About
I am an economist working at the intersection of behavioral economics, experimental economics, agricultural economics, environmental economics, development economics and microeconometrics. 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. I focus on sustainable choices and technology adoption, with a particular interest in agriculture 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. 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 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 — Junior Researcher (Dec 2025 to Dec 2026)
- VNU University of Economics and Business, Vietnam — Lecturer, Faculty of Political Economy (Feb 2020 to present)
- International Society of Vietnam Economists (ISVE) — Communications Manager (Jan 2026 to present)
Education
- PhD, Economics, University of Paris Nanterre, France (Nov 2022 to Dec 2025)
Supervisor: Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van - MSc, Agricultural, Resource and Environmental Economics, University of Western Australia, Australia (Jan 2018 to Dec 2019)
Supervisor: Prof. David Pannell - BSc (Hons), AgriBusiness Administration, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Vietnam (Sep 2010 to Nov 2014)
Advanced Training Program jointly operated with the University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Full publication list
Selected scholarships & awards
- 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
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Employment
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Junior Researcher, EconomiX Laboratory, University of Paris Nanterre, Paris, FranceDec 2025 to Dec 2026
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Lecturer, Faculty of Political Economy, VNU University of Economics and Business, Hanoi, VietnamFeb 2020 to present
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Doctoral Lecturer, EconomiX Laboratory, University of Paris Nanterre, Paris, FranceJan 2023 to Jan 2025
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Research Assistant, University of Western Australia, Western Australia, AustraliaJan 2018 to Jan 2019, under supervision of Prof. Timothy Colmer
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Researcher, Department of Planning and Investment, Faculty of Economics and Rural Development, Vietnam National University of Agriculture, Hanoi, VietnamApr 2015 to Dec 2017
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IELTS Preparation Tutor, part timeJun 2015 to Dec 2017
Academic qualification
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Qualification for Associate Professor (Maître de conférences) — Section 5: Economics Science
Issued by the French National Council of Universities (CNU), FranceMarch 2026
Research
Research interests
- Behavioral Economics
- Consumer Behavior
- Microeconometrics
- Experimental Economics
- Empirical Industrial Organization
- Economic Development and Sustainability
- Efficiency and Productivity
- Agricultural Economics
- Policy Evaluation
- Environmental Economics
- Production Economics
Doctoral thesis
Individual Preferences and Organic Adoption Decisions in Uncertain Contexts
University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX. Supervisor: Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van (Research Director, CNRS)
Jury: Anne Stenger-Letheux (BETA, Université de Strasbourg) · Angela Sutan (ESSEC Business School) · Phu Nguyen-Van (CNRS, Paris Nanterre) · Eric Darmon (Paris Nanterre) · Marc Willinger (CEE-M, Université de Montpellier)
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
Methods and topics
- Survey design, field data collection, and survey experiments
- Applied econometrics, including panel data and policy evaluation designs
- Experiments in controlled settings and in field contexts
- Sustainability, climate adaptation, organic transition, and technology adoption
Publications
Journal articles
A selection is shown below. For a complete list, please see the CV PDF.
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Book
Working papers, under review & revisions
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Nguyen To-The (2026). "Revealed Patterns of AI Dependency in Student Writing: The Bypass Effect and Evaluative Gaps". Education and Information Technologies [Under review].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026). "Ambiguity Dominance and the Value of Institutional Information in Organic Conversion: Evidence from Stated and Elicited Individual Preferences". Food Policy [Under review].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van (2026). "Exploring Farmers' Preferences in Adopting Organic Farming Under Uncertainty". European Review of Agricultural Economics [Under review].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van (2026). "Optimal Taxation and Rebound Effects in Agricultural Consumption". Agricultural Economics [Under review].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026). "Planning vs. Scaling: Two-Stage Adoption of Eco-Incense in Informal Vietnamese Enterprises". Environmental Management [Under review].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh (2026). "The Value of Information under Ambiguity: A Theoretical and Experimental Study". European Review of Agricultural Economics [Under review].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van, Nguyen To-The (2025). "Farmers' Preferences and Attitudes in Conversion to Organic Farming: A Lab-in-the-Field Experiment". Ecological Economics [Minor revision].
- Nguyen To-The, Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Linh Nguyen-Yen, Tham Nguyen-Thi-Hong, Thanh Nguyen (2025). "Digital technologies and technical efficiency: Insights from smallholder tea farmers in Tuyen-Quang province, Vietnam". Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies [Major revision].
