• Thesis: Information and Communication Technology and Global Economic Growth:
  Contributions, Impacts, and Policy Implications
• Thesis Committee: Dale W. Jorgenson (Primary Adviser), Dwight Perkins, Robert Jensen

• Chair, Teaching Excellence Committee, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (2019-2021)
• Co-Chair, Teaching Excellence Committee, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (2021- 2023)
• Co-Chair, MPA Program, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy (2019-2021)

• Associate Editor: Journal of Telecommunications Policy (since 2018).
• Guest Editor (with Dale Jorgenson), Journal of Telecommunications Policy, Special Issue on Effects of ICT on Economic Growth and Structural Change (2016).
• Reviewer: Economica, Journal of Development Economics, World Development, Journal of Economic Geography, Telecommunications Policy, Oxford Development Studies, Empirical Economics, Journal of International Development, International Journal of Public Administration, Technological Forecasting & Social Change, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, Technology in Society, MDPI Sustainability, and Journal of Southeast
  Asian Economies.

• Member of Advisory Council, Chandler Institute of Governance, Singapore
  https://www.chandlerinstitute.org/

• One of the four LKYSPP faculty recognized among the Top 2% of Scientists Worldwide in 2020 (https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/news/details/4-lkyspp-faculty-recognisedamong-top-2-of-scientists-worldwide).
• The Research Excellence Award, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2012.
• A winner of the Best Journal Article Award from the Academy of Management (Public and Non-profit Division), 2011.
• The Annual Teaching Excellence Award, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2011.
• The Annual Teaching Excellence Award, Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, 2009.
• Dean’s Award for Excellence in Student Teaching, Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 2003.
• Fulbright Scholarship, 1993-1995.
• Ministry of Education Award for the Most Distinguished University Graduates, 1980.

Courses taught

• Quantitative Analysis for Public Policy
• Econometrics for Policy Analysis
• Research Method for PhD student
• Financial management for policy makers
• Economic growth in developing Asia
• Economic development in the digital age (online)
• Governance Study Project (online)

Online micro-credential courses (one course per day, 9:00am-8:00pm)

• PP5019 Economic Development Strategy
• PP5020 Analysis of Economic Growth
• PP5021 Digital Transformation and Economic Prosperity
• PP5022 Embracing Globalization for Economic Growth

Courses under development

      1. ASEAN in the Global Dynamics of Green Transition

• • The outlook of global energy transition
  • The drivers of global green transition
  • International best practices in promoting green transition
  • Green transition in ASEAN and policy issues

      2.  Promotion of the Digital Economy and Experiences from Asia

• • Theoretical models associated with the digital economy
  • Measuring the digital economy
  • The development of digital economy in Asia
  • Policy frameworks for promoting the digital economy

• Energy transition and Green Transformation in ASEAN countries
• The Development of Digital Economy in ASEAN-6
• The Dynamics of Economic Growth, Structural Change, and Integration in the ASEAN Economic Community
• Digital Transformation in ASEAN Countries: Patterns, Drivers, and Policy Issues
• Economic Insights from Studying the EU KLEMS Database and Lessons for ASEAN
• ASEAN in the Global Dynamics of Green Transition: Patterns, Underlying Factors, and Policy Issues

Productivity Talk Series
Productivity 2022: Rebound and Regrowth
Organizer: Asia Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo.
Contribution: main speaker (presentation: Productivity 2022: Rebound and Regrowth)
https://www.apo-tokyo.org/news/aponews/productivity-2022-rebound-and-regrowth/

Vietnam – Singapore Board Forum on Energy and Sustainable Development Strategy, Hanoi, 21 October 2021
Participants: Corporate leaders of Vietnam’s energy sector (PVN, EVN)
Contribution: Presentation “Global Energy Sector Development: Trends, Challenges, Opportunities, and Strategic Implications for Vietnam”
https://vietnamnews.vn/economy/1065565/singapore-firms-share-experience-with-vn-insustainable-energy-development.html

Smart Economic Planning and Industrial Policy Conference SEPIP 2021, 13-15 October 2021
Organizer: OSTİM Technical University, Ankara, Turkey
Contribution: Presentation “Strategic frameworks for formulating industrial policy” in Session 1 “Industrial Development and Industrial Policies in Asia”
URL: http://www.sepip.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/SEPIP-2021-PROGRAM_ENG_14.10.2021_v1.pdf
https://www.sepip.org/

U.S.-Singapore Relations at 55: Our Shared Past and Future, 26 August 2021
Organizer: LKYSPP, NUS
Contribution: moderating the discussion of three panelists from Ministry of Trade and Industry (Mr. Chua Shun Loong Director, North America and Europe Division), The American Embassy in Singapore (Mr Christopher Quinlivan, Counselor for Commercial Affairs), and AmCham Singapore (Dr Lei Hsien-Hsien, Chief Executive Officer).

