Email: minh.huynh@eiu.edu.vn
Dr Huynh Cong Minh is a lecturer and economist with a strong academic background in development economics, institutional economics, and sustainable development, with a research focus on Vietnam and the broader Asian region. He holds a Ph.D. in Economics, specializing in applied econometrics.
His research interests address a range of contemporary economic issues, including foreign direct investment, institutional quality, the shadow economy, income inequality, climate change, environmental pollution, energy economics, fiscal policy, and public governance, employing advanced econometric methodologies.
His scholarly work has been published in numerous reputable international journals such as Empirical Economics, Applied Economics, Energy Policy, Renewable Energy, International Economics, and Economics of Governance, as well as domestic academic journals. In teaching, he emphasizes bridging economic theory with real-world practices in Vietnam and globally, while fostering critical thinking and research capabilities among students.
- PhD in Economics, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
- Master in Economics, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City
- Postgraduate in Public Policy, Economics Teaching Program, Fulbright (Harvard Kennedy School and University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City)
- Bachelor in English Linguistics and Literature, University of Social Sciences and Humanities Ho Chi Minh City
- Development Economics
- International Economics & Institutional Economics
- Environmental Economics & Energy Economics
Huynh, C.M. & Nguyen, T.H.A. (11/2025). Multi-dimensional impact of governance quality on child health outcomes: empirical insights from Vietnam. International Journal of Health Governance, 30(4), 422-435. https://doi.org/10.1108/IJHG-04-2025-0038
Huynh, C.M. & Tran, N.H. (10/2025). Foreign direct investment, economic growth, governance quality and the informal economy: Empirical insights from an emerging economy. International Economics, 183, Article 100619, 1-17. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2025.100619
Huynh, CM. & Hoang, HH. (09/2025). Climate change and income inequality in Asia: how does institutional quality matter? Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 30(3), 737-761. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13547860.2024.2315700
Le, T.T.T., Huynh, C.M. (06/2025). Democracy, economic development and air pollution: insights from global evidence. Economics of Governance, 26(2), 185–209. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10101-025-00327-1
Nguyen, TH., & Huynh, CM. (05/2025). Shadow economy, local governance, and child health outcomes: empirical insights from an emerging economy. Applied Economics, Online first, 1-21. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00036846.2025.2504205
Huynh, C.M., Hoang, H.H. (05/2025). Climate change, income inequality, and the contradictory role of fiscal decentralization: insights from an emerging economy. Journal of Social and Economic Development, Online first, 1-24. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40847-025-00444-x
Huynh, CM., & Pham, KN. (03/2025). Unlocking the Puzzle: Exploring Income Inequality and Uncertainty in Asian Nations. Poverty & Public Policy, 17(1), e70000, 1-13. https://doi.org/10.1002/pop4.70000
Huynh, CM., & Tran, BK. (10/2024). Climate change, poverty and child health inequality: evidence from Vietnam’s provincial analysis. Economic Change and Restructuring, 57 (5), Article 163, 1-25. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10644-024-09743-5
Huynh, CM., & Phan, TN. (10/2024). Climate change and income inequality: Does renewable energy matter? Renewable Energy, 233, Article 121147, 1-11. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0960148124012151
Huynh, CM., & Nguyen, PTP. (04/2024). Climate Change, Governance Quality, and Poverty: Empirical Insights from Vietnam’s Provincial Level. Journal of Poverty, 29(6), 478-492. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/10875549.2024.2338148
Huynh, CM. (04/2024). Climate change and agricultural productivity in Asian and Pacific countries: how does research and development matter? Journal of Economic Studies, 51(3), 712-729. https://www.emerald.com/insight/content/doi/10.1108/jes-04-2023-0192/full/html
Huynh, CM. (04/2024). Economic freedom, economic development and income inequality in Asia: an analysis from the Kuznets curve perspective. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 29(2), 443-462. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13547860.2022.2094644
Huynh, CM., Le, QN., Huynh, GL. (12/2023). A multidimensional free market and income inequality in developing Asia: How does the quality of governance matter? International Social Science Journal, 73(250), 1079-1097. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/issj.12435
Huynh, CM., Nguyen, TL., Lam, THT. (12/2023). Fiscal decentralization and income inequality in OECD countries: does shadow economy matter? Eurasian Economic Review, 13(3-4), 515–533. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s40822-023-00241
Huynh, CM., & Tran, NH. (06/2023). Financial development, income inequality, and institutional quality: A multi-dimensional analysis. Cogent Economics & Finance, 11(2), Article 2242128, 1-15. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/23322039.2023.2242128
Hoang, HH., Bui, NQ., & Huynh, CM. (03/2023). The impact of FDI and regional factors on economic growth in Vietnamese provinces: A spatial econometric analysis. Post-Communist Economies, 35(5), 454-474. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/14631377.2023.2196869
