Dr Ruby Nguyen
Lecturer
School of Economics
College of Business and Law
Eligible to supervise Masters and PhD (as Co-Supervisor) - email supervisor to discuss availability.
Dr Ruby (Hong Ngoc) Nguyen is a Lecturer at the School of Economics and Public Policy at the University of Adelaide. She earned her PhD in Economics from the University of Queensland (UQ), Australia, where she was honoured with the 'Dean’s Award for Outstanding Higher Degree by Research Theses 2022.' Her research areas include Productivity and Efficiency Analysis, Applied Econometrics, Applied Microeconomics, and Development Economics. Her work has been published in top-ranked journals, such as the European Journal of Operational Research and Omega (the International Journal of Management Science), as well as other peer-reviewed journals.Before joining the University of Adelaide, she worked as a lecturer and course coordinator at the University of Queensland. She also served as a Macroeconomic Researcher at the Viet Nam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, University of Economics and Business, Viet Nam National University, Hanoi. She is currently affiliated with the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (CEVAW) and is a member of the Econometric Society, the Economics Society of Australia, the Women in Economics Network, and the Fay Gale Centre for Research on Gender.
My research interests are Productivity and Efficiency Analysis, Applied Econometrics, Applied Economics, and Development Economics.
| Date | Position | Institution name |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 - ongoing | Lecturer | University of Adelaide |
| 2021 - 2024 | Lecturer | University of Queensland |
| Language | Competency |
|---|---|
| English | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Vietnamese | Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review |
| Date | Institution name | Country | Title |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 - 2022 | University of Queensland | Australia | PhD in Economics |
| 2018 - 2018 | University of Queensland | Australia | Master of Advanced Economics |
| 2012 - 2016 | National Economics University | Vietnam | Bachelor of Economics |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2025 | Nguyen, H. N., & O’Donnell, C. (2025). Using stochastic frontier analysis to assess the performance of public service providers in the presence of demand uncertainty. Journal of Productivity Analysis, 64(1), 61-79. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2024 | Nguyen, H. N., & O'Donnell, C. (2024). Incorporating demand constraints into piecewise frontier models of public service provision. OMEGA, 128, 103117-1-103117-10. Scopus1 WoS1 |
| 2023 | Nguyen, H. N., & O'Donnell, C. (2023). Estimating the cost efficiency of public service providers in the presence of demand uncertainty. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF OPERATIONAL RESEARCH, 309(3), 1334-1348. WoS6 |
| 2021 | Obermann, G., Hoang Oanh, N., & Hong Ngoc, N. (2021). Gender pay gap in Vietnam: a propensity score matching analysis. Journal of Economics and Development, 23(3), 238-253. |
| 2018 | Hoang Nguyen, O., Hong Nguyen, N., & Siraporn, S. (2018). Personality, Value, and Intergenerational Socioeconomic Mobility: Evidence from Vietnam. Journal of Economics and Development, 68-85. |
| 2017 | Nguyen Hoang, O., Nguyen Hong, N., & Ho Đinh, B. (2017). Impact of Subsidy Schemes on the Economic Well-Being of Households in Vietnam. Journal of Economics and Development, 39-50. |
| 2016 | Nguyen Hoang, O., & Nguyen Hong, N. (2016). An Application of the Data Envelopment Analysis Method to Evaluate the Performance of Academic Departments within A Higher Education Institution. Journal of Economics and Development, 71-87. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| - | Nguyen, H. N. (n.d.). Demand uncertainty and efficiency in the provision of public services. |
| Year | Citation |
|---|---|
| 2022 | Nguyen, H. N., & O'Donnell, C. (2022). Using Stochastic Frontier Analysis to Assess the Performance of Public Service Providers in the Presence of Demand Uncertainty. |
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, The University of Adelaide
ECON 3502 - Econometrics III (Undergraduate)
ECON 1008 - Data Analytics I (Undergraduate)
Lecturer and Course Coordinator, The University of Queensland
ECON7310 - Elements of Econometrics (Postgraduate)
ECON1310 - Introductory Statistics for Social Sciences (Undergraduate)
ECON7322 - Business & Economic Decision Techniques (Postgraduate)
ECON7150 - Mathematical Techniques for Economics (Postgraduate)
Academic Tutor, The University of Queensland
ECON3350 - Applied Econometrics for Macroeconomics and Finance (Undergraduate)
ECON7341 - Productivity and Efficiency Analysis (Postgraduate)
ECON7150 - Mathematical Techniques for Economics (Postgraduate)
| Date | Role | Research Topic | Program | Degree Type | Student Load | Student Name |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Essays on the Effect of Energy and Environmental Policies in Large Emerging Economies | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Hasanujzaman |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Effects of social capital on mental health of children and youth in Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Dilini Janaki Shashiprabha Jayasinghe |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Effects of social capital on mental health of children and youth in Australia | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Miss Dilini Janaki Shashiprabha Jayasinghe |
| 2025 | Co-Supervisor | Essays on the Effect of Energy and Environmental Policies in Large Emerging Economies | Doctor of Philosophy | Doctorate | Full Time | Mr Muhammad Hasanujzaman |
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