Dr. Trinh Quoc Dat

Dean
Lecturer

O1.308
School of Economics, Finance, and Accounting
tqdat@hcmiu.edu.vn

Link CV: Tại đây

RESEARCH INTERESTS

Climate finance, climate policy uncertainty, and climate risk; corporate finance; total factor productivity, corporate investment, and financing decisions; financial reporting quality and earnings management; ESG and sustainability; dividend policy; corporate governance, and innovation; emerging markets and cross-country empirical research.

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS
Dean, School of Economics, Finance and Accounting, International University, VNU-HCM 2022 – Present
Head, Department of Finance and Banking, International University, VNU-HCM 2020 – 2022
Lecturer, Department of Finance and Banking, International University, VNU-HCM 2018 – 2020

EDUCATION
Ph.D. in Finance, University of Lille (Lille 2), France 2019
Dissertation research in corporate finance.
M.Sc. in Finance, University of Lille (Lille 2), France 2012
M.Sc. in Economics, National University of Singapore (NUS) 2009
B.A. in Finance and Banking, National Economics University, Hanoi 2004

REFEREED JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS
1. Vo, X. H., Haddad, C., & Trinh, Q. D. (2025). Economic policy uncertainty and dividends: New evidence on moderating effects from Japan. International Review of Economics & Finance, forthcoming. [SSCI, Q1 • ABDC A]
2. Vo, X. H., Phan, N. A., & Trinh, Q. D. (2025). Climate policy uncertainty: A catalyst for stock price crash? Journal of Environmental Management, forthcoming. [SCIE, Q1 • ABDC A]
3. Trinh, Q. D., Haddad, C., & Salameh, E. (2025). Do country institutions, banking system soundness, and ownership structure influence the relationship between reporting quality and dividend payouts? Insights from Asian emerging markets. Asian Review of Accounting, forthcoming. [ESCI, Q2 • ABDC B]
4. Trinh, Q. D., Tran, Q. T., Le, S. D., & Nguyen, T. P. D. (2024). Local corruption and SME investment. Finance Research Letters, 66, 105678. [SSCI, Q1 • ABDC A]
5. Trinh, Q. D., Haddad, C., & Salameh, E. (2023). Financial institutional blockholders and earnings quality: Do blockholders’ contestability and country institutions matter? International Review of Financial Analysis, 86, 102495. [SSCI, Q1 • ABDC A]
6. Vo, X. H., Phan, N. A., Trinh, Q. D., & Vu, T. N. L. (2022). Does economic policy uncertainty affect trade credit and firm value in Korea? A comparison of chaebol versus non-chaebol firms. Economic Analysis and Policy, 73, 474–491. [SSCI, Q1 • ABDC A]
7. Trinh, Q. D., Haddad, C., & Tran, K. T. (2022). Financial reporting quality and dividend policy: New evidence from an international level. International Review of Financial Analysis, 80, 102026. [SSCI, Q1 • ABDC A]
8. Vo, X. H., Trinh, Q. D., Le, M., & Nguyen, T. N. (2021). Does economic policy uncertainty affect investment sensitivity to peer stock prices? Economic Analysis and Policy, 72, 685–699. [SSCI, Q1 • ABDC A]
OTHER PUBLICATIONS
1. Trinh, Q. D., & Nguyen, L. H. P. (2020). Impacts of determinants on the success of crowdfunding campaigns. International Journal of Social Science and Economic Research, 5(7), 1774–1796.
2. Trinh, Q. D., & Trinh, N. H. A. (2020). Determinants of dividend policy in emerging markets: New evidence from Asian countries. International Journal of Science and Research, 9(7), 1185–1190.

WORKING PAPERS AND WORK IN PROGRESS
9. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). Climate vulnerability and total factor productivity: Cross-country evidence.
10. Trinh, Q. D. (Working paper). Climate transition risk and firm productivity: The readiness divide.
11. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). Climate risk and total factor productivity: Firm-level evidence from Vietnam.
12. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). Who can afford honesty? Climate stress, financial flexibility, and reporting resilience.
13. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). The survival signaling paradox: How financially constrained firms defend ESG under climate stress.
14. Trinh, Q. D. (Working paper). Dividend policy, sustainability, and abnormal returns (“Dividend Alpha”).
15. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). Climate regulatory risk and dividend smoothing: International evidence.
16. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). When does global uncertainty fuel FinTech startups? A configurational theory of institutional conditions.
17. Trinh, Q. D., et al. (Working paper). Economic policy uncertainty, institutional buffers, and reporting discipline in Asian emerging markets.

CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS AND PRESENTATIONS
1. Trinh, Q. D., & Tran, M. H. (2022). Does economic policy uncertainty affect firm investment in South Korea? A comparison of chaebol vs. non-chaebol firms. Proceedings of the 5th International Conference on Economics, Business and Tourism (ICEBT), Ho Chi Minh City.
2. Trinh, Q. D., & Thai, T. K. (2019). Individual determinants of financial inclusion: The case of Vietnam. Proceedings of the International Conference on Economics, Business and Tourism (ICEBT), International University, VNU-HCM.

GRANTS AND FUNDED PROJECTS
Climate Risk and Corporate Outcomes — Vietnam National University – HCM, Type-B research grant (Principal Investigator) Ongoing
Earnings Management and Dividend Payout Policy: Evidence from Vietnam — International University research grant (co-investigator) Ongoing

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE (INDUSTRY)
Deputy Director, Investment and Financial Advisory Division, Vinaconex–Viettel Finance JSC 2012 – 2014
Head of Finance, Viettel Technology JSC 2009 – 2012
Credit Officer, Bank for Investment and Development of Vietnam (BIDV) 2004 – 2007

LANGUAGES
Vietnamese (native); English (professional working proficiency).