
Research Interests
- Gender issues in finance and development economics
PhD Research Project
Gender differences in financial knowledge, intra-household behaviors and decision-making.
Supervisors
- Prof.Dr. Irene van Staveren
- Dr. Truong Dang Thuy
- Prof.Dr. Matthias Rieger
Description of PhD research project
My research interests include gender issues in finance and development economics with a focus on gender differences in financial knowledge, intra-household behaviors and decision-making. I am particularly interested in employing survey-based methods and experimental designs to examine how gender shapes financial attitudes, bargaining dynamics, and resource allocation within households. Through these approaches, I aim to generate empirical evidence on the mechanisms underlying gendered economic behavior and their implications for inclusive development and policy design.
Publications
Le Van, Lam. (2025). The role of gender stereotypes in the gender financial literacy gap: New evidence from rural Vietnam. Working paper.