Le Hoang Phong, M.Fin., Ph.D. Candidate

    Senior Counsel
    Experience NCS. ThS. Lê Hoàng Phong là cố vấn cao cấp, nhà nghiên cứu và giảng viên trong lĩnh vực Tài chính – Ngân hàng, Quản trị công và Phát triển bền vững. Hiện là Phó Trưởng Khoa Quản trị, Trường Đại học Luật TP.HCM, anh có nhiều năm kinh nghiệm giảng dạy, nghiên cứu và tham gia các dự án quốc tế.

    Le Hoang Phong, M.Fin., Ph.D. Candidate

    Position: Senior Counsel

    Research Areas: Finance & Banking; Public Expenditure & Governance; Energy & Environmental Economics; Sustainable Development

    Education

    • 2008: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil Engineering), Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – Vietnam National University HCMC.
    • 2011: Bachelor of Business Administration, Ho Chi Minh City University of Technology – Vietnam National University HCMC.
    • 2015: Master of Finance & Banking, University of Finance – Marketing.
    • 2017: Ph.D. Candidate in Public Finance, University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City.

    Languages: English – Vietnamese

    Professional Experience

    • 2008 – 2014: Project Manager, Power Engineering Consulting Joint Stock Company 3 – Vietnam Electricity (EVNPECC3).
    • Sep 2012 – Aug 2013: Full-time Lecturer, Faculty of Finance & Banking, University of Finance – Marketing.
    • Sep 2013 – Oct 2013: Training Consultant Lecturer for the course “Enhancing Project Management Capacity” at Power Generation Corporation 3 – Vietnam Electricity (EVNGENCO3).
    • Aug 2014: Lecturer for the “SME Development Project in Soc Trang Province,” funded by the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) – project code 4112/VN/32782 (in collaboration with the University of Economics HCMC & Soc Trang Province).
    • 2012 – Present: Visiting Lecturer at:
      • University of Economics HCMC (Center for Tax Consulting and Public Finance Management; Center for Business Law Consulting and Training).
      • University of Finance – Marketing.
      • Ho Chi Minh City University of Economics and Finance.
      • Tra Vinh University.
      • Cuu Long University.
      • Asian Research Institute (Center for Economic Science Development).
      • Institute of Finance and Administration (IFA Institute).
    • Jun 2019 – Dec 2019: Researcher for the project “Institutions for Knowledge-Intensive Development: Economic and Legal Aspects in South-East Asian Transition Economies” (IKID project), funded by the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme, Grant Agreement No. 734712, School of Business and Governance, Tallinn University of Technology, Estonia.
    • Sep 2015 – Mar 2017: Lecturer, Department of Financial Management, Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.
    • Apr 2017 – Present: Deputy Head, Department of Financial Management and Accounting, Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.
    • Jan 2022 – Present: Vice Dean, Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law.

    Research Publications

    Scientific Research Projects:

    • Member, University-level Research Project: The impacts of bilateral exchange rates and vehicle currency exchange rates on the trade balance of Vietnam and China with respect to the EU-27 plus the UK, 2022.
    • Member, Key University-level Research Project: Factors affecting the work motivation of officials and public employees working in administrative departments of Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2023.

    Scientific Articles:

    • “The impact of foreign direct investment, government spending and exchange rates on Vietnam’s exports: An ARDL model approach,” Journal of Financial and Marketing Research, No. 43, 02/2018, pp. 13-26 (co-author).
    • “The impact of foreign trade and foreign direct investment on tax revenue in Binh Duong province,” Journal of Management and Economic Sciences, No. 5, 12/2017, pp. 43-60.
    • “The Impact of Macroeconomic Factors on Trade Balance in Vietnam,” Banking Technology Review, 1(1), 2017, pp. 25-42 (co-author).
    • “The impact of Vietnam’s exports to ASEAN on growth and issues for the workforce,” Journal of Young Science, ISSN: 2354-1105 (co-author).
    • “The impact of macroeconomic factors on the trade balance in Vietnam,” Journal of Banking Technology, No. 123, 2016 (co-author).
    • “Verifying the impact of macro factors on the Vietnam stock index using the ARDL model,” Journal of Development & Integration, No. 20(30), 2015, pp. 61-66 (co-author).
    • “The influence of FDI and international trade on Vietnam’s tax revenue,” Finance Journal, 2015, ISSN: 005-56 (co-author).
    • “The impact of public investment on economic growth in Vietnam: An empirical perspective from the ARDL model,” Journal of Development & Integration, No. 19(29), 2014, pp. 3-10.
    • “The Roles of Vehicle Currency and Real Effective Exchange Rates in the Trade of Every ASEAN Member With the EU-28,” SAGE open, 12(2), pp. 1-27, 2022, DOI: https://doi.org/10.1177/21582440221091715 – ISI (SSCI, IF = 2.032) & SCOPUS, Q3 (co-author).
    • “Toward environmental sustainability: how do urbanization, economic growth, and industrialization affect biocapacity in Brazil?” Environment, Development and Sustainability, 24(10), 11676-11696, 2022, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-021-01915-x – ISI (SCIE, IF = 4.080) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “The application of standard two-country model to analyze the role of vehicle currency and the empirical evidence from Vietnam-Eurozone trade,” Studies of Applied Economics, 40(2), 2022, pp. 1-18, DOI https://doi.org/10.25115/eea.v40i2.5990 – SCOPUS Q4 (co-author).
    • “The roles of vehicle currency and real effective exchange rate in China’s trade with the whole EU,” Cogent Economic & Finance, 10(1), 2028974, 2022, DOI https://doi.org/10.1080/23322039.2022.2028974 – ISI (ESCI) & SCOPUS Q2 (co-author).
    • “ASEAN’s trade balance with the whole EU-28 at industry level: The role of vehicle currency,” The Journal of Economic Asymmetries, 24, e00230, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeca.2021.e00230 – SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “Does energy trilemma a driver of economic growth? The roles of energy use, population growth, and financial development,” Renewable and Sustainable Energy Reviews, 146, 111157, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rser.2021.111157 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 16.799) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “Revisiting the biomass energy-economic growth linkage of BRICS countries: A panel quantile regression with fixed effects approach,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 316, 128382, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.128382 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 11.072) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “The Prominence of USD/CNY in China-EU and China-UK Trade,” The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(11), 2021, pp. 47-66, DOI https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no11.0047 – ISI (ESCI) & SCOPUS Q2 (co-author).
    • “Asymmetric impact of exchange rate on trade between Vietnam and each of EU-27 countries and the UK: evidence from nonlinear ARDL and the role of vehicle currency,” Heliyon, 7(6), e07344, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e07344 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 3.776) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “Do natural resources, urbanization, and value-adding manufacturing affect environmental quality? Evidence from the top ten manufacturing countries,” Resources Policy, 72, 102109, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resourpol.2021.102109 – ISI (SSCI, IF = 8.222) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “The Role of Vehicle Currency in ASEAN-EU Trade: A Double-Aggregation Method,” The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business, 8(5), 2021, pp. 43-52, DOI https://doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2021.vol8.no5.0043 – ISI (ESCI) & SCOPUS Q2 (co-author).
    • “Accounting asymmetries in the long-run nexus between globalization and environmental sustainability in the United States: an aggregated and disaggregated investigation,” Environmental Impact Assessment Review, 86, 106511, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eiar.2020.106511 – ISI (SSCI, IF = 6.122) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “Linking Information Communication Technology, trade globalization index, and CO2 emissions: evidence from advanced panel techniques,” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 28 (7), 8770-8781, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-020-11205-0 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 5.190) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “The impact of natural resources, energy consumption, and population growth on environmental quality: Fresh evidence from the United States of America,” Science of The Total Environment, 754, 142222, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142222 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 10.753) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “Renewable Energy Investment Risk Assessment in Belt and Road Initiative Countries under Uncertainty Conditions,” Energy, 214, 118923, 2021, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2020.118923 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 8.857) & SCOPUS Q1 (co-author).
    • “Dynamic linkage between renewable and conventional energy use, environmental quality and economic growth: Evidence from Emerging Market and Developing Economies,” Energy Reports, 6, 2020, pp. 965-973, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.egyr.2020.04.020 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 6.870) & SCOPUS Q1.
    • “The Energy – Growth Nexus Revisited: The Role of Financial Development, Institutions, Government Expenditure and Trade Openness,” Heliyon, 6(7), e04369, 2020, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e04369 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 3.776) & SCOPUS Q1.
    • “The impacts of globalization, fianncial development, government expenditures, and institutional quality on CO2 emissions in the presence of environmental Kuznets curve,” Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 27(18), 22680-22697, 2020, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/S11356-020-08812-2 – ISI (SCI, IF = 5.190) & SCOPUS Q1.
    • “The energy consumption structure and African EMDE’s sustainable development,” Heliyon, 6 (4), e03822, 2020, DOI https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2020.e03822 – ISI (SCIE, IF = 3.776) & SCOPUS Q1.
    • “Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Consumption, Government Expenditure, Institution Quality, Financial Development, Trade Openness, and Sustainable Development in Latin America and Caribbean Emerging Market and Developing Economies,” International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 10(1), 2020, pp. 242 – 248, DOI https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.8506 – SCOPUS Q1.
    • “A Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) Analysis on the Determinants of Vietnam’s Stock Market,” Studies in Computational Intelligence, 809, 2019, pp. 363-376, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-04200-4_27 – SCOPUS Q4.
    • “Globalization, Financial Development, and Environmental Degradation in the Presence of Environmental Kuznets Curve: Evidence from ASEAN-5 Countries,” International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 9(2), 2019, pp. 40 – 50, DOI https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.7290 – SCOPUS Q1.
    • “The Role of Globalization on CO2 Emission in Vietnam Incorporating Industrialization, Urbanization, GDP per Capita and Energy Use,” International Journal of Energy Economics and Policy, 8 (6), 2018, pp. 275 – 283, DOI https://doi.org/10.32479/ijeep.7065 – SCOPUS Q1.
    • “Testing J-Curve Phenomenon in Vietnam: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Approach,” Studies in Computational Intelligence, 760, 2018, pp. 491 – 503, DOI https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-73150-6_39 – ISI (CPCI) & SCOPUS Q3.