Singapore-Viet Nam Economic Co-operation Future development of Da Nang, 12 May 2021
Organizer: Singapore Manufacturing Federation (SMF) and Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI), LKYSPP, NUS
Contribution: invited speaker (presentation: “Singapore-Viet Nam Economic Co-operation: Fact, Foundation, and Future Prospect”)
URL: https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/news-events/events/details/singapore-viet-nam-economic-cooperation-future-development-of-da-nang

Fitch on Vietnam Webinar: Pandemic, the economy and credit markets, April 15, 2021.
Organizer: Fitch Ratings, Hong Kong
Contribution: Panel discussant
URL: https://events.fitchratings.com/fitchonvietnam2021

The Sixth World KLEMS Conference, March 9-10 & 16-17 2021.
Organizer: World KLEMS/Professor Dale Jorgenson (Economic Department, Harvard University)
My contribution: paper presenter (presentation: “Patterns and Sources of Financial Sector Growth in Industrialized Economies: Effects of Digital Transformation”)
URL: https://scholar.harvard.edu/jorgenson/world-klems

The Conference on Science, Technology, and Innovation Policy for Productivity Growth, 08 December 2020.
Organizer: Asia Productivity Organization (APO), Tokyo.
Contribution: invited speaker (presentation: “Strategic Priorities and Responsiveness of Science, Technology, and Innovation Policies (STIPs)-A Review of Global Trends and Good Practices”)

Journal Articles and Book Chapters

2021

Vu, K. and Hartley, K. (2021). Effects of Digital Transformation on Electricity Sector Growth and Productivity: A Study of Thirteen Industrialized Economies, Journal of Utilities Policy.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0957178721001594

Vu, K. (2021). Asia in the Global Dynamics of Embracing the Digital Revolution: Performance and Strategic Priorities for Policy Action, Japan Spotlight, https://www.jef.or.jp/journal/

Vu K., Haraguchi N, and Amann J. (2021). Deindustrialization in developed countries amid accelerated globalization: Patterns, influencers, and policy insights, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, available online 20 September 2021.
https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0954349X21001272

Vu, K. and Hartley, K. (2021) Drivers of growth and catch-up in the tourism sector of industrialized economies, Journal of Travel Research; https://doi.org/10.1177/00472875211019478.

Jorgenson D. and Vu K. (2021) The G20 and the world economy: Performance and prospects, Journal of Policy Modeling.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2021.02.006

Hanafizadeh, P., Barkhordari F. and Vu, K. (2021) Insight monetization intermediary platform using recommender systems, Electron Markets.
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12525-020-00449-w.

2020

Vu, K., and Hartley K. (2020). “A New Consensus for Growth in the 21st Century,” ETHOS, Issue 22, December 2020.
https://www.csc.gov.sg/articles/a-new-consensus-for-growth-in-the-21st-century

Hartley K. and Vu K. (2020). “Fighting fake news in the COVID-19 era: policy insights from an equilibrium model,” Policy Sciences, Volume 53: 735–758.
https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11077-020-09405-z

Vu K. and Asongu S. (2020) Backwardness advantage and economic growth in the information age: A cross-country empirical study, Technological Forecasting and Social Change, Volume 159, October 2020; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.techfore.2020.120197

Vu, K. Hartley K., & Kankanhalli A. (2020). Predictors of Cloud Computing Adoption: A CrossCountry Study, Telematics and Informatics, Volume 52, September.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tele.2020.101426

Feijoo, C., Kwon Y., Bauer J., Bohlin E., Howell B., Jain R., Potgieter P., Vu K., Whalley J., Xia J. (2020) “Harnessing artificial intelligence (AI) to increase wellbeing for all: The case for a new technology diplomacy,” Telecommunication Policy, 44.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2020.101988

Vu, K. (2020). “ASEAN economic prospects amid emerging turbulence: Development challenges and implications for reform.” Foreign Policy Paper, Brookings Institution.
https://www.brookings.edu/wpcontent/uploads/2020/07/FP_20200710_asean_economic_prospects_vu.pdf

