Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong

Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong is the Deputy Director of the Institute, where he is responsible for research activities. He holds a PhD and a Master’s degree in Development Economics from Wageningen University in the Netherlands. His expertise includes impact evaluation, poverty analysis, ethnic minority issues, education, and healthcare. He has participated as a consultant in numerous research projects conducted by Vietnamese ministries, academic institutions, international organizations, and non-governmental organizations. He is currently a member of the Scientific Council for Economics and Business under the National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED) and served as a member of the National Wage Council for the 2021–2025 term.

His recent research has been published in prestigious international journals, including the Journal of Development Economics, American Political Science Review, European Economic Review, Economic Development and Cultural Change, World Bank Economic Review, Health Economics, and World Development. Dr. Cuong is ranked among Vietnam’s leading economists in international economic publications by RePEc and among the top 200 economists in Asia. Globally, he is ranked among the top 5% of economists based on academic publications in economics.