Dr Van‑Phuc (Phil) Nguyen is a Lecturer in Applied Finance at Western Sydney University, Vietnam campus and holds a Ph.D. in Finance from Massey University’s School of Economics & Finance. He teaches both undergraduate and postgraduate courses in New Zealand, the Netherlands, and Viet Nam and has reviewed manuscripts for leading journals such as the International Review of Financial Analysis, International Review of Economics and Finance, and Finance Research Letters. His research spans corporate finance, financial law, risk management and environmental economics, with articles published in the Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, International Review of Economics and Finance, Global Finance Journal, Emerging Markets Reviews and other international outlets. A 2022 paper in the Scottish Journal of Political Economy became one of the journal’s most‑cited works (2022–2023) and was later translated into French for Atlantico.
Beyond academia, Dr Nguyen joined the TaskForce on reciprocal tariff policy, high‑speed‑rail financing, and the development of an international financial and FinTech centre in Da Nang and Ho Chi Minh City. He serves as Academic Editor for PLOS ONE (Q1) and the International Journal of Educational Management (ABDC‑B), is Associate Editor‑in‑Chief of Sustainable Analytics, and heads the Policy Impact Task‑force within the Finance & Banking Network’s “AI for Finance” platform. He also co‑chairs the “Advanced and Creative Trailblazers’ Talk Series,” which showcases breakthrough research published in top‑tier finance and economics journals, and was selected as a delegate to the Global Vietnamese Young Scholars Forum VI (2025).
International-coauthors-network: Thailand, India, Singapore, New Zealand, Germany, US, Australia, UK, China, Vietnam, France, Tunisia
The Global Frontier of Sustainable Development Goals: Examination of Multiple Objective Programming Using Network Data Envelopment Analysis
(Annals of Operations Research) (ABDC-A, ABS:3, SSCI: Q1, 2026)
Publisher: Springer
International Environment Agreements and Emissions Reduction: New Insights from a Novel Difference-in-Difference Analysis
(Environment and Development Economics) (ABDC-B, ABS:2, SSCI: Q1, 2026)
Publisher: Springer
(Emerging Markets Review) (ABDC-A, SSCI: Q1, 2025)
Publisher: Elsevier
(Global Finance Journal) (ABDC-A, ABS: 2*, 2025)
Publisher: Elsevier
(International Economics and Economic Policy) (ABDC-B, ABS: 2, 2025)
Publisher: Springer
(Research in International Business and Finance, 2025) (ABDC-A, ABS: 2*)
Publisher: Elsevier
(World Economy, 2024) (ABDC-A, ABS: 2*)
Presented at ACBES Conference ( The 5th Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies)
Publisher: Wiley
(International Review of Economics and Finance, 2024) (ABDC-A, ABS: 2*)
Publisher: Elsevier
(Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 2024) (ABS:3*, FNEGE:3)
Publisher: Springer
(Resources Policy, 2024) (IF:10.2, Scopus: Q1, SSCI)
Publisher: Elsevier
(The Extractive Industries and Society, 2024) (Scopus: Q1, SSCI, IF:3.1)
Presented at ACBES Conference ( The 5th Asia Conference on Business and Economic Studies)
Publisher: Elsevier
(Research in International Business and Finance, 2023) (ABDC-A, ABS: 2*)
Publisher: Elsevier
(Research in International Business and Finance, 2023) (ABDC-A, ABS: 2*)
Publisher: Elsevier
(Heliyon Finance, 2023) (Scopus: Q1, SCIE)
Publisher: Elsevier
(Evaluation Review, 2022) (ABDC-A)
Publisher: SAGE
(Archives of Public Health, 2022) (covered by VoxEU, Atlantico) (Scopus: Q1, SSCI)
(Open access supported by UNU-MERIT, Maastricht University and Global Labor Organization (GLO))
Publisher: Springer
(Full interview from Prof. Zimmermann ‘s website)
+ VoxEU: Understanding the setup and speed of global COVID-19 vaccination campaigns
(Scottish Journal of Political Economy, 2022) (covered by VoxEU, Atlantico , Wiley Kudo) (ABDC-A, SSCI, ABS: 2*)
(The second most read paper in the Scottish Journal of Political Economy in 2023)
(Top 10 most cited paper in the Scottish Journal of Political Economy in 2022 – 2023)
(Open access supported by Massey University, New Zealand)
Publisher: Wiley
+ VoxEU: Public sentiment towards economic sanctions in the Russia–Ukraine war
+ Wiley Kudo: Public sentiment towards economic sanctions in the Russia–Ukraine war
