MDRI Team

Dr. Phung Duc Tung has 30 years of experience working in development and poverty reduction. He holds a PhD in Economics from the Institute of Development and Agricultural Economics, Leibniz University, Hannover, Germany. Dr. Tung possesses a strong background in econometrics, impact evaluation, and survey design and implementation. His research areas focus on poverty reduction, […]

Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong is the Institute’s Vice-Director and is in charge of research activities. He holds a PhD and MSc degrees in Development Economics from Wageningen University, the Netherlands. Dr. Cuong has extensive experience in impact evaluation, poverty analysis, ethnic minority issues, education and health issues. He has been the lead consultant on multiple […]

Dr. Nguyen Thi Thu Phuong, a senior researcher from the Vietnam Institute of Economics, under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences. Dr. Phuong, has expertise in the social impacts of just transition, inclusivepoverty assessment, gender equality, social protection, digitalization, and governance. Ms. Phuong completed her Master’s degree at the Vietnam-Netherlands Economics Development Program, Vietnam National Economics University, and […]

Nguyen Thi Quyen, a senior researcher on social development. Quyen has over 15 years on cordinating and implementing surveys on social and economic impacts of household risks. She completed her Master’s degree at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, Vietnam, 2011 – 2013.

Ho Van Bao is a senior IT expert with more than 18 years of work experience in various sectors including agriculture and forestry. Bao holds a Master’s degree in IT. Bao is involved in a number of survey/census, data analysis, and established databases for projects and government offices.

Ngo Ha Quyen is MDRI’s Project Manager. Quyen joined MDRI as a research analyst after finishing her study in Germany. She graduated from the renowned Ludwig-Maximilian-University of Munich and obtained her M.Sc. of Economics at the same university. Prior to joining MDRI, she has experience after years of working as a research assistant at the Ifo […]

Phuong has three-year experience in conducting impact evaluation in development areas. She is particularly interested in carrying out research on poverty reduction, education, and infrastructure development. While working at MDRI, Phuong has demonstrated excellent capability in designing survey protocols, coordinating survey progress, and great ability to deal with unforeseen circumstances that occur during survey implementation, […]

Tran Ngoc Oanh joined MDRI as a Data Analyst after obtaining the first-class degree of Socio-economics Statistics from National Economics University (NEU). She holds a strong background in applied statistics and mathematics. Through her study at NEU, she has gained general knowledge on collecting and analysing data. As a member of the data team, Oanh […]

Quynh has four years of experience in coordinating development projects, including large-scale household surveys and impact evaluations. She demonstrated excellent capability in designing survey protocol, coordinating survey progress, and great ability to deal with unforeseen circumstances that occur during survey implementation. At MDRI, she has gained valuable experience in research projects, worked with respondents with […]

Le Thi Ly joined MDRI as a Research analyst at the final stage of her Ph.D for International Relations at the University of Nottingham, the UK. Her Ph.D study is fully sponsored by the Vietnamese Ministry of Education. She obtained her MA in Development Economics from a joint program between the National Economics University, Vietnam […]

Pham Minh Thanh joined MDRI as a Research Analyst in October 2021. Thanh earned his doctorate in Economics in 2021 from Binghamton University, State University of New York. Thanh is passionate in carrying out research on poverty reduction, gender inequality, and public policy. Prior to joining MDRI, Thanh held academic assistant position at Binghamton University, […]

Huong is a Research Analyst at MDRI. She obtained her PhD in Public Policy with a focus on sustainability governance from the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham in 2023. Before the PhD study, Huong had four years working as a governmental official at Ho Chi Minh City Climate Change Bureau (Vietnam). […]

Started collaborating with MDRI as an enumerator since 2014, Chu has participated in many projects related to education, health, environment, e.g., VNEN, Household survey on Rural Piped Water Connection Project in My Huong commune, Household registration system survey and analysis, Assessment of residential electricity demand patterns and potential impacts of electricity tariff increases, Rural household […]

Duc is a Business Statistics graduate (NEU) with five years of dedicated experience in quantitative research at MDRI. Since 2019, he has built a comprehensive portfolio in data management, specializing in the cleaning and analysis of large-scale datasets. His professional background is rooted in applying statistical rigor to real-world research challenges. Duc is currently deepening […]

Hop has joined the MDRI team since June, 2023 as a probationary in the first two months and continued to work as a research assistant to date. He has graduated from National Economics University (NEU), majoring in Economic Statistics. Through studying and working at NEU as well as MDRI, he has accumulated experience related to […]

Ninh joined MDRI since 2023 after completing his MA in Economics from the Australian National University. Ninh is passionate about Statistics, Econometrics and Economics and willing to explore himself in interdisciplinary research with the aim of making positive impacts in development setting. At MDRI, Ninh hope to gain more experiences by involving in every stage […]

Khoi joined the MDRI team in June 2024 as an intern for two months and has returned to work as a Research Assistant since June 2025. He graduated in May 2025 from Central European University in Vienna, Austria, with a double major in Political, Legal, and Governmental Studies and Visual Studies. Throughout his study, he […]

Ngan graduated from Stanford University with a degree in Data Science and History. Her research interests center on labor and class, with particular attention to education systems. Prior to joining MDRI, she contributed to research on educational history, ethnic minorities, and the impacts of AI on workplace inequality. She also brings teaching experience and apply […]

Phuong Thu joined MDRI as a Research Assistant after completing her MA in Global Development with Distinction at the University of East Anglia, UK. Her dissertation, which examined the joint effects of education and health on wage outcomes in Viet Nam using the Viet Nam Household Living Standards Survey (VHLSS), also received a Distinction. Prior […]