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Prof. Dr. Vo Van Lai

Position: Member

Expertise: Economics

Email: vovanlai@tdtu.edu.vn

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Main Research Directions

Business & Economics; Physics; Engineering; Mathematical Methods In Social Sciences

Achievements

  • First author/corresponding author/submitting author of numerous scientific publications indexed in WoS/Scopus.
  • Successfully supervised numerous master's students and doctoral candidates.

Education

Level of Education Year of Graduation/Award Institution Specialization Country of Education
Bachelor’s Degree 2002 Foreign Trade University Foreign Economic Relations Vietnam
Master’s Degree 2006 University of Colorado Finance United States
Doctoral Degree 2014 Louisiana State University Finance United States

Experience

Time Period Workplace Position
2001–2002 SOTRANS Employee
2002–present Ton Duc Thang University Lecturer
2014–present Western Connecticut State University

Lecturer

Publications

  1. Le, H. T. T., & Vo, L. V. (2026). Institutional characteristics, board connectedness, and corporate social responsibility. International Journal of Disclosure and Governance. Forthcoming.

  2. Hanh, L., Huong, L., Lai, V., Hoanh, L., & Tran, L. (2026). Intellectual capital and firm performance: Exploring the effects of financial leverage in Vietnam. International Journal of Business and Society, 27(1), 59–85.

  3. Pham, T., Le, D. V., Le, H. T. T., & Vo, L. V. (2025). External financing and innovation in small and medium enterprises - The case of Vietnam. Asian Economic Papers, 24(2), 1–28.

  4. Le, T. T. H., & Vo, V. L. (2024). Interest rate hike and the instability in the U.S. banking industry. Applied Finance Letters, 13, 237–250.

  5. Hoang, K., Nguyen, C., Nguyen, H., & Vo, V. L. (2023). Disaster response: The COVID-19 pandemic and insider trading around the world. Global Finance Journal, 56, Article 100814.

  6. Vo, L. V., & Le, T. T. H. (2023). From hero to zero - The case of Silicon Valley Bank. Journal of Economics and Business, 127, Article 106138.

  7. Le, V. D., Le, T. T. H., Pham, T. T., & Vo, V. L. (2023). Innovation and SMEs performance: Evidence from Vietnam. Applied Economic Analysis, 31(92), 90–108.

  8. Vo, V. L., Le, T. T. H., & Kim, Y. (2023). Board interlocks, career prospects, and corporate social responsibility. Accounting and Finance, 63(4), 4565–4595.

  9. Vo, L., Nguyen, H., & Le, H. (2021). Do female CEOs make a difference in firm operations? Evidence from Vietnam. Accounting & Finance, 61, 1489–1516.

  10. Le, D., Le, H., & Vo, L. (2021). The bright side of product market threats: The case of innovation. International Review of Economics and Finance, 71, 161–176.

  11. Ly, T. M. P., Vo, V. L., Le, T. T. H., & Le, V. D. (2018). Asset liquidity and firm innovation. International Review of Financial Analysis, 58, 225–234.

  12. Vo, L. V., & Le, H. T. T. (2017). Strategic growth options, uncertainty and R&D investments. International Review of Financial Analysis, 51, 16–24.

  13. Vo, L. V., Le, H. T. T., Le, D. V., Phung, M. T., Wang, Y. H., & Yang, F. J. (2017). Customer satisfaction and corporate investment policies. Journal of Business Economics and Management, 18(2), 202–223.

  14. Le, H. T. T., Narayanan, R. P., & Van Vo, L. (2016). Has the effect of asset securitization on bank risk taking behavior changed? Journal of Financial Services Research, 49, 39–64.

  15. Vo, L. V. (2013). Stock market liquidity and innovation activity (SSRN Scholarly Paper No. 2330494). Social Science Research Network. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=2330494

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