Country Report
Vietnam
Le Thuc Duc
Principal Investigator, Young Lives Vietnam
Biography
Since joining Young Lives at the start of Round 2 in 2006, Duc has been extensively involved in data collection for the study. Within Young Lives, his research focuses on child nutrition, schooling and skills formation. Duc first gained a Lower Doctorate degree in Mathematics in the former Soviet Union, and then went on to get a PhD in Economics in the US. He is a senior researcher and leads a section at CAF-VASS, and is the Principal Investigator for Young Lives Vietnam.
His research interests are applied econometrics, early childhood development (ECD), and education.
Le Thuc Duc
Principal Investigator, Young Lives Vietnam
Biography
Since joining Young Lives at the start of Round 2 in 2006, Duc has been extensively involved in data collection for the study. Within Young Lives, his research focuses on child nutrition, schooling and skills formation. Duc first gained a Lower Doctorate degree in Mathematics in the former Soviet Union, and then went on to get a PhD in Economics in the US. He is a senior researcher and leads a section at CAF-VASS, and is the Principal Investigator for Young Lives Vietnam.
His research interests are applied econometrics, early childhood development (ECD), and education.