Education:
Middle Tennessee State University
Ph.D. Economics Expected 2026
M.A. Economics May 2024
B.B.A. Economics May 2022
Minor: Business Administration May 2022
Northeast State Community College
A.S. Economics, Finance, Management, Marketing, Business Administration May 2020
Research:
Research Interests:
Public Policy, Labor Economics, History of Economic Thought, Applied Microeconomics, Applied Econometrics, Urban and Rural Economic Development, Industrial Organization, Monetary Theory, and Game Theory.
Publications:
Nguyen, T, et al. (2020). Transforming Culture Through Trauma-Informed Practices: Cora Cox Home Trauma-Informed Near-Peer Mentoring. Civic Scholar: Transformations: Acknowledging, Assessing, and Achieving Change. PTK
Work(s) in Progress:
Nguyen, Tuan (2024). "Economic Freedom and Unemployment Duration"
Gamino, Aaron, Nguyen, Tuan. (2024) “Impact of the Business Cycle on Casino Revenue” Nguyen, Tuan. (2023) “Analysis of Declining Fertility Rates in Newly Developed Asian Countries”
Nguyen Tuan. (2022) “Rise and Fall of Detroit”
Teaching Experience:
Middle Tennessee State University
Principles of Macroeconomics Academic Year 2024/25
Teaching Interests:
Macroeconomics, Microeconomics, Monetary Economics, Money and Banking, Industrial Organization, Game Theory, Econometrics, Health Economics, Labor Economics and Behavioral Economics
Professional Activities and Achievements:
Conferences and Workshops:
Public Choice Society March 2025
Bridwell Institute Economic Freedom Research Colloquium June 2024
Annual Tennessee Jumpstart Personal Finance Education Conference June 2023
Causal Inference Workshops March 2023
Phi Theta Kappa Catalyst May 2020
Achieving the Dream: Dream Conference March 2020
TBR: Tennessee Leadership Training Institute October 2019
Honors and Awards:
MTSU - Graduate Teaching Assistantship 2022-Present
PERI Ph.D. Research Fellowship 2023/24
Summa Cum Laude 2022
MTSU Dean’s List 2020-22
MTSU Honors Transfer Fellowship 2020
Jack Kent Cooke Semi-Finalist 2020
TBR Leadership Training Institute – Best Communicator 2020
Achieving the Dream: Dream Scholar 2020
Northeast State Community College – Student of the Year 2020
Northeast State Community College – Trio Tutor of the Year 2020
Northeast State Community College – TN Promise Mentor of the Year 2020
TN Secretary of State Voter’s Registration Competition 2020
Phi Theta Kappa – Best Honors-in-Action Research 2020
Phi Theta Kappa – Best Officers Team 2020
Phi Theta Kappa – Best Chapter 2020
Skills
Technical Skills:
Statistcal Analysis, Data Cleaning, Data Visualization, Economic Modeling, Forecasting, Econometrics, Quasi-Experimental Designs, Casual Inference, R, Python, Stata, MATLAB, SAS, LaTeX, and Microsoft Office suite
Soft Skills:
Problem-Solving, Critical Thinking, Team Collaboration, Adaptability, Interpersonal Skills, Oral and Written Communication
Affiliated Organizations
Political Economy Research Institute – Research Fellow
Current
American Economic Association - Member
Current
Public Choice Society - Member
Current
Phi Kappa Phi - Member
Current
Omicron Delta Kappa - Member
2020-2022
Beta Gamma Sigma - Member
2020 -2022
MTSU Student Government - Senator
2020-2022
Phi Theta Kappa - Officer
2018-2020
Northeast State Community College Student Government - President
2019-2020
TRiO – Senior Tutor and Mentor
2018 - 2020