[As of December 09, 2012]

Academic Research Interests

·         Economics of Aging, Pension Reforms, and Intergenerational Transfers.

·         Poverty Alleviation, and Income (In)equality.

·         Labor Market, Gender-based Development, Migration and Remittances.

·         Education Access, Equity and Human Development.

·         Healthcare, Health Insurance, Health Planning and Budgeting.

·         M&E, Impact Evaluation and Costing for Policy Intevention Programs.

Research Outcomes and Activities

Books

1.       2011, Giang Thanh Long (ed.), The Aging population in Viet Nam: Current status, prognosis, and possible policy responses. Hanoi: UNFPA.

2.       2010, Giang Thanh Long (ed.), Taking advantage of the demographic bonus in Viet Nam: Opportunities, Challenges and Policy Implications. Hanoi: UNFPA.

3.       2010, Giang Thanh Long and Le Ha Thanh (eds.), Vuot qua bay thu nhap trung binh: Co hoi va thach thuc cua Vietnam (Overcoming the Middle-income Trap: Opportunities and Challenges of Vietnam). Hanoi: The Publishing House of Transportation and Communication.

4.       2007, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long (eds.), Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour.

5.       2007, Giang Thanh Long and Duong Kim Hong (eds.), Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 1. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

6.       2007, Giang Thanh Long (ed.), Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 2. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour.

FORTHCOMING

1.       2012, Giang Thanh Long, “Financial Sustainability, Fairness and Reform Options for the Vietnamese Pension Scheme”, in D. Park (ed.), Sustainability and Fairness of the Asian Pension Systems. Manila: Asian Development Bank.

2.       2012. Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “A Comparative Study on the Technical Efficiency of Manufacturing Firms in Two Biggest Cities in Vietnam”, Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, Jan-Jun 2012.

Published Articles

International Refereed Journals

1.         2011, Giang Thanh Long, “Reaching a Universal Health Insurance in Viet Nam: Challenges and the Role of Government”, in June 2011 Issue, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, Vol 18. No.1, June 2011: 47-72

2.         2011, Okita, Y., Wade D. Pfau, and T. L, Giang, “A Stochastic Forecast Model for Japan’s Population.” The Japanese Economy, Vol. 38, No.2, Summer 2011: 19-44.

3.         2011, Wade D. Pfau and T. L. Giang, "Groups Excluded from ‘Representative’ Household Surveys: An Analysis Based on Remittances Sent and Received in Vietnam." ASEAN Economic Bulletin. Vol. 28, No. 2 (April 2011): 68-73    

4.         2011, Wade D. Pfau and T. L. Giang, "Remittances, Living Arrangements, and the Welfare of the Elderly." Asian and the Pacific Migration Journal, No.19, Vol. 4: 447-472.

5.       2010, Wade Donald Pfau and Giang Thanh Long. “Determinants and Impacts of International Remittances in Household Welfare in Vietnam”, International Social Science Journal, Vol. 60, No. 194: 431-443.

6.       2009, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Provincial Agricultural Production Efficiency in Vietnam during Economic Transformation”. Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, Vol. 9, No. 1: 193-204.

7.       2009, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Efficiency Estimates for the Agricultural Production in Vietnam: A Comparison of Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches”, Agriculture Economics Review, Vol. 10, No. 2: 62-78.

8.       2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau.  “The Vulnerability of the Elderly to Poverty: Determinants and Policy Implications for Vietnam”, Asian Economic Journal, Vol. 23, No.4: 419-437

9.       2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Demographic Changes and the Long-term Pension Finances in Vietnam: A Stochastic Actuarial Assessment”, Journal of Population Ageing, Vol. 1, No. 2: 125-151.

10.    2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Aging, Poverty, and the Role of a Social Pension in Vietnam”, Development and Change, Vol. 40, No. 2: 333-360.

11.    2008, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Factor Productivity and Efficiency of the Vietnamese Economy in Transition” Asia-Pacific Development Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1 (June 2008): 93-117.