Huynh, CM., Le, QN., Lam, THT. (02/2023). Is air pollution a government failure or a market failure? Global evidence from a multi-dimensional analysis. Energy Policy, 173, Article 113384, 1-12. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0301421522006036
Huynh, CM. (04/2022). How does the impact of foreign direct investment on institutional quality depend on the underground economy? Journal of Sustainable Finance & Investment, 12(2), 554-569. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/20430795.2020.1788851
Hoang, HH., Huynh, CM., Duong, NMH., & Chau, NH. (02/2022). Determinants of foreign direct investment in Southern Central Coast of Vietnam: a spatial econometric analysis. Economic Change and Restructuring, 55(1), 285-310. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10644-020-09315-3
Huynh, CM., & Hoang, HH. (10/2021). Does a free-market economy make mother nature angry? Evidence from Asian economies. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28(39), 55603-55614. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s11356-021-14891-6
Huynh, CM. (07/2021). Foreign direct investment and income inequality: Does institutional quality matter? Journal of International Trade & Economic Development, 30(8), 1231-1243. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/09638199.2021.1942164
Huynh, CM., & Tran, HN. (05/2021). Moderating effects of corruption and informality on the fiscal decentralization – economic growth nexus: Insights from OECD countries. Annals of Public and Cooperative Economics, 30(8), 1231-1243. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/apce.12298
Hoang, HH., & Huynh, CM. (05/2021). Climate Change, Economic Growth and Growth Determinants: Insights from Vietnam’s Coastal South Central Region. Journal of Asian and African Studies, 56(3), 693–704. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/abs/10.1177/0021909620940345
Huynh, CM., & Nguyen, TL. (10/2020). Fiscal policy and shadow economy in Asian developing countries: does corruption matter? Empirical Economics, 59(4), 1745-1761. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s00181-019-01700-w
Huynh, CM. (07/2020). Shadow economy and air pollution in developing Asia: what is the role of fiscal policy? Environmental Economics and Policy Studies, 22(3), 357-381. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10018-019-00260-8
Huynh, CM., & Nguyen, TL. (03/2020). Shadow economy and income inequality: new empirical evidence from Asian developing countries. Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, 25(1), 175-192. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13547860.2019.1643196
Huynh, CM., Nguyen, VHT., Nguyen, HB., & Nguyen, PC. (02/2020). One-way effect or multiple-way causality: foreign direct investment, institutional quality and shadow economy? International Economics and Economic Policy, 17(1), 219–239. https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10368-019-00454-1
Ho, TX., & Huynh, CM. (01/2020). Institutional Quality, Shadow Economy and Air Pollution: Empirical Insights from Developing Countries. The Empirical Economics Letters, 19(1), 75-82. http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-19-number-1.htm
Huynh, CM., & Hoang, HH. (9/2019). Foreign direct investment and air pollution in Asian countries: does institutional quality matter? Applied Economics Letters, 26(17), 1388-1392. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/13504851.2018.1563668
Nguyen, TL., & Huynh, CM. (05/2019). Health Expenditure, Population Ageing and Income in Vietnam: Evidence from an ARDL Approach. The Empirical Economics Letters, 18(5), 507-514. http://www.eel.my100megs.com/volume-18-number-5.htm
Huỳnh Công Minh. (01/2026). Chất lượng quản trị và kinh tế sáng tạo: Phân tích thực nghiệm đa chiều từ các nước châu Á. Tạp chí Kinh tế – Tài chính, kỳ 1- tháng 1/2026, 175-179.
Huỳnh Công Minh. (10/2025). Biến đổi khí hậu và lao động phi chính thức: Bằng chứng thực nghiệm từ Việt Nam. Tạp chí Kinh tế và Phát triển, 340, 2–12. https://doi.org/10.33301/JED.VI.2615
Hoàng Hồng Hiệp & Huỳnh Công Minh. (07/2025). Những nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến thu nhập của các hộ gia đình vùng biên giới Việt Nam. Tạp chí Những vấn đề Kinh tế và Chính trị thế giới, 7(351), 57-66.
Huỳnh Công Minh. (01/2025). Biến đổi khí hậu và đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài tại Việt Nam: Vai trò của chất lượng quản trị địa phương. Tạp chí Khoa học Đại học Mở Thành phố Hồ Chí Minh – Kinh tế và Quản trị Kinh doanh, 20(3), 20-30. https://journalofscience.ou.edu.vn/index.php/econ-vi/article/view/3759
Huỳnh Công Minh & Hoàng Hồng Hiệp. (10/2024). Biến đổi khí hậu, quản trị công và bất bình đẳng thu nhập ở Việt Nam: Bằng chứng thực nghiệm cấp tỉnh từ mô hình ARDL. Tạp chí Kinh tế và Phát triển, 328, 2-11. https://js.ktpt.edu.vn/index.php/jed/article/view/1784
Huỳnh Công Minh. (04/2024). Các nhân tố ảnh hưởng đến bất bình đẳng sức khỏe trẻ em: Nghiên cứu thực nghiệm cấp tỉnh từ Việt Nam. Tạp chí Kinh tế và Dự báo, 7(870), 168-172. https://kinhtevadubao.vn/gioi-thieu-tap-chi-kinh-te-va-du-bao-so-7-870-28529.html
Huỳnh Công Minh. (04/2024). Tuổi kết hôn trung bình, chất lượng quản trị công, và giảm nghèo tại các tỉnh Việt Nam: Một nghiên cứu thực nghiệm. Tạp chí Khoa học Xã hội Miền Trung, 1(82)-2024, 81-89. https://vjol.info.vn/index.php/isscr/article/view/98888
Huỳnh Công Minh & Nguyễn Tấn Lợi. (11/2017). Đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài và chất lượng thể chế: Bằng chứng thực nghiệm từ các nước châu Á. Tạp chí Phát triển Kinh tế, 28(11), 54-72. https://jabes.ueh.edu.vn/Home/SearchArticle?article_Id=c8fe68ca-61f6-4256-631c-b62b43d45e16
Nguyễn Phú Tụ & Huỳnh Công Minh. (09/2010). Mối quan hệ giữa đầu tư trực tiếp nước ngoài với tăng trưởng kinh tế của Việt Nam. Tạp chí Phát triển Kinh tế, 239, 43-49. https://jabes.ueh.edu.vn/Home/SearchArticle?article_Id=1bed149a-1974-4e77-af47-87b7eef66dad
