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies
Theme 4 · Policy Evaluation, Productivity, and Rural Development
Published
Give a Fish or Teach to Fish? Poverty Alleviation Effect of Government Support Policies and Self-Help Commercial Activities
Chinh Hoang-Duc, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Hang Nguyen-Thu, Vuong Vu-Tien, Thao Le-Phuong, Nguyen To-The · Journal of Development Studies (2024) · doi:10.1080/00220388.2024.2413082
Governmental support and multidimensional poverty alleviation: Efficiency assessment in rural areas of Vietnam
Chinh Hoang-Duc, Hang Nguyen-Thu, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Hiep Tran-Duc, Linh Nguyen-Thi-Thuy, Phuong Do-Hoang, Nguyen To-The, Vuong Vu-Tien, Huong Nguyen-Thi-Lan · The Journal of Economic Inequality (2024) · doi:10.1007/s10888-024-09620-1
Adapting to the new normal: A sustainable livelihood framework for the informal sectors during COVID-19
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Shawn Leu, Anh Nguyen-Thi-Phuong, Thanh Ngo-Dang, Nguyen To-The · Review of Development Economics (2023) · doi:10.1111/rode.12974
Do intangible assets stimulate firm performance? Empirical evidence from Vietnamese agriculture, forestry and fishery SMEs
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Chinh Hoang-Duc, Linh Nguyen-Thi-Thuy, Vuong Vu-Tien, Uyen Nguyen-Dinh, Nguyen To-The · Journal of Innovation & Knowledge, 7(3), 100194 (2022) · doi:10.1016/j.jik.2022.100194
Drivers of Land Use Efficiency among Ethnic Minority Groups in Vietnam: A Longitudinal Study
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Chinh Hoang-Duc, Anh Le-Ngoc, Thinh Nguyen-An · Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy (2022) · doi:10.1080/13547860.2022.2044658
Technical efficiency and the adoption of multiple agricultural technologies in the mountainous areas of Northern Vietnam
Nicolas Lampach, Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh · Land Use Policy, 103, 105289 (2021) · doi:10.1016/j.landusepol.2021.105289
Market-oriented extension and technical efficiency in small-scale maize farmers: Evidence from northern Vietnam
Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh (corresponding) · Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies, 2(2), 51–62 (2021) · doi:10.1108/JADEE-05-2020-0101
Under review
The Heterogeneous Effects of Agricultural Policies on Technical Efficiency: Comparing Developing and High-Income Countries through Meta-Analysis Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026) · Journal of Agricultural Economics
Working papers
Improving the effectiveness of a supportive policy to promote organic farming at farm-scale level: A Spatial Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design Working paper
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van (2026)
Theme 5 · Institutions, Incentives, and Public Economics
Published
Do flexible exchange rates matter for monetary autonomy?
Rim Oueghlissi, Hoa Ho-Sy, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Riadh El-Ferktaji · Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy (2023) · doi:10.1080/13547860.2023.2287859
Under review
Optimal Taxation and Rebound Effects in Agricultural Consumption Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van (2026) · Agricultural Economics
Irreversible Thresholds and the Collapse of Marginal Deterrence Under review
Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026) · European Journal of Law and Economics
Working papers
Corruption and Penalty: Theory and Evidence from Public Procurement Working paper
Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Cuong Le-Van (2026)
Book
Analysis of producers' behavior: Case study of organic tea farming households in Vietnam
Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh (co-chief author), Lam Truong-Do · Vietnam National University Publisher (2021). ISBN: 978-604-324-757-2
Teaching
SciencesPo Le Havre – Lecturer, Department of Economics (Aug 2026 – Aug 2027)
Microeconomics
Undergraduate · 45 h/year
Supply and demand; consumer choice and utility maximization; production and costs; perfect competition; monopoly and price discrimination; oligopoly and game theory; market failures.
Economics of Seas and Oceans
Undergraduate · 45 h/year
Bioeconomic models (Gordon-Schaefer); fishery management (ITQs, TURFs, taxes); total economic value; non-market valuation (travel cost, hedonic pricing, contingent valuation, avoided cost); blue carbon; ecosystem-based and coastal climate adaptation; property rights at sea (UNCLOS, EEZ, high seas).
