Research & Publication

Key Research Areas

Members of the CBER have been defining and developing research expertise in the following areas:

  • Financial Risk (Spill-overs, VaR, CVaR, Distance to Default) and Firm’s Financial Distress.
  • Fiscal Federalism/Decentralization & Inequality in Income & Wealth, Shadow Economy, Gender Studies.
  • International & Applied Economics (Financial Inclusion & Integration and Development).
  • Managerial Economics (Intellectual Capital, Human Capital & Innovation).
  • Agriculture Economics, Energy & Climate Change.
Recent Funding

Projects receiving funding from the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED)

  • Financial Inclusion and Corporate Social Responsibility in the Banking Sector in Vietnam [Lead Investigator: Dr. Van Thi Hong Loan]
  • Gender-Based Inequality in Income & Wealth in Vietnam [Lead Investigator: Dr. Vo Hong Duc]

Projects receiving funding from the Ministry of Education and Training (MOET)

  • Energy Consumption and Economic Growth in the context of Climate Change in Vietnam [Lead Investigator: Dr. Vo Hong Duc]

Projects receiving funding from Ho Chi Minh City Open University (OU)

  • Urbanization, migration, and environmental quality in Vietnam [Lead Investigator: Dr. Vo Hong Duc]
  • Foreign Exchange Rate Dynamics Vietnam [Lead Investigator: Dr. Vo Hong Duc]
  • Farm Acreage Response in the US: The Consequences of the Corn Ethanol Expansion [Lead Investigator: Dr. Vo Hong Duc]
  • Crude Oil Price and Agricultural Commodities [Lead Investigator: Dr. Vo Hong Duc]
  • The role of digital transformation in the restructuring process of Vietnamese enterprises [Lead Investigator: Vo The Anh]
  • The role of human capital in the relationship between economic growth and income inequality: Empirical evidence and policy implications for Vietnam [Lead Investigator: Ho Minh Chi]
Selected Publications
  1. Van Nguyen, P., Vo, D. H., Tran, T. P.-K., & Tran, N. P. (2022). Public spending and informal economy in the Asian countries. Cogent Economics & Finance, 10(1), 2101220. doi:10.1080/23322039.2022.2101220 [Scopus Q2]
  2. Vo, D. H., & Vo, L. H. (2022). International volatility transmission among income, CO2 emission, non-renewable and renewable energy consumption: Which causes which and when? Energy Reports, 8, 10061-10071. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2022.07.168 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  3. Vo, D. H., Vo, L. H., & Ho, C. M. (2022). Regional convergence of nonrenewable energy consumption in Vietnam. Energy Policy, 169, 113194. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.enpol.2022.113194 [SSCI, SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  4. Bui, H. Q., Tran, T., Nguyen, H. L.-P., & Vo, D. H. (2022). The impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic, policy responses and macroeconomic fundamentals on market risks across sectors in Vietnam. Plos One, 17(8), e0272631. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0272631 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  5. Nguyen, H. M., Thai-Thuong Le, Q., Ho, C. M., Nguyen, T. C., & Vo, D. H. (2022). Does financial development matter for economic growth in the emerging markets? Borsa Istanbul Review, 22(4), 688-698. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2021.10.004 [SSCI, Scopus Q2]
  6. Vo, D. H., Van, L. T. H., Hoang, H. T. T., & Tran, N. P. (2022). The interrelationship between intellectual capital, corporate governance and corporate social responsibility. Social Responsibility Journal. doi:10.1108/SRJ-06-2021-0238 [Scopus Q1]
  7. Tran, T. P.-K., Tran, N. P., Nguyen, P. V., & Vo, D. H. (2022). Government expenditure–shadow economy nexus: The role of fiscal deficit. International Journal of Emerging Markets. doi:10.1108/IJOEM-12-2021-1934 [SSCI, Scopus Q2]
  8. Vo, D. H., Tran, Q., & Tran, T. (2022). Economic growth, renewable energy and financial development in the CPTPP countries. Plos One, 17(6), e0268631. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0268631 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  9. Tran, T. P.-K., Nguyen, P. V., Nguyen, Q. L.-H.-T.-T., Tran, N. P., & Vo, D. H. (2022). Does national intellectual capital matter for shadow economy in the Southeast Asian countries? Plos One, 17(5), e0267328. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0267328 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  10. Vo, D. H., Tran, N. P., Hoang, H. T.-T., & Van, L. T.-H. (2022). Do corporate social responsibility and bank performance matter for financial inclusion in Vietnam? Journal of Asia Business Studies, 16(4), 639-651. doi:10.1108/JABS-11-2020-0462 [Scopus Q1]
  11. Vo, D. H. (2022). Temperature and environmental degradation: An international evidence. Ecosystem Health and Sustainability, 8(1), 2074896. doi:10.1080/20964129.2022.2074896 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  12. Vo, H. L., & Vo, D. H. (2022). The purchasing power parity and exchange-rate economics half a century on. Journal of Economic Surveys. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/joes.12504 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  13. Vo, D. H., & Tran, N. P. (2022). Measuring national intellectual capital and its effect on country’s competitiveness. Competitiveness Review. doi:10.1108/CR-08-2021-0110 [Scopus Q2]
  14. Vo, D. H., & Tran, N. P. (2022). Measuring national intellectual capital: a novel approach. Journal of Intellectual Capital, 23(4), 799-815. doi:10.1108/JIC-06-2020-0183 [SSCI, Scopus Q1].
  15. Tran, Q., Tran, T., & Vo, D. H. (2022). Environmental regulation stringency and foreign direct investment. Australian Economic Papers. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8454.12256 [SSCI, Scopus Q2]
  16. Vo, D. H. (2022). The joint and independent effects of financial development and renewable energy on energy consumption in the Trans-Pacific countries. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 29(10), 14248-14262. doi:10.1007/s11356-021-16621-4 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  17. Ho, C. M., Pham, T. T., Nguyen, H. L.-P., & Vo, D. H. (2021). Does the COVID-19 pandemic matter for market risks across sectors in Vietnam? Heliyon, 7(12), e08453. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e08453 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  18. Vo, D. H., & Vo, A. T. (2021). Renewable energy and population growth for sustainable development in the Southeast Asian countries. Energy Sustainability and Society, 11(1), 30. doi:10.1186/s13705-021-00304-6 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  19. Vo, D. H., & Nguyen, N. T. (2021). Does financial inclusion improve bank performance in the Asian region? Asian-Pacific Economic Literature, 35(2), 123-135. doi:https://doi.org/10.1111/apel.12330 [SSCI, Scopus]
