Phạm Khánh Nam

Phạm Khánh Nam

Assoc. Prof. Dr., Ph.D in Economics at University of Gothenburg

Giáo viên hướng dẫn MAE PhD

Biograhpy

Assoc.Prof.Dr. Pham Khanh Nam is currently the Programme Director and a lecturer of the Vietnam – The Netherlands program (VNP). He is also the Head of Department of Research – Development and Global Engagement, University of Economics HCMC, Director of the Institute of Environmental Economics in Southeast Asia (EEPSEA) and Members of the High-Level Expert group on Beyond GDP. He held a PhD in Economics from the University of Gothenburg in 2011 with the study: “Prosocial Behaviour, Social Interaction and Development: Experimental Evidence from Vietnam.” His research interests include environmental, behavioral and experimental economics.

His academic and professional background, which is interdisciplinary, spans health economics, behavioral and experimental economics, and environmental and climate change economics. He has published in a number of peer-reviewed journals, including Journal of Human Resources, Journal of Public Economics, World Development, Environment and Resource Economics, Journal of Economic Behavioral and Organization, Journal of Cleaner Production, Journal of Economic Psychology, or Land Use Policy.

Pham Khanh Nam is the scientific secretary of the Economic Council, National Foundation for Science and Technology Development (NAFOSTED). He has consulted for the World Bank (WB), Asian Development Bank (ADB), International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) on Vietnam’s environmental policy report. He also participated in commenting on the Law on Environmental Protection in 2020 and other policy research and development groups.

At VNP, he teaches Environmental Economics and Research Methods, and is a member of VNP’s scientific council. He is also an alumnus of the 4th course of the Vietnam-Netherlands program, having obtained a Master’s degree from VNP in 1999.