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Thi Kim Cuong Pham, Anne Stenger, Jérôme Hergueux, Nguyen To-The (2026). "Conspicuous Consumption versus Conspicuous Conservation in Individual Participation to Environmental Protection Programme". Working paper.
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Thi Kim Cuong Pham, Anne Stenger, Nguyen To-The, Elisabeth Tovar (2026). "Fairness and Acceptability in Local Climate Adaptation and Maladaptation: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment in Vietnam". Working paper.
- Tuan Nguyen-Anh, Phu Nguyen-Van (2026). "Improving the effectiveness of a supportive policy to promote organic farming at farm-scale level: A Spatial Fuzzy Regression Discontinuity Design". Working paper.
Teaching
DEPOCEN, CASED program, Remote
Lecturer (2026)
- Advanced Econometrics, graduate level, 24 hours/year — Linear regression, Model Specification, Regression Diagnostics, Matching and Propensity Score, Instrumental Variables, Panel Data
VNU University of Economics and Business, Remote
Lecturer (Jan 2022 to present)
- Microeconomics, undergraduate level, 45 hours/year — Supply and Demand, Consumer Choice, Production and Costs, Market Structures, Market Failures
- Econometrics, graduate level, 90 hours/year
University of Paris Nanterre, EconomiX Laboratory, Paris, France
Doctoral Lecturer (Jan 2023 to Jan 2025)
- Business English for Banking and Finance, master level, 24 hours/year
- Teaching responsibility: full course delivery, including lectures, assessments, and student mentoring
VNU University of Economics and Business, Hanoi, Vietnam
Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Political Economy (Feb 2020 to Dec 2022)
- Institutional Economics, undergraduate, 45 hours/semester
- Applied Statistics, undergraduate, 45 hours/semester
- Econometrics, undergraduate, 45 hours/semester
- Research Methodology, undergraduate, 45 hours/semester
- Microeconomics, undergraduate, 450 hours/year
- Agricultural Economics, undergraduate, 45 hours/semester
Teaching volume: 135 hours/semester (270 hours/year)
IELTS Preparation Tutor, part-time
Jun 2015 to Dec 2017
- English Proficiency, Academic Writing
Conferences
Conference presentations
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7th World Congress of Environmental and Resource Economists (WCERE 2026)
NOVA School of Business and Economics – NOVA SBEPaper: "Information and Individual Preferences under Uncertainty: Experimental Evidence from Organic Farming" -
5th International Conference on Development Economics (ICDE 2025)
University of Paris NanterrePaper: "Exploring Farmers' Preferences in Adopting Organic Farming Under Uncertainty" -
30th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE 2025)
Norwegian School of Economics – NHHPaper: "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 European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists (EAERE 2024)
CEDON Centre of Economics and Corporate Sustainability, KU LeuvenPaper: "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 UniversityPaper: "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 (Scotland) and VNU University of Economics and Business (Vietnam)Paper: "Determinants of student's motivation to learn during the COVID-19 crisis: the case of Vietnamese universities" -
Vietnam Economist Annual Meeting (VEAM)
Dalat University, Foreign Trade University, DEPOCEN, CNRSPaper: "Benchmarking technology in the stochastic frontier maize production of Northern Vietnam: Difference in Difference approach"
Workshop organisation
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Workshop "Sustainability, Public Action, and Well-Being" 2022
Organised by Strasbourg University, INRAE, CNRS, VNU University of Economics and Business · Faculty of Political Economy, UEB–VNU, Ha Noi · July 18–19, 2022Role: Organizer and Facilitator · Workshop page
Projects
Selected projects and roles. These projects reflect experience in applied research, policy analysis, and programme evaluation.