Mathematics for Economists
Undergraduate · 45 h/year
Linear algebra (systems of equations, matrices, determinants, eigenvalues); vector spaces; quadratic forms; unconstrained and constrained optimisation (Lagrangians, Kuhn-Tucker); concavity and convexity; comparative statics.
International Trade and Finance
Undergraduate · 45 h/year
Gravity model; comparative advantage (Ricardo); specific-factors model; Heckscher-Ohlin and Stolper-Samuelson; economies of scale (Krugman); heterogeneous firms (Melitz); tariffs and trade policy; balance of payments; interest parity; exchange rate determination (DD-AA); PPP; the trilemma; optimum currency areas.
Statistics / Quantitative Methods
Undergraduate · 45 h/year
Descriptive statistics; probability distributions; statistical inference (confidence intervals, hypothesis testing); regression analysis; data visualization; statistical software (R, Stata, Excel).
DEPOCEN, CASED program – Lecturer (2026, remote)
Advanced Econometrics
Graduate · 24 h/year
Linear regression; model specification; regression diagnostics and inference with non-ideal data; confounding, matching and propensity scores; instrumental variables; panel data.
VNU University of Economics and Business – Lecturer (Jan 2022 – present, remote)
Microeconomics
Undergraduate · 45 h/year
Supply and demand; consumer choice and utility maximization; production and costs; market structures; market failures.
University of Paris Nanterre – Doctoral Lecturer, EconomiX (Jan 2023 – Jan 2025)
Business English for Banking and Finance
Master's level · 24 h/year
Professional communication; financial vocabulary; sustainable finance; risk management; corporate governance; contemporary issues in banking and finance; cybersecurity compliance. Full course delivery, including lectures, assessments and student mentoring.
VNU University of Economics and Business – Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Political Economy (Feb 2020 – Dec 2022)
Teaching volume: 135 hours/semester (270 hours/year)
Institutional Economics
Undergraduate · 45 h/semester
Institutions; governance; contract theory; common pool resources; transaction costs.
Applied Statistics
Undergraduate · 45 h/semester
Descriptive statistics; probability distributions; hypothesis testing; regression; ANOVA; time series basics; R, SPSS, Stata.
Econometrics
Undergraduate · 45 h/semester
Linear regression; model specification; joint hypothesis testing; regression diagnostics; nonlinear models; causality with unobserved confounders; panel data.
Microeconomics
Undergraduate
Supply and demand; consumer choice; production and costs; market structures; market failures.
Agricultural Economics
Undergraduate · 45 h/semester
Farm management; agricultural production; value chains; agricultural technologies.
Earlier
IELTS Preparation Tutor (part-time), June 2015 – December 2017 — English proficiency and academic writing.
Conferences
Presentations
- 7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026), NOVA SBE"Information and Individual Preferences under Uncertainty: Experimental Evidence from Organic Farming"
- 5th International Conference on Development Economics (ICDE 2025), University of Paris Nanterre"Exploring Farmers' Preferences in Adopting Organic Farming Under Uncertainty"
- 30th Annual Conference of the EAERE (2025), Norwegian School of Economics (NHH)"The Role of Farmers' Preferences in Willingness to Convert to Organic Farming Under Uncertainty: A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment"
- 29th Annual Conference of the EAERE (2024), CEDON, KU Leuven"The roles of farmer preferences and social factors in the conversion willingness to organic farming: A lab-in-the-field experiment"
- 3rd International Symposium on Water, Ecology and Environment (ISWEE 2022), Beijing Jiaotong University"Towards the circular economy: The role of culture in enhancing sustainable consumption in Asia"
- 2nd UDSB and International Partners' Research Conference (2021), University of Dundee & VNU-UEB"Determinants of student's motivation to learn during the COVID-19 crisis: the case of Vietnamese universities"
- Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting (VEAM), DLU / FTU / DEPOCEN / CNRS"Benchmarking technology in the stochastic frontier maize production of Northern Vietnam: Difference in Difference approach"
Workshop organisation
"Sustainability, Public Action, and Well-Being", 18–19 July 2022
