Updated on 2026/08/14

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VU HA THU
 
Organization
Graduate School of Economics Department of Economics Associate Professor
School of Economics Department of Economics
Title
Associate Professor
Affiliation
Institute of Economics
Affiliation campus
Sugimoto Campus

Position

  • Graduate School of Economics Department of Economics 

    Associate Professor  2026.04 - Now

  • School of Economics Department of Economics 

    Associate Professor  2026.04 - Now

Degree

  • 博士(学術) ( Hiroshima University )

Research Areas

  • Humanities & Social Sciences / Economic policy  / Development Economics

Research Interests

  • Development economics, Experimental economics, Agricultural Economics

Research Career

Professional Memberships

  • Econometric Society

    2024.08 - Now

  • Japanese Association for Development Economics (JADE)

    2021.10 - Now

  • American Economic Association

    2020.04 - Now

  • Economic Science Association

    2019.10 - Now

  • Western Regional Science Association

    2017.02 - Now

Papers

  • Nudging households to save electricity with feedback: Experimental evidence from Vietnam Reviewed

    Nhu Ngoc Nguyen, Daisaku Goto, Duc Tran, Ha Thu Vu

    Energy Policy   195   114378 - 114378   2024.12( ISSN:0301-4215

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    Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)  

    DOI: 10.1016/j.enpol.2024.114378

  • Agricultural land consolidation, labor allocation and land productivity: A case study of plot exchange policy in Vietnam Reviewed

    Duc Tran, Vu Ha Thu and Daisaku Goto

    Economic Analysis and Policy   73   455 - 473   2022.03

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    Authorship:Corresponding author   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   International / domestic magazine:International journal  

    DOI: 10.1016/j.eap.2021.11.017

  • Does experience sharing affect farmers' pro-environmental behavior? A randomized controlled trial in Vietnam Reviewed

    Vu Ha Thu, Duc Tran, Daisaku Goto and Keisuke Kawata

    World Developmen   136 ( 105062 )   2020.12

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   International / domestic magazine:International journal  

    DOI: 10.1016/J.WORLDDEV.2020.105062

  • Does awareness about land tenure security (LTS) increase investments in agriculture? Evidence from rural households in Vietnam Reviewed

    Vu Ha Thu, Daisaku Goto

    Land Use Policy   97 ( 104721 )   2020.09

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   International / domestic magazine:International journal  

    DOI: 10.1016/J.LANDUSEPOL.2020.104721

  • Does microfinance improve the household welfare of ethnic minorities? Evidence from Bac Kan Province, Vietnam Reviewed

    Vu Ha Thu, Daisaku Goto

    Progress in Development Studies   20 ( 1 )   2020.01

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    Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author   Publishing type:Research paper (scientific journal)   International / domestic magazine:International journal  

    DOI: 10.1177/1464993419886230

Presentations

  • The Influence of Social Network on Crop Insurance Adoption: A Field Experiment in Vietnam Invited

    Vu Ha Thu

    Sustainable Agriculture and Rural Development in the Era of Climate Change: Asian Perspectives (Workshop)  2025.09 

  • Long-term Uptakes of Crop Insurance: Does Network Matter?

    Vu Ha Thu

    2024 Asia Meeting of the Econometric Society, East and Southeast Asia  2024.08 

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    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

  • Long-term Uptakes of Crop Insurance: Does Network Matter?

    Vu Ha Thu

    29th Annual Conference of the European Association of Environmental and Resource Economists  2024.07 

  • Dynamic Uptake of Crop Insurance: Evidence from Field Experiments in Vietnam

    Vu Ha Thu

    2023 TEA Conference, part of Annual Conference of the Agricultural Economics Society of Japan (AESJ)  2024.03 

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    Presentation type:Oral presentation (general)  

Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research

  • Barriers to Forest Certification Adoption and their Implications to Household Welfare: Exploring the Role of Contract Farming and Insurance

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)  2028

  • Barriers to Forest Certification Adoption and their Implications to Household Welfare: Exploring the Role of Contract Farming and Insurance

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)  2027

  • 行動経済学を活用した大腸がん検診の制度設計

    Grant-in-Aid for Challenging Research (Pioneering)/(Exploratory)  2026.06

  • 発展過程にある途上国の社会保障制度と産業政策に関する研究

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)  2026

  • Barriers to Forest Certification Adoption and their Implications to Household Welfare: Exploring the Role of Contract Farming and Insurance

    Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research(B)  2026

  • Promoting crop insurance adoption in Vietnam: Does timing of premium payment matter?

    Grant-in-Aid for Early-Career Scientists  2022.04

  • Role of Social Reward on Diffusion of Pro-environmental Behaviors in Agriculture: A Field Experiment in Vietnam

    Grant-in-Aid for Research Activity Start-up  2020.10

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Incentive donations / subsidies

  • 森林認証採用の促進:森林契約農業と森林保険の役割

    公益財団法人 旭硝子財団  2025.04

  • ベトナムにおける森林認証制度FSCの実証分析:参加要因の同定とその影響の評価

    公益財団法人ヒロセ財団  2024.12

Charge of on-campus class subject

  • 基礎研究H:Issues in Economics A

    2026   Weekly class   Graduate school

  • Lectures on Economics in English A

    2026   Weekly class   Undergraduate

Charge of off-campus class subject

  • Applied Econometric Analysis

    2025.10
    -
    2026.02
    Institution:Kyoto University

  • Quantitative Research Method

    2025.10
    -
    2026.02
    Institution:Kyoto University

  • Data Visualization A

    2024.12
    -
    2026
    Institution:Hiroshima University

  • Data Visualization B

    2024.12
    -
    2026
    Institution:Hiroshima University

  • Econometric Analysis

    2024.04
    -
    2024.08
    Institution:Kyoto University

Social Activities ⇒ Link to the list of Social Activities

  • An Introduction to Causal Inference

    Role(s): Lecturer

    Type: Lecture

    Hiroshima University  Hiroshima University 100 selected lectures  2021.01 - Now

  • IDEC Open Day: Advisor

    Role(s): Contributor

    2020 - Now

Academic Activities

  • Program Committee, 2026 JADE Conference

    Role(s): Panel moderator, session chair, etc.

    Japanese Association for Development Economics (JADE)  2026.04

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  • Research note on JADE Letter No. 10

    Role(s): Panel moderator, session chair, etc.

    Japanese Association for Development Economics (JADE)  2025

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  • Scientific Reports

    Role(s): Peer review

    2024.08 - 2024.09

  • Food Security

    Role(s): Peer review

    2024.08 - 2024.09