Publications

  1. Bui P. K., Xuan Q., Ngo T. K., Armstrong C. W., and Vondolia K. (2026) Understanding non-compliance with rights-based fisheries management in Vietnam. Environmental & Resource Economics, 89(16).
  2. Ngoc P. K., Huan B. T., and Xuan B. B. (2026) The dual role of small-scale fisheries on food security and poverty eradication in Vietnam: A latent profile analysis. World Development, 200, 107300.
  3. Nam P. K., Restrepo M., Rieger M., and Wagner N. (2025) Can information enhancement with nudges mitigate the rise of childhood obesity in the Global South? Journal of Human Resources, 60(4), 1323–1355.
  4. Huynh C. M. and Pham P. K. (2025) Unlocking the puzzle: Exploring income inequality and uncertainty in Asian nations. Poverty & Public Policy, 17(1), e7000.
  5. Pham N. D. and Nam P. K. (2025) Trade, gender equality and institutional quality: Evidence from the gravitational approach. International Journal of Development Issues, 24(1), 106–124.
  6. Dang H. L., Pham T. T., Nam N. T., and Pham N. K. (2025) Farmers in the midst of climate change: An intra-household analysis of gender roles on farmers’ choices of adaptation strategies to salinity intrusion in Vietnam. Mitigation and Adaptation Strategies for Global Change, 30(2), 15.
  7. Pham N. T., Xuan D. T., Nam N. K., and Paypras E. (2025) Policy uncertainty, public perception, and the preferences for rooftop solar power systems: A choice experiment study in Vietnam. Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 208, 115067.
  8. Tam P. K., Chung V. T., and Nam N. (2025) Employment structures and human capital returns: Propensity score matching evidence from Vietnam. Quality & Quantity. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11135-025-02531
  9. Pham K. N., Truong A. T., and Nguyen Q. N. (2025) Prevalence and correlates of smoking, drinking, and exercise among men in Dak Lak, Vietnam. Journal of Ethnicity in Substance Abuse, 1–22.
  10. Tran Q. V., Thanh T., Khanh P. N., and Le B. (2025) Vietnam in transition: The nexus of institutions, entrepreneurship, and economic growth. Sage Open, 15(3).
  11. Nguyen Z., Phap F., Carlson F., and Pham N. K. (2024) Spillover effects of an environmental campaign on policy support within and between domains. SSRN Electronic Journal.
  12. Tam V. T., Ta M. T., and Nam P. K. (2024) Natural shocks and household human capital: Evidence from rural Vietnam. The International Conference on Economics, Law and Government (ELG 2024), 503.
  13. Huynh H. E. (2024) Gender-differentiated impacts of salinity intrusion on agricultural production and food security: A study in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. EFD Discussion Paper.
  14. Kim N. K. and Pham P. K. (2024) Earnings growth rates in business valuation models: The impossible quaternity. Global Finance Journal, 60, 100930.
  15. Dang H. T., Pham T. T., and Hong N. K. (2024) Gender differences in adaptation strategies to salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam: An intra-household analysis. EFD Discussion Paper.
  16. Hawker L., Jalal J., Kripkaite R. L., Zyberberg I., and Pham N. K. (2024) Assessing LISFLOOD-FP with the next-generation digital elevation model FABDEM using household survey and remote sensing data in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences, 24(2), 539–566.
  17. Kim N. K. and Pham P. K. (2024) Consistent valuation: Extensions from bankruptcy costs and tax integration with time-varying debt. Review of Quantitative Finance and Accounting, 62(2), 719–754.
  18. Pham P. K. and Alheshmati A. (2024) Recent trends in Vietnam’s rapid economic development. Springer Nature Singapore.
  19. Duy T. D., Pham P. K., and Man P. N. (2024) Heterogeneity in shadow prices of water pollutants: A study of the seafood processing industry in Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 434, 140290.
  20. Carson R. T., Hanemann W. M., Adamowicz V., and Tsiemer N. (2023) Perceptions of the seriousness of major public health problems during the COVID-19 pandemic in seven middle-income countries. Communications Medicine, 3(1), 193.
  21. Duy T. D., Pham P. K., and Man T. D. (2023) Heterogeneity in shadow prices of water pollutants: A study of the seafood processing industry in Vietnam. EFD Discussion Paper.
  22. Hawker L., Jalal J., Lyzberg I., and Kripkaite R. L. (2023) Assessing the next generation of global flood models in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Natural Hazards and Earth System Sciences Discussions, 23, 1–42.
