Toan Nguyen
MA degree in Development Economics (Vietnam-Netherlands Program)
BEng degree in Computer Science (VNU)
microeconometrics, labour economics, international trade
Biography
Dr Toan Nguyen is currently a PostDoctoral Research Fellow at the Centre for Population Research, University of Queensland and BCEC Research Affiliate. Toan was Research Associate at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre from 2019 to 2020, and formerly inaugural PhD student at the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre. Prior to taking up his BCEC PhD Scholarship in 2015, Toan worked as a senior software engineer in Ho Chi Minh city, Vietnam, developing software applications for financial and healthcare sectors. He completed his MA degree in Development Economics (MDE) at the Vietnam-Netherlands Programme, and before that, BEng degree in Computer Science at the Vietnam National University.
Toan’s PhD dissertation examined the causes and effects of immigration on the Australian economy, and he has published in highly ranking international journals such as the European Economic Review, Social Science and Medicine, and The World Economy. His policy reports were featured in The Australian, Sydney Morning Herald, SBS, The West Australian, and The Age. He has secured several grants and is currently serving as an independent consultant for French Development Agency (AFD).
Publications
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The Early Years: Investing in our Future
This latest report in the Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre’s Focus on Western Australia series, the thirteenth in this series, looks to add to our understanding of the lives of young children in Australia, the environment within which they live and... Read article
Migration flows in commodity cycles: Assessing the role of migration policies
This paper sheds light on the role of immigration policies in shaping immigration flows in responses to labor market changes. Using data from Australia during the 2001 to 2015 commodity cycle as a quasi-experiment, we find that employer-sponsored (demand-driven) immigration... Read article
Finding a Place to Call Home
What are the key issues and challenges relating to immigration in Australia? Where do immigrants come from, where do they settle, and what types of jobs do they do? How do migrants affect the wages? To what extent do we... Read article
The impact of intergenerational financial transfers on health and wellbeing outcomes: A longitudinal study
This paper estimates the impacts of intergenerational financial transfers on the physical health, mental health and perceived financial security of Australian males and females. We distinguish between two key sources of intergenerational financial transfers – inheritances and inter vivos parental... Read article
Where do immigrants settle? Assessing the role of immigration policies
This paper compares immigration flows in response to changes in labour market conditions to provide an assessment of Australia’s selective immigration policies. We find employer sponsored immigration varied in line with changes in regional wages, with immigrants being drawn to... Read article
Trade Diversion as Firm Adjustment to Trade Policy:
This paper evaluates the impact of the 2006 European Union anti-dumping (AD) action on Vietnamese footwear in three markets: imports to the EU, footwear producers in Vietnam, and the trade diversionary adjustment of Vietnamese firms in the US market. We... Read article
The Bankwest Curtin Economics Centre team acknowledges the Wadjuk Nyungar people as the traditional owners of the land on which the Centre is situated.