Hồ Quốc Thông

Hồ Quốc Thông

Giáo viên hướng dẫn MAE PhD

Biograhpy

I am an applied economist, lecturer at UEH School of Economics, and coordinator of the Blue Resources for Development (BlueRforD) program at the Environment for Development Initiatives (EfD). I hold a PhD in Applied Economics from Queensland University of Technology, Australia, and a Master’s degree from the University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa, USA.

My research focuses on production economics, efficiency and productivity analysis, experimental and behavioral economics, and sustainable development. I have led numerous randomized controlled trials (RCTs) and field experiments examining decision-making, social capital, and environmental behavior, using advanced econometric methods and behaviorally informed designs.

My work has been published in several journals, such as Environment and Development Economics, Journal of Cleaner Production, Ecological Economics, Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, and Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics.

Publications

  1. Salazar, C., Jaime, M., Ho, T., Nie, Z., Jiang, Y., & Dresdner, J. (2026). Do information processing biases drive local community misconceptions of aquaculture? Evidence from harmonized surveys in Chile and Vietnam. Journal of Environmental Management, 405, 129697.
  2. Ho, T. Q., Do, H. L. (2025). Production performance and risk in shrimp farming: The role of social trust belief. Aquaculture, 743167.
  3. Nguyen, L. T. P., & Ho, T. Q. (2025). Exploring pro-social and pro-environmental preferences: Evidence from a survey experiment on shifting behaviors. Environment, Development and Sustainability, 1–21.
  4. Nie, Z., Jiang, Y., Salazar, C., Jaime, M., & Ho, T. (2025). Consumers’ preferences for testing algal bloom in seafood markets: A comparison study of mussel consumption in China, Vietnam, and Chile. EfD Discussion Paper.
  5. Ho, T. Q., Do, H. L., & Eggert, H. (2025). Shrimp farming industry in Vietnam: An aquaculture performance indicators approach. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 29(2), 207–230.
  6. Nie, Z., Ho, T., Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F., & Pham, K. N. (2024). Spillover effects of an environmental campaign on policy support: Within and between domains. SSRN Working Paper.
  7. Ho, T. Q., Nguyen, L. T. P., Grote, U., Sonobe, T., & Nguyen, T. T. (2024). Gender and generosity: How contribution information triggers solidarity behavior during a crisis. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 112, 102275.
  8. Nguyen, H. D., Youn, Y. C., Bui, D. T., Nguyen, T. H. Y., Dinh, D. T., & Ho, Q. T. (2023). Optimal forest management for carbon sequestration, timber, and bioenergy production in Vietnam using an extended full-cycle carbon accounting method. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(45), 101192–101207.
  9. Truong, P. V., Saowalak, R., Thong, Q. H., & Phuong, H. N. T. (2023). Impact of payments for forest environmental services on households’ livelihood: A case study in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Environment and Development Economics.
  10. Thong, H. Q. (2023). Hiệu quả và năng suất tổng hợp của khu vực Đông Nam Bộ, Việt Nam giai đoạn 2010–2021. Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Kinh tế và Kinh doanh Châu Á.
  11. Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V. N., & Wilson, C. (2022). Sustainability certification and water efficiency in coffee farming: The role of irrigation technologies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 180, 106175.
  12. Ho, T. Q., Nie, Z., Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F., & Nam, P. K. (2022). Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 198, 68–86.
  13. Do, H. L., & Ho, T. Q. (2022). Climate change adaptation strategies and shrimp aquaculture: Empirical evidence from the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Ecological Economics, 196, 107411.
  14. Roongtawanreongsri, S., Ho, T. Q., & Tran, P. H. N. (2021). Can payments for forest environmental services help improve income and attitudes toward forest conservation? Household-level evaluation in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Forest Policy and Economics, 132, 102578.
  15. Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V. N., & Wilson, C. (2021). Trade-off analysis of cost and nutrient efficiency of coffee farms in Vietnam: A more generalized approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 279, 111601.
  16. Viet-Ngu, H., Trung Thanh, N., Clevo, W., Thong Quoc, H., & Uttam, K. (2021). Scale and scope economies in small household rice farming in Vietnam. Journal of Integrative Agriculture.
  17. Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F., Lanza, G., Carney, B., Daniels, R. C., Jaime, M., et al. (2020). A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries. Environmental Science & Policy, 109, 25–35.
  18. Nam, P. K., Thong, H. Q., Luat, D. H., Duc, T. T., Hien, N. T. T., & Truc, T. T. (2020). Cần Thơ có thể là đầu tàu tăng trưởng của ĐBSCL? Phân tích chất lượng và lan tỏa tăng trưởng kinh tế. Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Kinh tế và Kinh doanh Châu Á.
  19. Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V. N., Wilson, C., & Nguyen, T. T. (2018). Eco-efficiency analysis of sustainability-certified coffee production in Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 183, 251–260.
  20. Ho, T. Q. (2018). Economic analysis of sustainable coffee production in Vietnam. Queensland University of Technology.
  21. Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V. N., Wilson, C., & Nguyen, T. T. (2017). Which farming systems are efficient for Vietnamese coffee farmers? Economic Analysis and Policy, 56, 114–125.
  22. Ho, Q. T. (2017). Measuring environmental sustainability of coffee production using econometric and frontier-based models: Vietnam as a case study. EEPSEA Research Report.
  23. Thong, H. Q., & Niekdam, T. H. (2016). Labor dependence, income diversification, rural credit, and technical efficiency of small-holder coffee farms: A case study of Cu M’gar district, Dak Lak province, Vietnam. UEH Journal of Economic Development, 22–41.
  24. Ho, Q. T. (2015). Is the Planet Full? (Book review). The Economic Record, 91(294), 402–403.
  25. Ho, T. (2014). Factors affecting technical efficiency of small-holder coffee farming in the Krong Ana Watershed, Vietnam. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology.
  26. Ho, Q. T. (2011). Analysis of socio-economic factors affecting technical efficiency of small-holder coffee farming in the Krong Ana Watershed, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. University of Hawaii at Manoa.

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