MDRI Team
The institute was founded by a group of
researcher and consultants with rich experience and renowned expertise.
Phung Duc Tung
Dr. Phung Duc Tung has 16 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 of Hannover, Germany. Dr. Tung possesses a strong background in econometrics, impact evaluation, and survey design and implementation. His research areas focus on poverty […]
Nguyen Viet Cuong
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 […]
Ho Van Bao
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
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 […]
Nguyen Minh Phuong
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
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 […]
Pham Thi Thien Quynh
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
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
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, […]
Le Nguyen Que Huong
Huong joined MDRI in December 2021 as a Doctoral candidate at the School of Sociology and Social Policy, University of Nottingham (UK). Her PhD study was funded by the Leverhulme Grant and situated in an interdisciplinary Project ‘Sustaining Urban Habitats’. Huong’s thesis revisits the concept of local autonomy in environmental governance and highlights potential relations […]
Pham Thi Huong
Pham Thi Huong received an MSc in International Cooperation Policy from the Graduate School of Asia Pacific Studies at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, Japan in 2016. Huong is interested in conducting research on labor and employment, productivity, and public policy. She was a Researcher at Viet Nam Economic and Policy Research (VEPR) and an Economic […]
Pham Thi Giang
Giang received her Master’s degree in Economics at Ritsumeikan University, Japan in Sep 2023. Demonstrating interesting findings, her master thesis was presented at the 39th Euro-Asia Management Studies Association (EAMSA) Annual Conference, Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden, November 24, 2023. Prior to the MA study, she had over 7 years working as an official at Thai […]
Phung Khanh Chu
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 […]
Nguyen Huynh Duc
Duc has joined the MDRI team since March, 2019 as an intern 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 Business Statistics. Through studying and working at NEU as well as MDRI, he has accumulated experience related to […]
Hoang Van Hop
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 […]
Duong Hai Ninh
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 […]
Lieu Cam Tu
Lieu Cam Tu joined MDRI in October 2023 as a Research Assistant. She graduated from Diplomatic Academy of Viet Nam, majoring in International Relations. She was interning with United Nations Vietnam and United Nations Italy for 1 year, after which she was inspired to pursue a career in the sustainable development field. She expects to […]
Bui Xuan Bach
Bach has joined the MDRI team since June, 2023 as an intern for two months and has returned to work as a research assistant since December, 2023 to date. He is expected to graduate in May, 2024 from National Economics University (NEU), majoring in Banking. During the internship and working at MDRI, he has collectively […]