Forge S. and Vu K. (2020). Forming a 5G strategy for developing countries: A note for policymakers, Telecommunications Policy 44 (7), 101975.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2020.101975

Vu, K., Hanafizadeh P., & Bohlin, E. (2020). “ICT as a driver of economic growth: A survey of the literature and directions for future research”. Telecommunication Policy, 44(2), March.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2020.101922

Vu, K. (2020). “Sources of Growth in the World Economy: A Comparison of G7 and E7 Economies”, in Fraumeni, Barbara ed., Measuring Economic Growth and Productivity: Foundations, KLEMS Production Models, and Extensions, Academic Press, Cambridge, MA.
https://www.elsevier.com/books/measuring-economic-growth-and-productivity/fraumeni/978-0-12-817596-5

2019

Lin J., Vu K., and Hartley K. (2019) “A Modeling Framework for Enhancing Aid Effectiveness” Journal of Economic Policy Reform; 1-23; available at https://doi.org/10.1080/17487870.2018.1551137

Vu, K. (2019) “The internet-growth link: An examination of studies with conflicting results and new evidence on the network effect”, Telecommunications Policy, 43 (5), 474-483.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2019.04.002.

Vu K., and Hartley K. (2019) “Learning to Catch up in Developing Asia”, in Arkebe Oqubay and Kenichi Ohno, eds. How Nations Learn: Technological Learning, Industrial Policy, and Catch-up, Oxford University Press.
https://www.oxfordscholarship.com/view/10.1093/oso/9780198841760.001.0001/oso9780198841760

2018

“Promoting Smart Cities in Developing Countries: Policy Insights from Vietnam” (with Kris Hartley), Telecommunications Policy 42 (10), 845-859.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2017.10.005.

“Embracing globalization to promote industrialization: Insights from the development of Singapore’s petrochemicals industry” China Economic Review, 2018, 48 (April): 170-185.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chieco.2017.01.003

2017

“Structural Change and Economic Growth: Empirical Evidence and Policy Insights from Asian Economies”, Structural Change and Economic Dynamics, 2017, 41 (April-June): 64–77.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.strueco.2017.04.002

“The Outlook for Advanced Economies” (with Dale Jorgenson), Journal of Policy Modeling, 39 (4), 2017: Pages 670-682.
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jpolmod.2016.05.010

Vu, K. (2017). “ICT Diffusion and Production in ASEAN Countries: Patterns, Performance, and Policy Directions”, Telecommunications Policy, 41(10), 2017: 964-980
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.telpol.2017.04.005

“Co-ordination through an Asian Lens”, (with Justin Lin) in John Page and Finn Tarp (Eds), The Practice of Industrial Policy, Oxford University Press, April 2017.

2016

“The Outlook for Emerging Economies” (with Dale Jorgenson), Journal of Policy Modeling 38 (4): 670–682, 2016

“The Impact of ICT Investment on Economic Growth: A Global View”, (with Dale Jorgenson) Telecommunications Policy, 40 (5): 381-382, 2016.

“The ICT revolution, world economic growth, and policy issues”, (with Dale Jorgenson) Telecommunications Policy, 40 (5): 383-397, 2016.

2015

“Can Vietnam Achieve More Robust Economic Growth? Insights from a Comparative Analysis of Economic Reforms in Vietnam and China, Journal of Southeast Asian Economies, 31(1) April 2015.

“Effects of China and India on manufactured exports of the G7 economies,” Contemporary Economic Policy, 33 (2): 265–278, April 2015.

“Vietnam’s Embrace of ICT for Economic Development: Success and Future Challenges” (with Robert Austin) Case Study, Ivey Publishing, 2015.

2014

“Utility sector performance post reforms: investigating the South Asian economies,” (with Anjula Gurtoo), Poverty and Public Policy 6(2): 157–175, 2014.

“The Institutional Root Causes of the Challenges to Vietnam’s Long-Term Economic Growth,” Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, 15.1 (2014).

2013

“Information and Communication Technology (ICT) and Singapore’s Economic Growth,” Journal of Information Economics and Policy 25.4 (2013): 284–300.

“The Emergence of the new economic order: Growth in the G7 and the G20,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), Journal of Policy Modelling 35.3 (2013).

“A Note on Interpreting the Beta Convergence Effect,” Economics Letters 118.1 (2013): 46–49.

2011

“Sources of Singapore’s Economic Growth, 1965–2008: Trends, Patterns and Policy Implications,” Journal of Southeast Asian Economies 28.3 (2011): 315-336.