  23. Kim N. K. and Pham P. K. (2023) Inflation-related tax distortions in business valuation models: A clarification. The North American Journal of Economics and Finance, 66, 101907.
  24. Wittington D., Carson R., Hanemann W. M., Adamowicz V., and Tsiemer N. (2022) How people prioritize health issues during the COVID-19 pandemic: Evidence from seven developing countries. Communications Medicine.
  25. Tuan T. A. and Pham N. K. (2022) The impact of health insurance on households’ financial choices: Evidence from Vietnam. Research in Economics, 76(3), 264–276.
  26. Dang H. L., Pham T. T., Nam N. T., and Pham N. K. (2022) Gender-differentiated determinants of rice farmers’ choice of strategies to adapt to salinity intrusion in the Mekong Delta, Vietnam. EFD Discussion Paper.
  27. Nguyen H. T. B., Truong T. H., Miller N. M., and Pham K. N. (2022) Flood risk and buyer search behavior in Ho Chi Minh City. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis, 15(4), 895–909.
  28. Ho T. B., Ne E., Alpizar F., Carlson F., and Pham N. K. (2022) Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 198, 68–86.
  29. Jalal J., Hawker L., Savage I., Kripkaite R., Zyberberg I., and Pham N. K. (2022) Evaluating the next generation of global flood models in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. EGU General Assembly Conference Abstracts, EGU22-11682.
  30. Hong N. T. B., Hiep T. T., Miller N. M., and Nam P. K. (2021) Flood risk and buyer search behavior in Ho Chi Minh City. International Journal of Housing Markets and Analysis. Forthcoming.
  31. Thuy T. D., Tuan V. Q., and Nam P. K. (2021) Does the devolution of forest management help conserve mangrove in the Mekong Delta of Vietnam? Land Use Policy, 106.
  32. Amaechina E., Amoah A., Amuakwa-Mensah F., Amuakwa Mensah S., Bbaale E., Bonilla J. A., Brühl J., Cook J., Chukwuone N., Fuente D., Madrigal-Ballestero R., Marín R., Nam P. K., Otieno J., Ponce R., Saldarriaga C. A., Vasquez Lavin F., Viguera B., and Visser M. (2020) Policy note: Policy responses to ensure access to water and sanitation services during COVID-19: Snapshots from the Environment for Development (EfD) Network. Water Economics and Policy, 6(4).
  33. Sterner T., Carson R., Hafstead M., Howard P., Carlsson S., Köhlin G., Parry I., Rafaty R., Somanatan E., Steckel J., Whittington D., Alpizar F., Ambec S., Aravena C., Bonilla J., Daniels R., Garcia J., Harring N., Kacker K., Kerr S., Medhin H., Nam P. K., Romero G., Johansson-Stenman O., Toman M., Xu J., and Wang M. (2020) Carbon pricing – Funding inclusive green transition through greenhouse gas pricing. DICE Report, 18(1), 3–8.
  34. Thuy T. D., Nam P. K., and Whittington D. (2020) Households’ perceptions of “reasonable” water bills in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Water Economics and Policy, 6.
  35. Nam P. K., Sepehri A., Tue L. A., and Van T. (2020) Correlates of body mass index among primary school children in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam. Public Health, 181, 65–72.
  36. Vieider F., Martinsson P., Nam P., and Nghi T. (2018) Risk preferences and development revisited. Theory and Decision, 86(1), 1–21.
  37. Carlsson F., Johansson-Stenman O., and Nam P. (2015) Funding a new bridge in Vietnam: A field experiment on conditional cooperation and default contribution. Oxford Economic Papers. https://doi.org/10.1093/oep/gpv039
  38. Jianjun J., Yiwei G., Xiaomin W., and Nam P. K. (2015) Farmers’ risk preferences and their climate change adaptation strategies in the Yongqiao District, China. Land Use Policy, 47, 365–372.
  39. Carlsson F., Johansson-Stenman O., and Nam P. K. (2014) Social preferences are stable over long period of time. Journal of Public Economics, 117, 104–114.
  40. Martinsson P., Nam P., and Villegas C. (2013) Conditional cooperation and disclosure in developing countries? The Journal of Economic Psychology, 34, 148–155.
  41. Özdemir S., Elliott M., Brown J., Nam P., Hien V., and Sobsey M. (2011) Practices, preferences and attitudes for rainwater harvesting in Mekong Delta, Vietnam. Journal of Water, Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 1(3), 171–177.
  42. Carlsson F., Nam P., Martinsson P., and Linde-Rahr M. (2007) Are Vietnamese farmers concerned with their relative position in society? Journal of Development Studies, 43(7), 1177–1188.

