Ruby Nguyen

Dr Ruby Nguyen

Lecturer

School of Economics and Public Policy

Faculty of Arts, Business, Law and Economics

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 Economics, 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).

 

My research interests are Productivity and Efficiency Analysis, Applied Econometrics, Applied Economics, and Development Economics. 

  • Appointments
    Date Position Institution name
    2024 - ongoing Lecturer University of Adelaide
    2021 - 2024 Lecturer University of Queensland

  • Language Competencies
    Language Competency
    English Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review
    Vietnamese Can read, write, speak, understand spoken and peer review

  • Education
    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

  • Research Interests
    Applied Economics Econometrics Economic Development and Growth

  • Journals
    Year Citation
    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.
    DOI
    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.
    DOI
    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.
    DOI
    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.
    DOI
    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.
    DOI
    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.
    DOI

  • Theses
    Year Citation
    - Nguyen, H. N. (n.d.). Demand uncertainty and efficiency in the provision of public services.

  • Working Paper
    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 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)

  • Position: Lecturer
  • Phone: 83134463
  • Email: ruby.nguyen@adelaide.edu.au
  • Campus: North Terrace
  • Building: 10 Pulteney Street - Nexus 10 Tower, floor Fourth Floor
  • Org Unit: School of Economics and Public Policy
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