“The Rise of Developing Asia and the New Economic Order,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), Journal of Policy Modelling 33.5 (2011): 698–716.

“ICT as a Source of Economic Growth in the Information Age: Empirical Evidence from the 1996-2005 Period,” Telecommunications Policy 35.4 (2011): 357-372.

“Exploring the Dynamics of Policy Interaction: Feedback among and Impacts from Multiple, Concurrently Applied Policy Approaches for Promoting Collaboration,” (with Boyd Fuller), Journal of Policy Analysis and Management 30.2 (2011): 359-380. (Winner of the 2011 best journal article award from the Public and Non-profit Division of Academy of Management, USA).

2005-2010

“Potential Growth of the World Economy,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), Journal of Policy Modelling 32.5 (2010): 615-631.

“The Use of E-Government to Create Public Value in Developing Countries: Some Conceptual Issues,” The 6th International Conference on e-Government Proceedings, 30th September and 1st October 2010 (listed in the Thomson Reuters ISI Index); published by Academic Publishing Limited, Reading, UK, September 2010; ISBN: 978-1-906638-76-4.

“Developing Asia: A Comparative View of Energy Issues and Policy Implications,” (with Benjamin Sovacool), East Asian Policy 2.3 (2010).

“Policy Recommendations for Enhancing Vietnam’s Economic Competitiveness and Development,” Vietnam Economic Management Review, CIEM, Ministry of Planning and Investment, No. 33, JulyAugust 2010.

“Sources of Singapore’s Economic Growth 1990-2009” (in collaboration with the Monetary Authority of Singapore), Macroeconomic Review, Volume IX, Issue 1, April 2010.

“The Barriers to Energy Efficiency in China: Assessing Household Electricity Savings and Consumer Behavior in Liaoning Province,” (with Feng Dianshu and Benjamin Sovacool), Energy Policy 38.2 (2010): 1202-1209.

“Projecting World Economic Growth: The Contribution of Information Technology,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), The Review of Socionetwork Strategies 3.2 (2009): 35-49.

“Economic Reform and Performance: A Comparative Study of China and Vietnam,” China: An International Journal 7.2 (2009): 217-253.

“India-Vietnam: A Comparative Analysis of Economic Performance,” (with Mukul Asher), International Journal of Business Insights 2.1 (2009): 4-16.

“Growth Accounting within the International Comparison Program,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), World Bank ICP Bulletin 6.1 (2009): 3-13.

“Information Technology and the World Growth Resurgence,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), German Economic Review 8.2 (2007): 125-145.

“Information Technology and the World Economy,” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), Scandinavian Journal of Economics 107.4 (2005): 631-650.

Books

Vu, K. (2021). Hãy Trỗi dậy, Việt Nam! (Let’s Rise Vietnam!), first edition, Knowledge Publishing House, February 2021.
https://www.netabooks.vn/hay-troi-day-viet-nam

Vu, K. (2013). The Dynamics of Economic Growth: Policy Insights from Comparative Analyses in Asia, Edward Elgar, December 2013.
https://www.amazon.sg/Dynamics-Economic-Growth-Insights-Comparative/dp/0857939637

Vu, K. (2013). Việt Nam hành trình đi đến phồn vinh (Vietnam: The Voyage to Prosperity), second edition, Knowledge Publishing House, August 2013 (first edition: 2011).
https://www.vinabook.com/viet-nam-hanh-trinh-di-den-phon-vinh-p43201.html

“The UK–Vietnam Free Trade Agreement could be a strategic surprise,” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, 12 November 2020
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/11/12/the-uk-vietnam-free-trade-agreement-could-be-astrategic-surprise/

“Leveraging the EU-Vietnam Free Trade Agreement for development” (with Kris Hartley), The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, 13 April 2020
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2020/04/13/leveraging-the-vietnam-eu-free-trade-agreementfor-development/

“What’s next after the Trump–Kim summit in Hanoi?” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, March 2019.
https://www.eastasiaforum.org/2019/03/20/whats-next-after-the-trump-kim-summit-2/

“What’s next after the Trump–Kim summit?” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, June 2018.
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/06/19/whats-next-after-the-trump-kim-summit/

“Six Questions on North Korea in the Trump-Kim Summit,” Global-is-Asian, June 2018
https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/gia/article/six-questions-on-north-korea-in-the-trump-kim-summit

“Hanoi the ideal place for the Trump–Kim summit,” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, March 2018;
http://www.eastasiaforum.org/2018/03/12/hanoi-the-ideal-place-for-the-trump-kim-summit/

Effective structural change: A new approach to analysing economic growth, Global-Is-Asian, May 2017 (Interview)
https://lkyspp.nus.edu.sg/gia/article/effective-structural-change-a-new-approach-to-analysingeconomic-growth

The Formation of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) & Policy Issues for Japan’s Globalization Strategy, Japan SPOTLIGHT, Japan Economic Foundation, March 2016.

