Research bibliography

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A policy-design framework for addressing marine plastic pollution in developing-country contexts.

Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F., Lanza, G., Carney, B., Daniels, R. C., Jaime, M., Ho, T., Nie, Z., Salazar, C., Tibesigwa, B., & Wahdera, S. (2020). A framework for selecting and designing policies to reduce marine plastic pollution in developing countries. Environmental Science & Policy, 109, 25–35. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2020.04.007

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An eco-efficiency analysis of sustainability-certified coffee production, linking economic and environmental performance.

Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V.-N., Wilson, C., & Nguyen, T.-T. (2018). Eco-efficiency analysis of sustainability-certified coffee production in Vietnam. Journal of Cleaner Production, 183, 251–260. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.02.147

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A comparison of coffee farming systems and their production efficiency in Vietnam.

Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V.-N., Wilson, C., & Nguyen, T.-T. (2017). Which farming systems are efficient for Vietnamese coffee farmers?. Economic Analysis and Policy, 56, 114–125. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.eap.2017.09.002

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Empirical research on climate adaptation in shrimp aquaculture in Vietnam’s Mekong Delta.

Do, H. L., & Ho, T. Q. (2022). Climate change adaptation strategies and shrimp aquaculture: Empirical evidence from the Mekong Delta of Vietnam. Ecological Economics, 196, 107411. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2022.107411

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A field experiment evaluates whether environmental information combined with celebrity endorsement changes the use of single-use plastic straws and spoons.

Ho, T. Q., Nie, Z., Alpizar, F., Carlsson, F., & Nam, P. K. (2022). Celebrity endorsement in promoting pro-environmental behavior. Journal of Economic Behavior & Organization, 198, 68–86. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jebo.2022.03.027

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An analysis of coffee farming that connects sustainability certification, irrigation technology, and water-use efficiency.

Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V.-N., & Wilson, C. (2022). Sustainability certification and water efficiency in coffee farming: The role of irrigation technologies. Resources, Conservation and Recycling, 180, 106175. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.resconrec.2022.106175

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A household evaluation explores how payments for forest environmental services affect income and attitudes toward conservation in the Central Highlands.

Pham, V. T., Roongtawanreongsri, S., Ho, T. Q., & Tran, P. H. N. (2021). Can payments for forest environmental services help improve income and attitudes toward forest conservation? Household-level evaluation in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Forest Policy and Economics, 132, 102578. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.forpol.2021.102578

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Research on scale and scope economies in small household rice production in Vietnam.

Hoang, V.-N., Nguyen, T. T., Wilson, C., Ho, T. Q., & Khanal, U. (2021). Scale and scope economies in small household rice farming in Vietnam. Journal of Integrative Agriculture, 20(12), 3339–3351. https://doi.org/10.1016/S2095-3119(21)63612-2

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An aquaculture performance-indicators approach to understanding the economic, environmental, and social dimensions of Vietnam’s shrimp farming industry.

Ho, T. Q., Do, H. L., & Eggert, H. (2025). Shrimp farming industry in Vietnam: An aquaculture performance indicators approach. Aquaculture Economics & Management, 29(2), 207–230. https://doi.org/10.1080/13657305.2024.2449410

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A stochastic production-frontier analysis examines coffee-farm efficiency and its relationship to education, credit, ethnicity, farming experience, and extension services in the Krong Ana watershed.

Ho, T. Q., Yanagida, J. F., & Illukpitiya, P. (2014). Factors affecting technical efficiency of small-holder coffee farming in the Krong Ana Watershed, Vietnam. Asian Journal of Agricultural Extension, Economics & Sociology, 3(1), 37–49. https://doi.org/10.9734/AJAEES/2014/6599

Google Scholar lists 2013, the online publication year shown in the paper. The citation uses the 2014 journal issue year.

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A generalized framework studies the trade-offs between costs and nutrient efficiency across Vietnamese coffee farms.