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AI Engagement, Belief Formation, and Human Capital Investment: Theory and Experimental EvidencePrincipal Investigator (2026–2028) · ID: AEARCTR-0018436
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Conspicuous Consumption versus Conspicuous Conservation in Individual Participation to Environmental Protection ProgrammeCo-Principal Investigator (2026–2027), co-funded by BETA, INRAE, and VNU University of Economics and Business. Budget: 10,800 euros
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Research and Application of WebGIS for Optimizing Production Operations and Management in Agriculture amid Digital TransformationKey Research Member (2026 to 2029), funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Vietnam. Code: NCUD.09-2025.43
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Environmental protection behavior, transformation and technical efficiency in agricultural production: The case of farming households in VietnamKey Research Member (2025 to 2027), funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Vietnam. Code: 502.01-2024.41
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Fairness and Acceptability in Local Climate Adaptation and Maladaptation: Evidence from a Vignette Experiment in VietnamPrincipal Member (2024 to 2026), co-funded by BETA, INRAE, and VNU University of Economics and Business. Budget: 5,000 euros
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Farmers' attitudes and behaviors toward climate change adaptation: Evidence from smallholder farmers in Vietnam mountainous regionsPrincipal Investigator (2021 to 2023), funded by VNU University of Economics and Business
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Improving trade facilitation measures in food and agriculture in the context of COVID-19 and digital trade in South and South East AsiaConsultant (Jul 2021 to Jan 2022), funded by FAO, No. TF.ESFDD.TFAA400019385
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Analysis of agricultural products value chains and micro-finance demand in Son La, VietnamConsultant (Jul to Aug 2021), funded by IFPRI
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Research awareness and behavior of farmers in the Northern region to climate changeKey Research Member (2019 to 2021), funded by the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development, Vietnam
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Study on constructing a model applied high technology into agricultural production for increasing the income of farmers and accomplishing New Rural Development in Vinh Phuc provinceResearch Member (2017 to 2018), funded by Vinh Phuc Science and Technology Department
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Research on proposing solutions to promote production and marketing of agriculture and aquaculture sectors in Thai Binh provinceResearch Member (2015 to 2016), funded by Thai Binh Department of Science and Technology
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Solutions to increase collaboration and cooperation in the production and consumption of agricultural products in Vinh Phuc province, the period 2016 to 2020Research Member (2015 to 2016), funded by Vinh Phuc Department of Science and Technology
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Study on developing the value chain of main agricultural products to promote production in Tran Yen district, Yen Bai provinceResearch Member (2015 to 2016), funded by Yen Bai Science and Technology Department
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Evaluation on New Rural Development program in Dak Nong province in the period 2010 to 2014 and proposing solutions to utilise all social resourcesResearch Member (2015 to 2016), funded by Dak Nong Science and Technology Department
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Humid tropics Household surveyEnumerator (Dec 2014 to Jan 2015), funded by ILRI, CGIAR
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Towards more profitable and sustainable vegetable farming systems in north western Vietnam, AGB/2012/059Enumerator (Mar 2014 to Apr 2014), funded by ACIAR
Service
Professional leadership
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Communications Manager, International Society of Vietnam Economists (ISVE)
Journal peer review
| Journal | Role | Papers reviewed |
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| Australian Journal of Agricultural and Resource Economics | Peer reviewer | 1 |
| Environmental and Resources Economics | Peer reviewer | 2 |
| Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics | Peer reviewer | 1 |
| Review of Development Economics | Peer reviewer | 3 |
| Journal of Agribusiness in Developing and Emerging Economies | Peer reviewer | 2 |
| Sustainable Development | Peer reviewer | 2 |
| Agricultural and Food Economics | Peer reviewer | 1 |
| Climate and Development | Peer reviewer | 1 |
| Energy Nexus | Peer reviewer | 1 |
| Environment, Development and Sustainability | Peer reviewer | 2 |
Skills
Programming and data
- Python, expert
- R, expert
- Stata, expert
- MATLAB, proficient
- Flask, advanced
- oTree, advanced
- SPSS, advanced
Writing and tools
- LaTeX, expert
- Microsoft Office, expert
- Qualtrics, expert
- LimeSurvey, advanced
- SurveyMonkey, advanced
- Blackboard, proficient
Languages
- English — Level C1
- French — Level A2
- Vietnamese — Native
Contact
Profiles
References
Prof. Phu Nguyen-Van
Directeur de Recherche, University of Paris Nanterre
French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Prof. Cuong Le-Van
Emeritus Professor, Paris School of Economics
French Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique
Prof. Anne Stenger
Directrice de recherche, INRA-BETA
Université de Strasbourg
Prof. Eric Darmon
Professor in Economics, Department of Economics
University of Paris Nanterre
Contact details available on request or in the CV PDF.
For phone number and full address, please see the CV PDF.