“Vietnam needs to focus on productivity in its next wave of reforms,” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, February 13, 2015.

“Vietnam plays catch-up with China’s successful reforms,” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, December 13, 2013.

“Building ASEAN as a Learning Community” (with Kris Hartley), The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, November 29, 2013.

“Information Technologies and the Rise of Asia” (with Dale W. Jorgenson), Global-is-Asian, Issue 10, June 2011.

“Vietnam: Macroeconomic Challenges and the Road to Prosperity,” The East Asia Forum, Australian National University, November 17, 2010.

“Vietnam: Today Determines Tomorrow,” The East Asia Forum Quarterly, Australian National University, Volume 2, Issue 2, April-June 2010.

Selected Articles on Vietnamese Newspapers

“Ba thách thức trong mô hình phát triển và bài toán đặc khu kinh tế,” Tuoi Tre, 06/06, 2018, available at
http://thegioihoinhap.vn/thoi-su/xa-hoi/ts-vu-minh-khuong-ba-thach-thuc-trong-mo-hinhphat-trien-va-bai-toan-dac-khu-kinh-te/

“Dự thảo luật đặc khu kinh tế hiện nay chưa thật khoa học và có tầm,” Baomoi. 09/05/2018, available at
https://baomoi.com/pgs-ts-vu-minh-khuong-du-thao-luat-dac-khu-kinh-te-hien-nay-chua-thatkhoa-hoc-va-co-tam/c/25962627.epi

“Ba giải pháp cho 3 đặc khu kinh tế, tạo bước phát triển đột phá cho đất nước,” CafeF, 08/04/0218, available at
http://cafef.vn/ba-giai-phap-cho-3-dac-khu-kinh-te-tao-buoc-phat-trien-dot-pha-cho-dat-nuoc20180407223921337.chn

“Việt Nam có thể tạo đột phá trong cách mạng công nghiệp 4.0,” Vietnam Investment Review, 21/02/2018, available at
https://baodautu.vn/pgs-ts-vu-minh-khuong-viet-nam-co-the-tao-dot-pha-trong-cach-mangcong-nghiep-40-d77079.html

“Cách mạng công nghiệp 4.0: bắt đầu bằng đổi thay cách nghĩ,” Nguoi Do Thi, 27/08/2017, available at
https://nguoidothi.net.vn/cach-mang-cong-nghiep-4-0-bat-dau-bang-doi-thay-cach-nghi9589.html

“Khát vọng lớn – nền móng yếu – khó đi xa,” Tuoi Tre, 08/02/2017, available at
http://tuoitre.vn/tin/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/20170208/khat-vong-lon-nen-mong-yeu-kho-dixa/1261420.html

“Hãy trỗi dậy, Việt Nam!,” Tuoi Tre, 31/12/2016, available at
http://tuoitre.vn/tin/chinh-tri-xa-hoi/thoi-su-suy-nghi/20161231/hay-troi-day-vietnam/1244935.html; and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DMAyRjirWRg

“Việt Nam sẽ mạnh hơn ngàn lần nếu tiệt trừ nạn chạy chọt, gian dối.“ Voice of Vietnam, 04/08/2016; available at
http://vov.vn/chinh-tri/viet-nam-se-manh-hon-ngan-lan-neu-tiet-tru-nan-chay-chot-gian-doi536673.vov

“Việt Nam nên sớm thực hiện kiểm toán chiến lược”, Vietnam Economics Times, 05/05/2016; available at
http://vneconomy.vn/thoi-su/viet-nam-nen-som-thuc-hien-kiem-toan-chien-luoc2016050406191401.htm

“To improve Ho Chi Minh City: Aspirations for advancement”, TUOI TRE NEWS, 12/17/2015; available at
http://tuoitrenews.vn/city-diary/32276/to-improve-ho-chi-minh-city-aspirations-foradvancement

“Nâng tầm chiến lược”, Saigon Times, 09/07/2015, available at
http://www.thesaigontimes.vn/132762/Nang-tam-chien-luoc—doi-hoi-cua-dat-nuoc.html