Ho, T. Q., Hoang, V.-N., & Wilson, C. (2021). Trade-off analysis of cost and nutrient efficiency of coffee farms in Vietnam: A more generalised approach. Journal of Environmental Management, 279, 111601. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2020.111601

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Household-level evidence examines how forest environmental-service payments relate to employment, income, and livelihoods among indigenous communities in Vietnam.

Pham, V. T., Roongtawanreongsri, S., Ho, T. Q., & Tran, P. H. N. (2023). Impact of payments for forest environmental services on households’ livelihood: a case study in the Central Highlands of Vietnam. Environment and Development Economics, 28(2), 149–170. https://doi.org/10.1017/S1355770X22000146

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An extended full-cycle carbon model compares forest-management objectives involving timber, bioenergy, and carbon sequestration in Vietnamese plantations.

Nguyen, H.-D., Youn, Y.-C., Bui, D. T., Nguyen, T. H. Y., Dinh, D. T., & Ho, Q. T. (2023). Optimal forest management for carbon sequestration, timber, and bioenergy production in Vietnam using an extended full-cycle carbon accounting method. Environmental Science and Pollution Research, 30(45), 101192–101207. https://doi.org/10.1007/s11356-023-29439-z

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The doctoral thesis examines economic and environmental performance across diversified and monocrop coffee systems, certification groups, and resource-use trade-offs in Vietnam.

Ho, T. Q. (2018). Economic analysis of sustainable coffee production in Vietnam [PhD thesis]. Queensland University of Technology. https://eprints.qut.edu.au/119700/

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A study of labor dependence, income diversification, rural credit, and technical efficiency among smallholder coffee farms in Cu M’gar, Dak Lak.

Ho, Q. T., & Niekdam, T. H. (2016). Labor dependence, income diversification, rural credit, and technical efficiency of small-holder coffee farms: A case study of Cu M’gar District, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam. UEH Journal of Economic Development, 23(4), 22–41. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=T1lcDKwAAAAJ&citation_for_view=T1lcDKwAAAAJ:d1gkVwhDpl0C

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The master’s thesis investigates coffee-production efficiency and the socioeconomic characteristics of smallholder farmers in Vietnam’s Krong Ana watershed.

Ho, T. Q. (2011). Analysis of socio-economic factors affecting technical efficiency of small-holder coffee farming in the Krong Ana Watershed, Dak Lak Province, Vietnam [Master’s thesis]. University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa. https://scholarspace.manoa.hawaii.edu/items/3823910f-2d43-437f-b364-8038fe122089

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An experimental survey in Vietnam investigates crisis concerns, contribution information, solidarity, and differences between perceived generosity and actual behavior.

Ho, T. Q., Nguyen, L. T.-P., Grote, U., Rahut, D. B., Sonobe, T., & Nguyen, T. T. (2024). Gender and generosity: How contribution information triggers solidarity behavior during a crisis. Journal of Behavioral and Experimental Economics, 112, 102275. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.socec.2024.102275

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A study of 349 small-scale shrimp farms in the Mekong Delta examines the relationship between social trust, technical efficiency, and production risk.

Ho, T. Q., & Do, H. L. (2026). Production performance and risk in shrimp farming: The role of social trust belief. Aquaculture, 612, 743167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.aquaculture.2025.743167

Published online in 2025; this entry uses the 2026 journal issue year.

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An analysis of Cần Thơ’s growth quality and economic spillovers to other Mekong Delta provinces during 2005–2018. Published in Vietnamese.

Phạm Khánh Nam, Hồ Quốc Thông, Đỗ Hữu Luật, Trần Trung Đức, Nguyễn Thị Tâm Hiền, & Trần Thanh Trúc (2020). Cần Thơ có thể là đầu tàu tăng trưởng của ĐBSCL? Phân tích chất lượng và lan tỏa tăng trưởng kinh tế. Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Kinh tế và Kinh doanh Châu Á, 31(9), 78–100. https://submit-jabes.ueh.edu.vn/index.php/jabes/vi/article/view/1252

Uses the 2020 journal issue year, matching Google Scholar. The journal website records its online upload in 2021.