    Peer Review of Scientific Articles:

    • Domestic Journal: Journal of Asian Business and Economic Studies, University of Economics HCMC, listed by the State Council for Professor Title.
    • International Journals (ISI/SCOPUS):
      • 49 Journals in the ISI/SCOPUS list from publishers such as Elsevier, Springer, Taylor & Francis, Sage, Emerald, Inderscience, PLOS (Public Library of Science), etc.
      • Over 350 articles reviewed for journals in the ISI/SCOPUS list.
      • Some notable journals:
        • Renewable & Sustainable Energy Reviews, ISI (SCIE, IF=16.799) & SCOPUS Q1 –Ranking: 1/74: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology.
        • Resources, Conservation & Recycling, ISI (SCIE, IF=13.716) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 12/279: Environmental Sciences.
        • Science of the Total Environment, ISI (SCIE, IF=10.753) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking 15/324: Environmental Sciences.
        • Sustainable Cities and Society, ISI (SCIE, IF=10.696) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking 6/89: Construction & Building Technology; 7/74: Green & Sustainable Science & Technology.
        • Energy Economics, ISI (SSCI, IF=9.252) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 9/570: Economics.
        • International Review of Financial Analysis, ISI (SSCI, IF=8.235) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 8/221: Business, Finance.
        • Energy Policy, ISI (SSCI, IF=7.576) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 59/570: Economics; 20/324: Environmental Sciences.
        • Financial innovation, ISI (SSCI, IF=6.793) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 1/53: Social sciences, Mathematical methods; 11/221: Business, Finance.
        • Research in International Business and Finance, ISI (SSCI, IF=6.143) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 12/221: Business, Finance.
        • Tourism Recreation Research, ISI (SSCI, IF=3.462) & SCOPUS Q1 – Ranking: 29/1037: Cultural Studies.

    Conference Papers:

    • “Writing and presenting scientific papers for publication in reputable international journals,” Faculty-level scientific workshop “Experiences in scientific research in the economic field” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2021 (co-author).
    • “The management and peer review process of reputable international journals & important notes for authors,” Faculty-level scientific workshop “Experiences in scientific research in the economic field” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2021 (co-author).
    • “Factors affecting consumers’ decision to continue using mobile payment services in Ho Chi Minh City,” University-level scientific conference “Economic and legal aspects of financial-monetary activities in the digital economy,” organized by Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2021 (co-author).
    • “The formation and development process of the Department of Financial Management and Accounting,” Workshop “Faculty of Governance: 10 years of formation and development” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2020 (co-author).
    • “The situation of scientific publications and research cooperation of the Faculty of Governance in the period 2013 – 2018 and development orientation,” Workshop “Faculty of Governance: 10 years of formation and development” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2020 (co-author).
    • “The profitability of Vietnamese commercial banks under the influence of internal and macroeconomic factors,” University-level scientific conference “Improving the operational efficiency of Vietnamese commercial banks: From a legal and governance perspective,” organized by Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2019 (co-author).
    • “The influence of trade openness and financial openness on financial development in Vietnam,” Scientific conference “Vietnam’s financial security in international integration” (UEH Publishing House, ISBN: 987-604-922-620-5), 2018 (co-author).
    • “The influence of macroeconomic factors on the Vietnam stock index: An autoregressive distributed lag approach,” Scientific conference “Models in Finance: Theory & Experiment” (UEH Publishing House, ISBN: 987-604-922-641-0), 2018 (co-author).
    • “Asymmetric information theory & solutions to limit asymmetric information in banking credit activities in Vietnam,” Scientific conference “Models in Finance: Theory & Experiment” (UEH Publishing House, ISBN: 987-604-922-641-0), 2018 (co-author).
    • “The influence of organizational culture on employee organizational commitment,” Faculty-level scientific conference “Quality of human resources in the integration period” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2018 (co-author).
    • “Some suggestions for the Draft Law on Competition – A perspective from economic researchers,” University-level scientific conference “Comments on the Draft Law on Competition (amended)” organized by Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2018 (co-author).
    • “Lessons for entrepreneurship education from the global university student entrepreneurship spirit survey report,” Faculty-level scientific conference “Start-up – Easy or Difficult?” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2017 (co-author).
    • “The employment status of graduates from the Faculty of Governance,” Faculty-level scientific seminar “Some solutions to improve training quality through surveying the employment situation of graduated students of the Faculty of Governance” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2016 (co-author).
    • “Factors affecting students’ ability to meet job requirements,” Faculty-level scientific seminar “Some solutions to improve training quality through surveying the employment situation of graduated students of the Faculty of Governance” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2016 (co-author).
    • “The impact of Vietnam’s exports to ASEAN on growth and issues for the workforce,” The 3rd Young Economist Conference 2016, themed “The impact of the ASEAN Economic Community on students and young workers in Ho Chi Minh City” organized by the HCMC Youth Union (co-author).
    • “Actively applying presentation and student group discussion methods to promote the effectiveness of learner-centered teaching methods,” Faculty-level scientific seminar “Some solutions to improve teaching quality through presentation and group discussion activities of students of the Faculty of Governance” organized by the Faculty of Governance, Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2015.
    • “The impact of GDP, Money Supply, and Exchange Rate on Vietnam’s Trade Balance in the period 1986-2013,” University-level scientific conference “Vietnam’s Economic Development: A Financial-Monetary Perspective” organized by the University of Economics HCMC, 2014 (co-author).
    • “A Nonlinear Autoregressive Distributed Lag (NARDL) Analysis on the Determinants of Vietnam’s Stock Market,” “The Second International Econometric Conference in Vietnam – ECONVN2019” Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Proceedings published by Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland), 2019 (co-author).
    • “Exchange Rate Volatility on Macroeconomic Determinants in Vietnam: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) approach,” “4th International Conference on Accounting and Finance (ICOAF 2018), 7-8 June 2018, Danang City, Vietnam” (Proceedings published by Da Nang Publishing House), 2018 (co-author).
    • “Testing J-Curve Phenomenon in Vietnam: An Autoregressive Distributed Lag (ARDL) Approach,” “The First International Econometric Conference of Vietnam – ECONVN2018” Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (Proceedings published by Springer International Publishing, Cham, Switzerland), 2018 (co-author).
    • “The Impact of Real Exchange Rate and Some Macroeconomic Factors on Vietnam’s Trade Balance: An ARDL Approach,” “International Conference For Young Researchers In Economics And Business (ICYREB 2017), 30 October 2017, Da Nang, Vietnam” (Proceedings published by Da Nang publishing House) (co-author).
    • “Applying the KAIZEN philosophy & 5S tool in production management to enhance the capacity of Vietnamese small and medium enterprises,” International scientific conference for young researchers in economics and business (ICYREB2016), organized by the University of Economics HCMC, 2016 (UEH Publishing House).
    • “Vietnam’s exports to ASEAN countries and the impact of import-export laws,” International scientific conference: “Joining the ASEAN Economic Community and its impact on Vietnam’s trade and investment law” organized by Ho Chi Minh City University of Law, 2016 (co-author).
    • “Examining J-curve Effect in the Trade Between Vietnam and the European Union (EU) at Aggregate and Bilateral Levels,” “11th International Conference Economic Challenges in Enlarged Europe, 16-18 June 2019, Tallinn, Estonia (co-author).
    • “Determinants of Bank’s Profitability: Empirical Evidence from Vietnam,” “International Conference on Emprical Economics and Social Science (ECEESS’18) 27-28 June 2018, Bandirma, Turkey.
    • “Modelling the short-run and long-run determinants of Vietnam’s trade balance-Monetary approach using ARDL model,” “International Conference on Emprical Economics and Social Science (ECEESS’18), 27-28 June 2018, Bandirma, Turkey (co-author).
    Nguyen Lam Tram Anh, LL.M., Ph.D. Candidate
    Tran Thang Long, Assoc. Prof., Ph.D.