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Academic profile

Phuc V. Nguyen

Nguyễn Văn Phúc · also known as Phil

Senior Lecturer in Fintech and Applied Finance

Western Sydney University

15+
Publications
2022 – 2026
9
Q1 journals
SSCI ranked
12
Country network
collaborations
100%
Teaching score
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About

I am a finance scholar working at the intersection of corporate finance, financial technology, and policy analysis. My research spans CBDC adoption, machine learning in finance, geopolitical risk, and the impact of sanctions on financial markets.

I teach undergraduate and postgraduate courses across New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Vietnam, with a focus on bridging rigorous finance theory and how Australian and Asian markets actually operate.

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Education

  1. 2024
    PhD in Finance
    School of Economics and Finance, Massey University
    New Zealand
  2. 2019
    Master of Finance (with Distinction)
    Massey University
    New Zealand
  3. 2017
    Bachelor of Banking and Corporate Finance
    University of Economics, Ho Chi Minh City
    Vietnam
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Teaching

Graduate and postgraduate courses since January 2021 across four countries: New Zealand, Australia, the Netherlands, and Vietnam. All courses delivered in English.

PhD1 course
  • Designs, Decisions, and DID: Causal Inference in Theory and Stata
Undergraduate6 courses
  • ECON3003Derivatives
    100%
  • FINC3015Security Analysis and Business Valuation
    97.4%
  • ECON3006Economics and Financial Modelling
    96.2%
  • ECON3007Economics and Finance Engagement Project
    100%
  • FIN302Financial Risk Management
  • 125.364Bank Financial Management
Postgraduate5 courses
  • 125.785Research and Analytics in Economics and Finance
  • 125.330Advanced Business Finance
  • 125.788Big Data in Finance and Banking
  • Money, Banking and Financial Markets
  • Wealth Management
Taught at
Massey UniversityNew Zealand
Western Sydney UniversityAustralia
Erasmus University RotterdamNetherlands
Elite Master, UEH ISBVietnam
Honours College, UEH ISBVietnam
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Research interests

Corporate financeFinancial lawRisk managementEnvironmental economicsCBDC adoptionMachine learning in financeGeopolitical risksSanctions impact
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Selected publications

2026
2 papers
The Global Frontier of Sustainable Development Goals: Examination of Multiple Objective Programming Using Network Data Envelopment Analysis
ABDC-A · Q1
Annals of Operations Research (Springer)
✦ Forthcoming
International Environment Agreements and Emissions Reduction: New Insights from a Novel Difference-in-Difference Analysis
ABDC-B · Q1
Environment and Development Economics (Springer)
✦ Forthcoming
2025
3 papers
Growing pains: Vietnamese firms' operational efficiency under CPTPP
Q1
Emerging Markets Review
Stock liquidity and corporate cash holdings
Q1
Global Finance Journal
Investor sentiment and market returns
Q1
Research in International Business and Finance
2024
4 papers
Sanctions impact on energy stock returns
Q1
World Economy (Wiley)
Stock volatility and financial distress
Q1
International Review of Economics and Finance
Corporate Social Responsibility and myopic management
Q1
Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting
Geopolitical risks and national reserves
IF 10.2
Resources Policy
2023
3 papers
Reinforcement learning vs portfolio optimization models
Q1
Research in International Business and Finance
CBDC governance and adoption acceptance
Q1
Research in International Business and Finance
Investor personalities and market prediction
Heliyon Finance
2022
2 papers
COVID-19 vaccination campaign drivers
Archives of Public Health
✦ Covered by VoxEU and Atlantico
Public sentiment on Russia-Ukraine sanctions
ABDC-A
Scottish Journal of Political Economy
✦ Top 10 most-cited paper, 2022–2023
View full publication list on Google Scholar →
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Editorial roles

Editor
PLOS ONE
Q1 · IF 3.7
Editorial Review Board
International Journal of Educational Management
Q2 · ABDC-B
Associate Editor-in-Chief
Sustainable Analytics
Policy Impact Task Force Head
Finance & Banking Network — AI for Finance
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Awards and recognition

  • 2020+Massey Doctoral Scholarship
  • 2018, 2019Massey Business School International Study Awards
  • 2019INFINZ Scholarship, Auckland
  • 2018Special scholarship, top Master of Finance student
  • 2021SAS Superlatives
  • 2013Summer research contest winner
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Professional affiliations

  • American Finance Associationsince 2019
  • Global Labour Organizationsince 2021
  • American Bar Association, Antitrust Law Sectionsince 2019
  • Center for Economic and Policy Researchsince 2021
09

Notable projects

Vietnam Digital Currency report
Expertise on CBDC adoption and blockchain applications for the Vietnamese financial system.
Machine learning for Vietnamese stock market sentiment indices
Ministerial-level research project.
Government advisory on AI applications for investor financial literacy
Free interactive knowledge graph of 95 derivatives concepts for undergraduate students.
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Peer review

Active referee for International Review of Financial Analysis, Finance Research Letters, Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, Research in International Business and Finance, PLOS ONE, and Journal of Environmental Management, among others.

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International collaboration

Active research collaborations across 12 countries.

ThailandIndiaSingaporeNew ZealandGermanyUnited StatesAustraliaUnited KingdomChinaVietnamFranceTunisia
Get in touch
Phuc.Nguyenvan@westernsydney.edu.au
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