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A research report on measuring environmental sustainability in Vietnamese coffee production with econometric and frontier-based models.

Ho, T. Q. (2017). Measuring Environmental Sustainability of Coffee Production Using Econometric and Frontier-Based Models: Vietnam as a Case Study. EEPSEA Research Report, 2017-RR6. https://scholar.google.com/citations?view_op=view_citation&hl=en&user=T1lcDKwAAAAJ&citation_for_view=T1lcDKwAAAAJ:Tyk-4Ss8FVUC

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Harmonized surveys in Chile and Vietnam examine how information processing and familiarity with aquaculture relate to community misconceptions.

Salazar, C., Jaime, M., Ho, T., Nie, Z., Jiang, Y., & Dresdner, J. (2026). Do information processing biases drive local community misconceptions of aquaculture? Evidence from harmonized surveys in Chile and Vietnam. Journal of Environmental Management, 405, 129697. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvman.2026.129697

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Survey evidence from 988 Vietnamese respondents examines perceived stress, family illness, and employment during the COVID-19 health crisis.

Nguyen, L. T. P., Ho, T. Q., & Nguyen, T. T. (2026). Strong family bonds and stress during a health crisis in Vietnam. Discover Social Science and Health, 6(1), 68. https://doi.org/10.1007/s44155-026-00417-3

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A randomized trial examines whether a campaign about single-use plastics changes support for plastic policies and environmental policies in other domains.

Nie, Z., Ho, T. Q., Alpízar, F., Carlsson, F., & Nam, P. K. (2026). Spillover effects of an environmental campaign on policy support: Within and between domains. Resource and Energy Economics, 87, 101584. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reseneeco.2026.101584

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A survey experiment in Ghana, Vietnam, and Costa Rica examines how personal-cost framing and realistic low-carbon alternatives affect environmental policy support.

Evia Salas, P. E., Harring, N., Jagers, S. C., Boräng, F., Alpizar, F., Ho, T., Löfgren, Å., Madrigal, R., & Wadehra, S. (2026). “Make it real”: How behavioral and financial costs shape environmental policy support. SSRN, 6913176. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.6913176

Working paper posted to SSRN on June 10, 2026.

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A survey experiment studies how informational framing relates to choices between disposable medical masks and reusable fabric masks in a public-health context.

Nguyen, L. T.-P., & Ho, T. Q. (2025). Exploring pro-social and pro-environmental preferences: evidence from a survey experiment on shifting behaviors. Environment, Development and Sustainability. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10668-025-06768-2

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Choice experiments in Chile, China, and Vietnam study consumer preferences and willingness to pay for mussel testing that reduces harmful-algal-bloom contamination risk.

Nie, Z., Jiang, Y., Salazar, C., Jaime, M., & Ho, T. (2025). Consumers’ preferences for testing algal bloom in seafood markets. A comparison study of mussel consumption in China, Vietnam, and Chile. Environment for Development, DP 25-01. https://www.efdinitiative.org/publications/consumers-preferences-testing-algal-bloom-seafood-markets-comparison-study-mussel

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A Färe–Primont productivity analysis examines efficiency, resource use, and growth across southeastern Vietnamese provinces in 2010–2021. Published in Vietnamese.

Hồ Quốc Thông (2023). Hiệu quả và năng suất tổng hợp của khu vực Đông Nam Bộ, Việt Nam giai đoạn 2010–2021. Tạp chí Nghiên cứu Kinh tế và Kinh doanh Châu Á, 34(7), 23–35. https://submit-jabes.ueh.edu.vn/index.php/jabes/vi/article/view/1119

Uses the 2023 journal issue year, matching Google Scholar. The journal website records its online upload in 2026.

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A book review of Ian Goldin’s edited volume on population, planetary resources, and the economic and social dimensions of sustainability.

Ho, T., & Hoang, V.-N. (2015). Is the Planet Full?, by Ian Goldin (Oxford University Press, Oxford, 2014), pp. 272. The Economic Record, 91(294), 402–403. https://doi.org/10.1111/1475-4932.12212