MDRI Team

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 […]

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 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). […]

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 […]

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 […]

Tran Thi Loi received an MSc in Environmental Sciences from the Graduate School of Environmental Sciences at the University of Tsukuba, Japan in 2017 and MSc in Agriculture from Ha Noi University of Agriculture, Vietnam in 2010. Prior to joining MDRI, Loi has more than ten years of experience working in the field of natural […]

Linh is a Research Analyst at MDRI with a Master of Science in Economics, specializing in international economics, from the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master in Economics of Globalization and European Integration (EGEI) program, attended at Tartu University, Ghent University, and the University of Bari in 2023. Before joining MDRI, she gained nearly a year of […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Ngo Hong Son joined MDRI team as a Research Assistant after graduating from Foreign Trade University with very good bachelor degree. Throughout his study, he co-authored one economic research paper published in two international economics conferences. He was also awarded with fully-funded scholarships to participate in exchange programs. Prior to this, Son once worked as […]

Ha-My has joined the MDRI team since October, 2023 as a research assistant. She was studying at Foreign Trade University (FTU), majoring in Economics and International Development. Through studying and working at FTU and MDRI, she has gained valuable knowledge and experience related to research design, quantitative research methodology, and data analysis. As one of the […]

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 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 […]

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 […]

Linh joined the MDRI team for a three-month internship in November 2023 and continues to work as a Research Assistant to date. Having led a nationally awarded student research project, Linh understands the limitations of academic research and aspires to learn more from the empirical world. The time at MDRI has enabled her to learn […]