12.    2008, Wade Donald Pfau and Giang Thanh Long. “Gender and Remittance Flows in Vietnam during Economic Transformation”, Asia Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2 (August 2008): 13-32.

13.    2008, Giang Thanh Long. “Aging Population and the Public Pension Scheme in Vietnam: A Long-term Financial Assessment”, East & West Studies, Volume 20, Issue 1 (June 2008): 171-193.

14.    2007, Nguyen Khac Minh, Giang Thanh Long, and Bach Ngoc Thang, “Technical Efficiency of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Vietnam”, The Korean Economic Review, Vol. 23, No. 1, Summer 2007: 187-221.

Other Refereed Reports

1.         2010, Vu Hoang Linh, Le Viet Thuy and Giang Thanh Long. “Access and Equity in Tertiary Education in Vietnam”, a commissioned paper for the World Bank's East Asia Regional Office.

Journals and Reviews in Vietnamese

1.       2011, Giang Thanh Long and Bui Thi Minh Tiep, “Gia hoa dan so va he thong huu tri thuc thanh thuc chi: Kinh nghiem cac nuoc va chinh sach cho Viet Nam” (Population Aging and the PAYG Pension System: Country Experiences and Policy Implications for Viet Nam). Tap chi Bao hiem xa hoi (Social Insurance Review), Vol. 1, June 2011 (179): 27-30.

2.       2010, Giang Thanh Long and Bui Thi Minh Tiep, “Bien doi dan so: Co hoi va thach thuc cho cai cai huu tri o Vietnam” (Demographic Changes: Opportunities and Challenges for Reforming the Pension Scheme in Vietnam). Tap chi Bao hiem xa hoi (Social Insurance Review), Vol. 2, October 2010 (164): 17-21.

3.       2010, Giang Thanh Long, “Kinh nghiem mot so nuoc ve tan dung 'co hoi dan so vang' va ung pho voi thach thuc cua 'co hoi dan so vang'" ('Demographic bonus: Country experiences and Vietnam's opportunities and challenges), Tap chi Dan so va Phat trien, so 5-2010, trang 29-34 (Population and Development REview, Vol. 5-2010: 29-34).

4.       2010, Giang Thanh Long, “Dan so 'vang': Co hoi va thach thuc cho Vietnam" (Demographic Bonus: Opportunities and Challenges for Vietnam). Tap chi Hoat dong Khoa hoc, so 6.2010 (613): 64-67 (Review of Scientific Activities, Vol. 6.2010: 64-67).

5.       2010, Giang Thanh Long and Bui Dai Thu, “Vietnam: Thach thuc cua gia hoa dan so voi mot nuoc co thu nhap trung binh” (Vietnam: Challenges of an Aging Population to a Middle-income Country), Tap chi Y te Cong cong, so 15(15), thang 7.2010, trang 4-10 (Journal of Public Health, Vol. 15(15), July 2010: 4-10).

6.       2010, Nguyen Dinh Cu and Giang Thanh Long, “Tranh ‘bay thu nhap trung binh’ o Vietnam: Nhin tu goc do dan so” (Avoiding ‘Middle-income Trap’ in Vietnam: Demographic Perspectives), Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien, so 155-II, trang 44-48 & 53 (Journal of Economics and Development, Vol. 155-II: 44-48 & 53).

7.       2010, Giang Thanh Long, “Tong quan ve dan so cao tuoi va nhung thach thuc cua gia hoa dan so o Vietnam” (An Overview on Old-age Population and Challenges of an Aging Population in Vietnam). Tap chi Bao hiem xa hoi (Social Insurance Review), Vol. 1, No. 1 (2010): 22-26.

8.       2009, Giang Thanh Long. “Van de tang tuoi huu lao dong nu voi su ben vung tai chinh cua he thong BHXH Vietnam” (On raising normal retirement age of female labors and financial sustainability of the social insurance fund in Vietnam). Tap chi Bao hiem xa hoi (Social Insurance Review), Vol. 138, No. 2, September 2009: 13-15.

