Degree Defense

PhD Defence: Essays on Automation, Trade, and Industrial Policy

Thao Trang Nguyen

Time
- Europe/Amsterdam
Address
Minderbroedersberg 4-6 Maastricht, the Netherlands
Event Contact
Trang Nguyen
Details
Open to public

This dissertation examines how automation and industrial policy shape firm performance and trade across developing and advanced economies, drawing on firm-level data from Vietnam and France alongside macro-level data. 

Speakers

Trang Nguyen

Trang Nguyen

PhD fellow
UNU-MERIT
Themes
Economic growth Industrial policy Jobs (decent work) Inequality Infrastructure Poverty
Keywords
Artificial intelligence Business Competitiveness Economic policy Economics Innovation Productivity Structural transformation Trade
Location
Aula Maastricht University
Institute
UNU-MERIT
Contact
Trang Nguyen
Date Published
19 May 2026

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