  20. Doan, B., & Vo, D. H. (2021). Is there any information content of traded stocks in an emerging market? Evidence from Vietnam. International Economics, 167, 78-87. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2021.06.002
  21. Nguyen, N. T., Nguyen, H. S., Ho, C. M., & Vo, D. H. (2021). The convergence of financial inclusion across provinces in Vietnam: A novel approach. Plos One, 16(8), e0256524. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0256524 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  22. Dinh, D. V., Powell, R. J., & Vo, D. H. (2021). Forecasting corporate financial distress in the Southeast Asian countries: A market-based approach. Journal of Asian Economics, 74, 101293. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.asieco.2021.101293 [SSCI,Scopus Q2]
  23. Vo, D. H., & Ho, C. M. (2021). Foreign investment, economic growth, and environmental degradation since the 1986 “Economic Renovation” in Vietnam. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(23), 29795-29805. doi:10.1007/s11356-021-12838-5 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  24. Vo, D. H., & Nguyen, N. T. (2021). Determinants of a global financial center: An exploratory analysis. Borsa Istanbul Review, 21(2), 186-196. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2020.10.002 [SSCI, Scopus Q2]
  25. Vo, D. H., Nguyen, N. T., Vo, A. T., Ho, C. M., & Nguyen, T. C. (2021). Does the Kuznets curve apply for financial development and environmental degradation in the Asia-Pacific region? Heliyon, 7(4), e06708. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06708 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  26. Vo, D. H., & Doan, B. (2021). Effects from containment and closure policies to market quality: Do they really matter in Vietnam during Covid-19? Plos One, 16(4), e0248703. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0248703 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  27. Vo, D. H., & Tran, N. P. (2021). Intellectual capital and bank performance in Vietnam. Managerial Finance, 47(8), 1094-1106. doi:10.1108/MF-03-2020-0143
  28. Ho, C. M., Nguyen, L. T., Vo, A. T., & Vo, D. H. (2021). Urbanization and the consumption of fossil energy sources in the emerging Southeast Asian countries. Environment and Urbanization Asia, 12(1), 90-103. doi:10.1177/0975425321990378 [Scopus Q2]
  29. Vo, D. H., Nguyen, N. T., & Thi-Hong Van, L. (2021). Financial inclusion and stability in the Asian region using bank-level data. Borsa Istanbul Review, 21(1), 36-43. doi:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.bir.2020.06.003 [SSCI, Scopus Q2]
  30. Duc, V. H. (2021). Guest editor’s introduction – Exchange rate pass-through, fiscal decentralization, and the gender wealth gap: Policy implications for Vietnam. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 1-4. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2020.1857145 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  31. Vo, D. H., & Vo, A. T. (2021). Renewable energy and population growth for sustainable development in the Southeast Asian countries. Energy Sustainability and Society, 11(1), 30. doi:10.1186/s13705-021-00304-6 [SCIE, Scopus Q1]
  32. Hong Vo, D., Van, L. T.-H., Tran, D. B., Vu, T. N., & Ho, C. M. (2021). The determinants of gender income inequality in Vietnam: A longitudinal data analysis. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 198-222. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1609443 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  33. Hong Vo, D., Nguyen, T., Ha, D. T.-T., & Tran, N. P. (2021). The disparity of revenue and expenditure among subnational governments in Vietnam. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 163-174. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1605896 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  34. Hong Vo, D. (2021). Portfolio optimization and diversification in China: Policy implications for Vietnam and other emerging markets. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 223-238. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1659776 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  35. Pham, T. N., & Vo, D. H. (2021). Aging population and economic growth in developing countries: A quantile regression approach. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 108-122. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1698418 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  36. Van, L. T.-H., Vo, A. T., Nguyen, N. T., & Vo, D. H. (2021). Financial inclusion and economic growth: An international evidence. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 239-263. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2019.1697672 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  37. Thang, N. C., Anh, V. T., Thach, P. N., Trung, D. T., & Duc, V. H. (2021). Gender-based attitudes toward income inequality in the Asia-Pacific region. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 123-137. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2018.1562894 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  38. Phuc, N. V., & Duc, V. H. (2021). Macroeconomics determinants of exchange rate pass-through: New evidence from the Asia-Pacific region. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 5-20. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2018.1534682 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  39. Anh, V. T., Quan, L. T. T., Phuc, N. V., Chi, H. M., & Duc, V. H. (2021). Exchange rate pass-through in ASEAN countries: An application of the SVAR model. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(1), 21-34. doi:10.1080/1540496X.2018.1474737 [SSCI, Scopus Q1]
  40. Hong Vo, D., Tran, N. P., & Nguyen, H. M. (2021). Does financial development improve human capital accumulation in the Southeast Asian countries? Cogent Business & Management, 8(1), 1932245. doi:10.1080/23311975.2021.1932245 [Scopus Q2]