9.       2008, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Ban ve tinh kha thi cua he thong huu tri xa hoi pho cap o Vietnam” (On the feasibility of a universal social pension scheme in Vietnam), Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review), No. 135: 51-57.

10.    2008, Giang Thanh Long. “Suc khoe va viec lua chon, su dung cac co so kham chua benh cua nguoi cao tuoi Vietnam” (Health status and accessibility to health facilities of the elderly in Vietnam), Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi so 7/2008 (Social Insurance Review, No. 7/2008): 37-43 & 48.

11.     2008, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Vai tro cua he thong huu tri xa hoi trong viec giam ngheo cho nguoi cao tuoi o Vietnam” (The Role of Social Pensions in Reducing Poverty Incidence for the Elderly in Vietnam), Nghien cuu Kinh te (Economic Studies), No. 3(358): 57-67.

12.    2007, Giang Thanh Long, “Xung quanh viec xay dung he thong huu tri xa hoi o Vietnam” (On Creating a Social Pension Scheme in Vietnam” (On Creating a Social Pension Scheme in Vietnam), Tap chi Lao dong va Xa hoi (Labour and Social Affairs Review), No.314&315, July 2007: 64 &76-77.

13.     2006, Giang Thanh Long, “Dan so gia hoa va he thong huu tri cua Nhat Ban va Trung Quoc: Mot so goi y chinh sach cho Vietnam” (Aging Population and the Pension Schemes in Japan and China: Some Policy Implications for Vietnam). Nghien cuu Kinh te (Economic Studies) No. 7, 2006: 44-49.

14.     2005, Giang Thanh Long, “Ban ve he thong PAYG va tai khoan ca nhan” (On PAYG and Individual Accounts). Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance), No. 84, December 2005: 30-34.

15.     2005, Giang Thanh Long, “Ban them ve no luong huu khi cai cach he thong huu tri thuc thanh thuc chi” (Pension Liabilities in Reforming PAYG Pension Schemes: A Revisited). Nghien cuu Kinh te (Economic Studies) No. 10, 2005: 40-48.

16.     2005, Giang Thanh Long, “He thong huu tri khong dua tren dong gop-Mot mo hinh giam ngheo hieu qua o cac nuoc dang phat trien” (Non-contributory Pension Scheme: An Effective Pro-poor Model in Developing Countries), Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance) No. 81 (September 2005): 32-36.

17.     2005, Giang Thanh Long, “He thong huu tri PAYG va su ben vung tai chinh quoc gia: Danh gia bang phuong phap hach toan theo the he” (The PAYG Pension Scheme and Public Finance Sustainability: Assessment by the Generational Accounting Method). Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review) No. 97 (July 2005): 49-56.

18.     2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Tai khoan ca nhan tuong trung: Mot mo hinh moi cho cai cach he thong huu tri” (The Notional Defined Contribution (NDC): A Model for Reforming the Pension Scheme). Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review) No. 90 (December 2004): 51-53.

19.     2004, Tong Thi Minh, Pham Hong Chuong, Mai The Cuong, and Giang Thanh Long, “Tu do hoa thuong mai va van de viec lam o Vietnam” (Trade Liberalization and Employment Issues in Vietnam). Ban tin thi truong lao dong (Bulletin of Labor Market) September 2004: 1-7.

20.     2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Ap dung tai khoan ca nhan tuong trung cho he thong huu tri o Vietnam” (The Application of a Notional Defined Contribution (NDC) in Vietnam). Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance) No. 68 (August 2004): 24-26.

21.    2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Van de no luong huu tiem an va de xuat giai phap thao go” (The Implicit Pension Debt Issue and Policy Suggestions). Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance) No. 64 (April 2004): 23-26.

22.     2004, Mai The Cuong and Giang Thanh Long, “Suc canh tranh cua Vietnam: Nhan dinh tu mot cuoc dieu tra” (Vietnam’s Competitiveness: Comments from a Business Survey). Vietnam Economic Times 37 (March 5, 2004): 5.

