Trong‐Anh Trinh
Biographic Data
| ID | 8832976 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Trong‐Anh Trinh |
| GIVEN NAMES | Trong‐Anh |
| FAMILY NAME | Trinh |
| SIGNATURE | TRINH T A |
| AFFILIATIONS | RMIT University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8102-7122 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 17 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 17 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
The growing divide
Rising out-of-pocket costs for psychotherapy in Australia have heightened concerns about financial barriers to mental healthcare, particularly for lower-income households, who disproportionately experience psychological distress. Using nation-wide linked administrative records of income and healthcare use, we estimate the magnitude of income-related inequity in psychotherapy use among 5.4 million individuals diagnosed with a mental health conditi…
The effects of home-country natural disasters on refugee mental health
The increased frequency of natural disasters and rising rates of mental disorders have become significant concerns globally. This paper examines their interrelation within a particularly disadvantaged group—refugees—who often maintain close ties to their home countries and may therefore be indirectly affected by adverse events, including natural disasters. We specifically investigate the impact of home-country natural disasters on the mental heal…
The impact of mobile internet on student cognitive performance during Covid
The rapid shift toward remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the important role of internet access in educational delivery. While this transition has facilitated educational continuity globally, it has also led to unintended consequences, especially in regions with variable digital readiness. This paper examines the causal relationship between mobile internet prevalence and cognitive performance among children aged 5–16 in …
Weather effects on academic performance
This paper contributes to the growing body of research examining the impact of temperature on educational outcomes. Utilising national-level administrative data on nearly one million Australian students, it investigates whether temperature fluctuations, and prolonged heatwaves influence test performance. The analysis reveals that both heat and cold affect student test scores, with some evidence of the effects intensifying during heatwaves. Austra…
Are recessions bad for loneliness
Loneliness is a pressing public health concern with significant economic, health and social consequences. This paper examines the impact of economic downturns, particularly unemployment and job loss perception, on loneliness in Australia. Using a fixed-effects panel regression applied to 19 waves of data, we find that unemployment is significantly linked to an increased likelihood of experiencing loneliness and other dimensions of social health, …
The links between parental smoking and childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is one of the most concerning public health issues globally and its implications in mortality and morbidity in adulthood are increasingly important. This study uses a unique dataset of Australian children aged 4-16 to examine the impact of parental smoking on childhood obesity. It confirms a significant link between parental smoking (stronger for mothers) and higher obesity risk in children, regardless of income, age, family siz…
The Differential Impacts of Contingent Employment on Fertility
Many studies have reported evidence of negative associations between fixed-term contract employment and fertility. With few exceptions, these studies assume that employment status is exogenous and thus results are likely biased. Furthermore, previous research has mostly not considered whether the effects of employment status on fertility might vary with other worker characteristics. We draw on nineteen years of data from the Household, Income and…
Household expenditure and child health in Vietnam
While the relationship between socioeconomic status and child health has been studied extensively in developed countries, evidence is limited for developing countries. This study makes an important contribution by examining the relationship between child health and household socioeconomic status in Vietnam, using household expenditure as an alternative measure. This also allows us to explore the mechanisms via which income affects child health, i…
Political connections and post-disaster assistance in rural Vietnam
The Beneficial Impacts of Covid-19 Lockdowns on Air Pollution
Little evidence currently exists on the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in low-income countries, where most air pollution-linked deaths occur. We offer the first study on the lockdown impacts in Vietnam, a poorer country with the worsening air pollution that has had a successful fight against early waves of the pandemic. We compile a new, rich database from various sources including satellite air pollution data for the past year from…
The Intergenerational Impacts of War
While adverse consequences of war for the generation who lived through the conflict have been well documented in the literature, the intergenerational impacts of war have received far less attention. We provide causal evidence on the impact of bombings during the Vietnam War on the prevalence of child labour among second-generation Vietnamese, defined as those born after the Vietnam War. Our preferred results, which instrument for bombing intensi…
Effects of prenatal exposure to abnormal rainfall on cognitive development in Vietnam
The impact of natural disasters on migration
Increasingly, studies are examining whether the incidence of natural disasters influences household migration. This paper examines whether the severity of natural disasters is important for migration decisions in Vietnam, rather than just examining their occurrence. Data for a sample of 1,003 farm households from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey are examined for the period 2006–2008. A residual generated regressor approach is adopted …
Rainfall shocks and child health
This study examines the impacts of rainfall shocks on child health in Vietnam. It uses Young Lives data matched with province level climate data covering the period 1970–2014. Existing literature demonstrates that shocks can impact on child health by reducing household income or through the incidence of disease. This paper identifies and confirms a third mechanism: shocks impacting on parents’ mental health which, in turn, reduce children's physi…
Adverse shocks, household expenditure and child marriage
The long-term impact of the Vietnam War on agricultural productivity
Mental Health Impacts of Child Labour
A number of recent studies have investigated the relationship between child labour and physical health. However, there has been little empirical evidence that child labour affects children’s emotional and behavioural development. This study departs from existing literature by examining the mental health impacts of child labour in Vietnam and India, as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The potential endogeneity of child lab…