Working Papers
1. Thong, H., Nie, Z., Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F. and Nam, P. (2020) Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Gothenburg University – Working Papers in Economics No. 795. 

2. Corbett Grainger, Gunnar Köhlin, Jessica Coria, Dale Whittington, Jintao Xu, Eswaran Somanathan, Reza Daniels, Pham Khanh Nam, Xun Wu, and Enamul Haque (2020) Scaling Up Private Sector Participation and Use of Market-Based Approaches for Environmental Management – Opportunities for Scaling Up Market-Based Approaches to Environmental Management in Asia. Asian Development Bank – Research and Development Technical Assistance (R-RDTA) Number: 9093. 

3. Björk, L., Kocher, M., Martinsson, P. and P. Nam (2017) Cooperation under risk and ambiguity, University of Gothenburg Working Papers in Economics, No 683. 

4. Nam, P.K., Ekayani, E., Nabachang, O., Subade, R. and C. Chea (2015) Valuation of Ecosystem Functions and Services provided by Mangrove Ecosystems in Southeast Asia: Literature Review and Assessment. EEPSEA Research Report.   

5. Nam, P.K., Thuy, T., and Quang, N. (2015) Valuation of mangrove resources in Ben Tre province. UEH-SE Working paper. 

6. Nam, P., Nghi, T., Son, T. & P. Binh (2013) Business plan: Recovery of Lagi‟s inshore fishery. ISU Working paper.

7. Nam, P. & N. Quan (2013) Investment incentives for renewable energy in Vietnam. IISD Working paper.

8. Vieider, F. M., Martinsson, P., Nam, P., Chong, J., Chou, P., Mahasuweerachai, P., & Truong, N. (2013). Risk, Uncertainty, and Ambiguity Attitudes of students in South-East-Asian: Evidence from Cambodia, China, Thailand, and Vietnam. EEPSEA Working Paper.

9. Vieider, F. M., Martinsson, P., Nam, P. & Truong, N. (2013). Risk Preferences and Development Revisited: A Field Experiment in Vietnam. EEPSEA Working Paper.

10. Nam, P. K. (2011) Social capital and private adaptation to climate change: evidence from the Mekong river delta in Vietnam. Working Paper. Department of Economics. University of Gothenburg.

11. Hess, S., van Beukering, P.,Kayharara,G., Mchallo,I., Nyamwihura, G., Nam, P..and T. Thuy.(2007)„Are forest dwellers willing to participate in a scheme of Payment for environmental Services: a choice experiment in the Coastal Forest of Tanzania‟. Working paper. PREM Programme – Institute for Environmental Studies – Vrije University, the Netherlands.

12. Nam, P. K., Son, T. and H. Cesar (2005). „Economic valuation of the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area‟, PREM Working paper 05-13, Vrije Universiteit, the Netherlands (available at www.prem-online.org).

13. Nam, P. K., Son, T., Cesar H. and R. Pollnac (2005). „Financial sustainability of the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area‟. PREM Working paper 05-14, Vrije Universiteit, the Netherlands (available at www.prem-online.org).

14. Nam, P. K. & T. Son (2004). „Recreational value of the coral surrounding the Hon Mun islands in Vietnam: a Travel Cost and Contingent Valuation Study‟ in Mahfuzuddin Ahmed, ChiewKieok Chong and Herman Cesar (eds). 2004. Economic Valuation and Policy Priorities for Sustainable Management of Coral Reefs. WorldFish Center Conference Proceedings 70, 222p.

15. Son, T.V.H., Uyen, L. and P. Nam (2002). Introduction to Cost Benefit Analysis. National University Press. Ho Chi Minh City. (in Vietnamese)

16. Son, T.V.H. & P. Nam (2002). „Socio-economic impacts of the My Thuan Bridge‟ (2002). AusAid. Ho Chi Minh City.

Book Chapters

  1. Nam, P. K., & Heshmati, A. (2024). Recent trends in Vietnam’s rapid economic development. Springer Nature. Singapore.
  2. Nam, P. K. (2015). Conservation versus development: Valuation of coral reefs questions port expansion plan in Vietnam. In N. Olewiler, H. Francisco, & A. Ferrer (Eds.), Marine and coastal ecosystem valuations, institutions and policies in Southeast Asia. Springer.
  3. Nam, P. K. (2013). Economics of conservation for the Hon Mun Marine Protected Area in Vietnam. In P. van Beukering, R. Brouwer, J. Bouma, & E. Papyrakis (Eds.), Nature’s wealth. Cambridge University Press.
  4. Vietnam Environment Administration. (2011). Guidelines for conducting cost benefit analysis of biodiversity conservation in wetland national parks. Judicial Publishing House. Hanoi. (In Vietnamese).
  5. Nam, P., & Son, T. (2009). Household demand for improved water services in Ho Chi Minh City: A comparison of contingent valuation and choice modelling approaches. In H. Francisco & B. D. The (Eds.), The economics of environmental management in Vietnam. IDRC–EEPSEA. Singapore.
  6. Nam, P. K. (2008). Environment and development. In N. T. Hoai (Ed.), Textbook on development economics. Ho Chi Minh National University Press. (In Vietnamese).

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