23.     2004, Tran Long and Giang Thanh Long. “Phat trien khu vuc tai chinh vi mo ben vung o Vietnam” (Developing a Sustainable Microfinance Scheme in Vietnam). Tap chi Cac van de kinh te the gioi (The World Economic Issues), 6(98): 46-56. Hanoi: The Institute of World Economics and Politics.

24.    2003, Nguyen Khac Minh, Dang Ngoc Tu, Nguyen Van Luyen, Nguyen Viet Hung, Giang Thanh Long, Nguyen Ngoc Tuyen, and Phan Huu Nhat Minh, “Du bao mot so chi tieu kinh te: Ket qua buoc dau” (Forecasts of Some Economic Indicators: Initial Results). Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review), November 2003: 54-57.

25.    2003, Giang Thanh Long, “Cai cach he thong huu tri Vietnam trong dieu kien dan so gia hoa” (Reforming the Pension Scheme of Vietnam in an Aging Society). Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review), November 2003: 66-68.

26.    2003, Giang Thanh Long, “Gia hoa dan so va nhung thach thuc doi voi he thong an sinh xa hoi cua Nhat Ban” (Rapidly-Aging Society and Challenges of the Social Security in Japan). Tap chi khoa hoc lao dong va cac van de xa hoi (Scientific Bulletin on Labour and Social Affairs) No. 3(2003): 10-14.

Published Chapter(s) in Books

1.    2012, Giang Thanh Long and D. Wesumperuma, “Social Pensions for Older Persons in Viet Nam: Current Status and Recommendations for Policy Responses”, in Social Pensions for Older Persons: Social Pensions in Asia. Manila: Asian Development Bank.

 2. 2012, Giang Thanh Long and Nguyen Thi Xuan Thuy. “Unemployment Insurance in Vietnam: Design, Implementation and Policy Issues”, in Towards a More Resilient Society: Lessons from Economic Crises: 77-92. Tokyo: JIIA (the Japan Institute of International Affairs).

3.    2011, Giang Thanh Long, “Expanding Cash Transfer Program to Tackle Old-Age Poverty in Viet Nam: An Ex-Ante Evaluation”, in S Oum., Giang, T. L, Sann V., and Phouphet K. (eds.) Impact of Conditional Cash Transfers on Growth, Income Distribution and Poverty in Selected ASEAN Countries. Jakarta: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA).

  4.       2011, Giang Thanh Long, “Developing Asia's Pension Systems - Overview and Reform Directions: The Case of Vietnam”, in D. Park (ed.), Developing Asia’s Pension Systems - Overview and Reform Directions. London: Routledge.

  5.         2010, Giang Thanh Long. “Social Protection in Vietnam”, Chapter 10 in M. Asher, S. Oum, and F. Parulian (eds.), Social Protection in Southeast Asia: Current State and Challenges. Jakarta: ERIA

  6.         2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “An Exploration for a Universal Non-contributory Pension Scheme in Vietnam”, in Aris Ananta and Evi Nurvidya Arifin (eds.) Older Persons in Southeast Asia: An Emerging Asset. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asia Studies, pp.140-64.

   7.         2009, Wade Donald Pfau and Giang Thanh Long. “The Growing Role of International Remittances in the Vietnamese Economy” in Brandon Geist and Hidetaka Yoshimatsu (eds.) Global Movements in the Asia Pacific. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

   8.         2007, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau, “Patterns and Determinants of Living Arrangements for the Elderly in Vietnam” in Giang Thanh Long (ed.) Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 2: 147-176. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

   9.         2007, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Efficiency of Construction Firms in Vietnam: Assessment by Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches”, Chapter 4 in Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long (eds.) Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches: 83-112. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour.

  10.         2007, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Non-parametric Analysis of Efficiency Performance for Hospitals and Medical Centers in Vietnam”, Chapter 7 in Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long (eds.) Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches: 165-190. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour.