Mental Health Impacts of Child Labour
A number of recent studies have investigated the relationship between child labour and physical health. However, there has been little empirical evidence that child labour affects children’s emotional and behavioural development. This study departs from existing literature by examining the mental health impacts of child labour in Vietnam and India, as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire. The potential endogeneity of child lab…
The impact of natural disasters on migration
Increasingly, studies are examining whether the incidence of natural disasters influences household migration. This paper examines whether the severity of natural disasters is important for migration decisions in Vietnam, rather than just examining their occurrence. Data for a sample of 1,003 farm households from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey are examined for the period 2006–2008. A residual generated regressor approach is adopted …
Rainfall shocks and child health
This study examines the impacts of rainfall shocks on child health in Vietnam. It uses Young Lives data matched with province level climate data covering the period 1970–2014. Existing literature demonstrates that shocks can impact on child health by reducing household income or through the incidence of disease. This paper identifies and confirms a third mechanism: shocks impacting on parents’ mental health which, in turn, reduce children's physi…
Adverse shocks, household expenditure and child marriage
The long-term impact of the Vietnam War on agricultural productivity
Household expenditure and child health in Vietnam
While the relationship between socioeconomic status and child health has been studied extensively in developed countries, evidence is limited for developing countries. This study makes an important contribution by examining the relationship between child health and household socioeconomic status in Vietnam, using household expenditure as an alternative measure. This also allows us to explore the mechanisms via which income affects child health, i…
Political connections and post-disaster assistance in rural Vietnam
The Beneficial Impacts of Covid-19 Lockdowns on Air Pollution
Little evidence currently exists on the effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on air quality in low-income countries, where most air pollution-linked deaths occur. We offer the first study on the lockdown impacts in Vietnam, a poorer country with the worsening air pollution that has had a successful fight against early waves of the pandemic. We compile a new, rich database from various sources including satellite air pollution data for the past year from…
The Intergenerational Impacts of War
While adverse consequences of war for the generation who lived through the conflict have been well documented in the literature, the intergenerational impacts of war have received far less attention. We provide causal evidence on the impact of bombings during the Vietnam War on the prevalence of child labour among second-generation Vietnamese, defined as those born after the Vietnam War. Our preferred results, which instrument for bombing intensi…
Effects of prenatal exposure to abnormal rainfall on cognitive development in Vietnam
The Differential Impacts of Contingent Employment on Fertility
Many studies have reported evidence of negative associations between fixed-term contract employment and fertility. With few exceptions, these studies assume that employment status is exogenous and thus results are likely biased. Furthermore, previous research has mostly not considered whether the effects of employment status on fertility might vary with other worker characteristics. We draw on nineteen years of data from the Household, Income and…
The links between parental smoking and childhood obesity
Childhood obesity is one of the most concerning public health issues globally and its implications in mortality and morbidity in adulthood are increasingly important. This study uses a unique dataset of Australian children aged 4-16 to examine the impact of parental smoking on childhood obesity. It confirms a significant link between parental smoking (stronger for mothers) and higher obesity risk in children, regardless of income, age, family siz…
The impact of mobile internet on student cognitive performance during Covid
The rapid shift toward remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the important role of internet access in educational delivery. While this transition has facilitated educational continuity globally, it has also led to unintended consequences, especially in regions with variable digital readiness. This paper examines the causal relationship between mobile internet prevalence and cognitive performance among children aged 5–16 in …
Weather effects on academic performance
This paper contributes to the growing body of research examining the impact of temperature on educational outcomes. Utilising national-level administrative data on nearly one million Australian students, it investigates whether temperature fluctuations, and prolonged heatwaves influence test performance. The analysis reveals that both heat and cold affect student test scores, with some evidence of the effects intensifying during heatwaves. Austra…
Are recessions bad for loneliness
Loneliness is a pressing public health concern with significant economic, health and social consequences. This paper examines the impact of economic downturns, particularly unemployment and job loss perception, on loneliness in Australia. Using a fixed-effects panel regression applied to 19 waves of data, we find that unemployment is significantly linked to an increased likelihood of experiencing loneliness and other dimensions of social health, …
The growing divide
Rising out-of-pocket costs for psychotherapy in Australia have heightened concerns about financial barriers to mental healthcare, particularly for lower-income households, who disproportionately experience psychological distress. Using nation-wide linked administrative records of income and healthcare use, we estimate the magnitude of income-related inequity in psychotherapy use among 5.4 million individuals diagnosed with a mental health conditi…
The effects of home-country natural disasters on refugee mental health
The increased frequency of natural disasters and rising rates of mental disorders have become significant concerns globally. This paper examines their interrelation within a particularly disadvantaged group—refugees—who often maintain close ties to their home countries and may therefore be indirectly affected by adverse events, including natural disasters. We specifically investigate the impact of home-country natural disasters on the mental heal…
Economics (12 works) · Demographic economics (10 works) · Medicine (9 works) · Economic growth (8 works) · Psychology (7 works) · Agricultural risk and resilience (6 works) · Geography (6 works) · Endogeneity (5 works) · Poverty, Education, and Child Welfare (5 works) · Demography (4 works)