Hi, my name is Kien Le. I'm currently an Assistant Professor of Economics at Ho Chi Minh City Open University. I am an empirical development economist with interests in health, climate,  education, and land economics in developing countries. My CV can be found here. 

Education: Ph.D., Economics, Louisiana State University

Selected Publications:​
    ✠  Land Use Restrictions, Misallocation in Agriculture, and Aggregate Productivity in Vietnam.
                            Journal of Development Economics. [Link to Article]  [WP Version]
    ✠  Shedding Light on Maternal Education and Child Health in Developing Countries​ (with My Nguyen).
                            World Development. [Link to Article]  [WP Version]
    ✠  Armed Conflict and Birth Weight ​ (with My Nguyen).
                            Economics and Human Biology. [Link to Article]  [WP Version]
​    ✠  The Impacts of Farmland Expropriation on Vietnam’s Rural Households (with My Nguyen).​ 
                            Review of Development Economics​. [Link to Article]  [WP Version]
    ✠  How Education Empowers Women in Developing Countries ​ (with My Nguyen).
                            B.E. Journal of Economic Analysis & Policy​. [Link to Article]  [WP Version]
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