11.      2007, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau, “The Elderly Population in Vietnam during Economic Transformation: An Overview”, Chapter 7 in Giang Thanh Long and Duong Kim Hong (eds.), Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 1: 185-210. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

12.      2005, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Hieu qua ky thuat va tang truong nang suat cua mot so nganh san xuat o Vietnam” (Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Some Selective Manufacturing Industries in Vietnam), in Nguyen Khac Minh (ed.) Tac dong cua tien bo cong nghe den tang truong kinh te (Effects of Technical Progress on Economic Growth): 99-125. Hanoi: Scientific and Technical Publishing House.

Working Papers / monographs / factsheets

1.       2011, Giang Thanh Long (ed.), “Viet Nam: Gia hoa nhanh va nhung thach thuc cham soc nguoi cao tuoi” (Viet Nam: Rapidly aging and challenges for elderly care). Hanoi: General Office of Population and Family Planning (GoPFP)

2.       2010, Giang Thanh Long (ed.), “Gia hoa dan so va cac chinh sach cua he thong huu tri Viet Nam” (Aging population and policy issues of the pension scheme in Viet Nam). Hanoi: General Office of Population and Family Planning (GoPFP).

3.       2008, Giang Thanh Long, “Social Health Insurance in Vietnam: Current Issues and Policy Recommendations”. Technical Paper No. 33, the ILO’s Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage. Bangkok: The International Labor Organization (ILO).

4.       2006, Giang Thanh Long, “Pension Liabilities and Generational Relations: The Case of Vietnam”. Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA) Working Paper No.106, the University of Oxford. Oxford: OIA, University of Oxford.

5.       2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Pension Scheme in Vietnam: Current Status and Challenges in an Aging Society”. VDF Discussion Paper No.2. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

UNDER REVIEW

1.       2011, Giang Thanh Long, “Old-age Poverty in Transitional Vietnam: Implications for the Social Welfare Policies”.

2.       2012, Giang Thanh Long and Bui Dai Thu, “Access to health insurance and health care services of the Vietnamese elderly: Current state and policy options”.

Fellowships and Scholarships

1.       The Fukino Project Fellowship, 2009, Visiting Research Fellow, Hitotsubashi University, Japan.

2.       The Monbukagakusho, Japanese Government, 2005 – 2008, PhD Program in Public Policy, GRIPS.

3.       The Leslie Kirkley Fellowship, 2005, Visiting Research Fellow, the Oxford Institute of Ageing, the University of Oxford.

4.       The New Netherlands Fellowship Program (NFP), 2004, Post-graduate Course on Governance, Democratization, and Public Policy.

5.       The Japanese Grant Aid for Human Resource Development Scholarship (JDS), Japan International Cooperation Center (JICE), 2001-2003, Master of Public Policy (MPP) Course, Asian Public Policy Program (APPP), Hitotsubashi University, Japan

Research Grants

1.      The Univers Foundation Research Grant, 2010-2012, “Enhancing the Social Security System to Tackle Old-age Povety in Rural Vietnam”. [finished, sole researcher]

2.      The Matsushita International Foundation Research Grant, 2008-2009, “Poverty Incidence of the Vietnamese Elderly in the Face of Economic Transition: Determinants and Policy Implications”. [finished, sole researcher]

3.      National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) The Travel Grant, 2008, “Demographic Changes and the Pension Finance in Vietnam: An Assessment by Stochastic Approach”, presentation at the 30^th Conference of the International Association for Research on Income and Wealth (IARIW), Slovenia.

4.      The Univers Foundation Research Grant, 2007-2008, “Remittances, Living Arrangements, and the Welfare of the Elderly in Vietnam”. [finished, with Associate Prof. Wade D. Pfau, GRIPS].

5.      The Sasakawa Scientific Research Grant, 2007-2008, “Non-contributory Pensions as a Tool to Mitigate Poverty of the Elderly: An Exploration with Vietnam”. [finished with additional award, sole researcher].