Strasbourg University, INRAE, CNRS and VNU University of Economics and Business — held at the Faculty of Political Economy, VNU-UEB, Hanoi. Role: Organizer and Facilitator. Event page
Projects
Current
- Behavioral Preferences and Smallholder Demand for Digital Traceability Certification in VietnamPrincipal Investigator, 2026 · NAFOSTED · €50,000 · AEARCTR-0019321
- AI Engagement, Belief Formation, and Human Capital Investment: Theory and Experimental EvidencePrincipal Investigator, 2026–2028 · €6,000 · AEARCTR-0018436
- Conspicuous Consumption versus Conspicuous Conservation in Individual Participation to Environmental Protection ProgrammeCo-Principal Investigator, 2026–2027 · BETA, INRAE & VNU-UEB · €10,800
- Research and Application of WebGIS for Optimizing Production Operations and Management in Agriculture amid Digital TransformationKey Research Member, 2026–2029 · NAFOSTED (NCUD.09-2025.43) · €80,000
- Environmental protection behavior, transformation and technical efficiency in agricultural production: farming households in VietnamKey Research Member, 2025–2027 · NAFOSTED (502.01-2024.41) · €60,000
- Fairness and Acceptability in Local Climate Adaptation and Maladaptation: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment in VietnamPrincipal Member, 2024–2026 · BETA, INRAE & VNU-UEB · €5,000
Earlier
- Farmers' attitudes and behaviors toward climate change adaptation: smallholder farmers in Vietnam's mountainous regionsPrincipal Investigator, 2021–2023 · VNU-UEB · €5,000
- Improving trade facilitation measures in food and agriculture under COVID-19 and digital trade in South and South East AsiaConsultant, Jul 2021 – Jan 2022 · FAO (TF.ESFDD.TFAA400019385) · €20,000
- Analysis of agricultural products value chains and micro-finance demand in Son La, VietnamConsultant, Jul – Aug 2021 · IFPRI
- Research awareness and behavior of farmers in the North to climate changeKey Research Member, 2019–2021 · NAFOSTED
- High-technology agricultural production models for farmer income and New Rural Development, Vinh Phuc provinceResearch Member, 2017–2018 · Vinh Phuc Department of Science and Technology
- Solutions to promote production and marketing in agriculture and aquaculture, Thai Binh provinceResearch Member, 2015–2016 · Thai Binh Department of Science and Technology
- Collaboration and cooperation in the production and consumption of agricultural products, Vinh Phuc province (2016–2020)Research Member, 2015–2016 · Vinh Phuc Department of Science and Technology
- Developing value chains of main agricultural products, Tran Yen district, Yen Bai provinceResearch Member, 2015–2016 · Yen Bai Department of Science and Technology
- Evaluation of the New Rural Development program in Dak Nong province, 2010–2014Research Member, 2015–2016 · Dak Nong Department of Science and Technology
- Humid Tropics Household SurveyEnumerator, Dec 2014 – Jan 2015 · ILRI (CGIAR)
- Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north-western Vietnam (AGB/2012/059)Enumerator, Mar – Apr 2014 · ACIAR
Service
Professional leadership
Communications Manager, International Society of Vietnam Economists (ISVE) — January 2026 to present.
Peer reviewer
| Journal | Papers reviewed |
|---|---|
| Environmental and Resource Economics | 2 |
| The Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | 1 |
| Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics | 2 |
| Journal of Rural Studies | 1 |
| Review of Development Economics | 3 |
| Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies | 2 |
| Sustainable Development | 2 |
| Agricultural and Food Economics | 1 |
| Climate and Development | 1 |
| Environment, Development and Sustainability | 3 |
| Energy Nexus | 1 |
Skills
Programming & data
- Python (expert), R (expert), Stata (expert), MATLAB (proficient), Flask (advanced), oTree (advanced), SPSS (advanced)
Writing & tools
- LaTeX (expert), MS Office (expert), Qualtrics (expert), LimeSurvey (advanced), SurveyMonkey (advanced), Blackboard (proficient)
Languages
- English (C1), French (A2), Vietnamese (Native)
Contact
Profiles
References
Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van
Directeur de recherche, CNRS, University of Paris Nanterre
Prof. Cuong Le-Van
Emeritus Professor, Paris School of Economics, CNRS
Prof. Anne Stenger
Directrice de recherche, INRA-BETA, Université de Strasbourg
Prof. Eric Darmon
Professor in Economics, University of Paris Nanterre
Contact details for referees are available in the CV.