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
Dr. 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. 

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