6.      The Vietnam Development Forum (VDF) Research Competition Grant, 2004, “Measuring the Welfare Impacts of Trade Integration in Vietnam: A Tariff Approach”. [finished, with Prof. Nguyen Khac Minh, NEU].

Research/Policy Consultancy Services

As an international consultant

1.    Feb.-May. 2012, “Social assistance needs for the poor and vulnerable older persons in Indonesia”. Client: TNP2K (Indonesia). 

As a national consultant

1.      July 2010-now, “Aging population and needs for social protection in Vietnam: A National Transfer Account application”, NUPRI (Japan) and EWC (Hawaii) [technical team leader]

2.      Dec 2011-Dec.2012, “Health status and access to health care services of the rural older people in Vietnam”. Client: Toyota Foundation [team member in charge of survey design and report, in partnership with Vietnam Association for the Elderly – VAE]

3.      Mar.-June.2012, “Development of legal documents on payment for nutritional services for children under 6 under health insurance scheme”. Client: UNICEF and MoH [team member].

4.      Dec.2011-Feb.2012, “Evaluation of capitation and co-payment issues in health insurance for the poor people in the northern mountainous and central highland provinces in Viet Nam”. Client: MoH and HEMA [team leader].

5.      Jul.-Sep. 2011, “Social benefits in Viet Nam: Calculation method and issues”. Client: International Labour Office (ILO) Viet Nam [sole researcher].

6.      Jul.2011-Mar.2012, “Viet Nam’s National Plan of Actions on Aging”. Client: Viet Nam National Committee of Ageing (VNCA) [a member of task force team]

7.      Mar.2011-Jun.2012, “Viet Nam Aging Survey (VNAS)”. Client: Atlantic Philanthropy (AP) and Viet Nam Women Union (VWU) under the Project ‘Enhancing the Rights of the Disadvantaged Older People in Vietnam’. [principal investigator].

8.      May.2011-Dec.2011, “Households Informal Disbursements for Education in Vietnam (HIDE)”. Client: Belgian Technical Cooperation (BTC) and MoET Viet Nam. [team member]. 

9.      Jun.-Dec.2011, “Social assistance policy in Vietnam: Issues in design and implementation, and vision for reforms”, UNDP and MoLISA [team member].

10.   Jul.2011-Dec.2011, “Evaluating conditional and unconditional cash transfers (CCT/UCT) modalities for poverty reduction and social assistance policies in Viet Nam”. Client: UNDP & MoLISA. [team leader].

11.   Jul.2011-Oct.2011, “Access to Social Protection Services of the Most Vulnerable Groups of People in Viet Nam: A Sketch from Viet Nam Household Living Standards Surveys”. Client: UNFPA [team member]

12.   Dec.2010-Aug.2011, “Unemployment Insurance in Vietnam: Current Status and Challenges”. Client: Pacific Economic Cooperation Commission (PECC) Social Resilience Project 2011 [team leader].

13.   Dec.2010-Nov.2011, “Developing Asia’s Pension Systems: Overview and Reform Directions” (extension objective: Toward sustainability and generational equity). Client: ADB. [sole researcher]

14.   Oct.2010-Mar.2011, “Social Pension for the Older People in Asia: Country Policy Studies – Bangladesh, Thailand, and Vietnam”. Client: HelpAge International, Thailand and Asian Development Bank (ADB). [sole researcher]

15.   Oct.2010-Jun.2011, “Impacts of Conditional Cash Transfer on Growth, Income Distribution, and Poverty in Selected ASEAN Countries”. Client: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia. [sole researcher]

16.   Oct.-Dec.2010, “Regional Survey on Aging and Evaluation of 10-year Implementation of MIPAA”.  Client: HelpAge International, London [team leader and main reporter]

17.   Jun.2010-Feb.2011, “Overview of the Social Transfer Program in Vietnam”. Client: GTZ. [team leader]

18.   Nov.2010, Training course on using Population Projections for Labor and Education Planning. Client: UNFPA and GSO [sole lecturer]

19.   Nov.-Dec.2010, “Profile of Key Youth-Disaggregated Indicators from the Population and Housing Census 2009”. Client: UNFPA. [sole researcher]

20.   Aug.-Dec.2010, “Population Aging and Old-Age Persons in Vietnam: Current Status, Prognosis, and Proposed Policy Responses”. Client: UNFPA. [sole researcher]

21.   Dec.2009-Nov.2010, “Developing Asia’s Pension Systems: Overview and Reform Directions”. Client: ADB. [sole researcher]

22.   Mar-Jul.2010, “Vietnam Millennium Development Goals Report 2010”. Client: Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI), Vietnam. [team member]

23.   May-Aug.2010, “Toward the Transition to higher Human Development: Opportunities and Challenges for Vietnam to Deliver Quality Services of Education and Health Care”. Client: UNDP [sole researcher]

24.   May-Aug.2010, “Toward an aging population:  Mapping the reform process in the public delivery of social protection services in Vietnam”. Client: UNDP [sole researcher]

25.   Feb.-Aug.2010, “Modeling the Reform of the Pension Scheme in Vietnam from PAYG to NDC”. Client: World Bank. [team leader]

26.   Jun.-Aug.2010, “Projections of Social Protection Beneficiaries in Vietnam for the Period 2011-2020”.  Client: UNDP. [team leader]

27.   Oct.2009-Mar.2010, “Social Protection in Asia: The Case of Vietnam”. Client: Economic Research Institute for ASEAN and East Asia (ERIA), Indonesia. [sole researcher]

28.   Oct.2009-May.2010, “Technical Support to the Development of Vietnam’s Population and Reproductive Health Strategy for 2011-2020”. Client: UNFPA and General Office of Population and Family Planning (GoPFP). [team member]

29.   Oct.2009-Jun.2010, “Social Security Strategy for Vietnam, 2011-2020”. Client: MoLISA (as a member of the drafting team).

30.   Jun.2009-May.2010, “Health Care in the South Central Coast Region”. Client: ADB. [team member]

31.   Nov.2009-Mar.2010, “Equity and Access to Tertiary Education: Case Study of Vietnam”. Client: World Bank Asia-Pacific Office. [team leader]

32.   Dec.2009, “Training Project on Exploration of Data on Population Census and Housing Survey 2009: Employment and Labor Market Analysis”. Client: UNFPA and GSO. [team leader]

33.   Oct.-Dec.2009, “Health System and Healthcare Issues under Economic Downturn in Vietnam”. Client: WHO. [sole researcher]

34.   Aug.-Dec.2009, “The Health Insurance Scheme in Vietnam: Issues and Policy Reforms”. Client: UNDP & MoF. [team member]

35.   Jun.-Dec.2009, “Chinh sach tai chinh trong viec dam bao cho he thong an sinh xa hoi o nuoc ta hien nay” (Financial Policy for Guaranteeing the Current Social Security System in Vietnam). Client: MoF. [team member]

36.   Jun.-Dec.2009, “Modeling Pension Fund in Vietnam”. Client: World Bank. [team member]

37.   Nov.2008-Oct.2009, “Taking Advantage of Demographic Bonus: Opportunity, Challenges, and Policy Suggestions for Vietnam”. Client: UNFPA & GoPFP. [sole researcher]

38.   Aug.-Dec.2007, “Social Health Insurance in Vietnam: Current Issues and Policy Recommendations”.  Client: ILO. [sole researcher]

39.   Oct.2007-Apr.2008, “Quy bao hiem xa hoi: Cac nhan to tac dong, thach thuc va lua chon chinh sach cho Vietnam” (Social Insurance Fund: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Options for Vietnam). Client: MoLISA. [sole researcher]

Referee WORKs

Journal of International Development (JID); Singapore Economic Review (SER); European Journal of Development Research (EJDR); Research on Aging (RoA).