Binh Thanh Nguyen

School: The Business School
Department: Economics & Finance
Position: Senior Lecturer
Location: RMIT Saigon South
Email: binh.nguyenthanh@rmit.edu.vn
ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5036-8458

Dr. Binh is the Senior Program Manager of Blockchain Enabled Business and the Co-Founder of the Fintech-Crypto Hub at RMIT Vietnam. He is an academic thought leader driving the field of digital economy and education, exploring how AI, Blockchain, virtual and other digital technologies revolutionise the economy and education. He has published in top-tier academic journals on digital research areas and regularly guides policy makers, industry and the wider community on the digital revolution induced by technology. 

  • Ph.D. in Economics, University of Regensburg, Germany 
  • M.Sc. in Economics, University of Regensburg, Germany 
  • B.Sc. in Economics, University of Regensburg, Germany 

Blockchain Enabled Business

  • Blockchain
  • Cryptofinance
  • Digital economy
  • Digital technologies in education
  • Financial technology 

  • Nguyen Thanh B, Son HX, Vo DTH. (2023). Blockchain: The Economic and Financial Institution for Autonomous AI? Journal of Risk and Financial Management, 17(2):54. https://doi.org/10.3390/jrfm17020054 (Scimago rank: Q2) 
  • Nguyen, T. B., Vo, T. H. D., Nguyen, N. M, et al. (2023). Race With the Machines: Assessing the Capability of Generative AI in Solving Authentic Assessments. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 39(5), 59–81. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8902  (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Pham, T., Nguyen, T., Nguyen T. B. et al. (2023). Digital Transformation in Engineering Education - Explore the potential of AI-assisted learning in engineering courses. Australasian Journal of Educational Technology, 39(5), 1–19. https://doi.org/10.14742/ajet.8825  (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Le, H. H., Nguyen T. B. and Nguyen, T. N. (2023). Herding behavior in the cryptocurrency market: the case of the Russia–Ukraine conflict. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40812-023-00279-9 (Scimago rank: Q1). 
  • Nguyen, T. B., Hong, T.N.V., Pham, H. et al. (2023). Are the stabilities of stablecoins connected?. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics. 50, 515–525. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40812-022-00207-3 (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Pham, H., Nguyen, T. B., Ramiah, V. and Bui, M. (2021). Modern Portfolio Theory in the Age of Cryptocurrency. Australian Journal of Applied Finance. (ABDC Rank: B) 
  • Doan, B., Pham, H. & Nguyen, T. B. (2021). Price discovery in the cryptocurrency market: evidence from institutional activity. Journal of Industrial and Business Economics. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40812-021-00202-0  (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Pham, H., Nguyen T. B., Ramiah, V., & Moosa, N. (2021). The effects of hacking events on bitcoin. Journal of Public Affairs, e2744.  https://doi.org/10.1002/pa.2744 (ABDC rank: B) 
  • Nguyen, T. B., Strobel, J. and Lee, G. (2020). A New Measure of Real Estate Uncertainty Shocks. Real Estate Economics,  Volume 48: 744-771. https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-6229.12270 (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Nguyen, T.B. (2020). Macroeconomic Uncertainty, the Option to Wait and IPO Issue Cycles. Finance Research Letters,  Volume 32, 101100. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.frl.2019.01.012 (Scimago Rank: Q1) 
  • Nguyen P. C., Nguyen T.B., Su D.T. and Schinckus, C. (2020). Determinants of Foreign Direct Investment Inflows: The Role of Economic Policy Uncertainty, International Economics, 2020, Volume 161, Pages 159-172. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.inteco.2019.11.012 (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Nguyen, V. H. T., Pham, T. T. T., Nguyen P. C., Nguyen, C. T. and Nguyen, T. B. (2020). Excess Liquidity and Net Interest Margins: Evidence from Vietnamese Banks. Journal of Economics and Business. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeconbus.2020.105893  (Scimago rank: Q2) 
  • Nguyen, V. H. T., Nguyen, T. B., Nguyen, C. T. and Nguyen, Q. (2019).  Bitcoin Return: Impacts from the Introduction of New Altcoins. Research in International Business and Finance, 48, 420-425. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.02.001 (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Nguyen, V. H. T., Nguyen, T. B., Nguyen K. S., and Pham, N. A. H. (2019), Asymmetric Monetary Policy Effects on Cryptocurrency Markets, Research in International Business and Finance, Volume 48, Pages 335-339. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ribaf.2019.01.011 (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Strobel, J., Nguyen, T. B. and Lee, G. (2019). Effects of Macroeconomic Uncertainty and Labor Demand Shocks on the Housing Market. Real Estate Economics, V00, 1-28. https://doi.org/10.1111/1540-6229.12232 (Scimago rank: Q1) 
  • Nguyen, T. B. (2018). Uncertainty and Trade: Evidence from Germany, Empirical Economics Letters, Volume 17, 10. (ABDC rank: C) 
  • Huber, S. and Nguyen, T. B. (2017). Trade, Vertical Production Process and Causality. Applied Economics Letters, 24:5, 329-333. https://doi.org/10.1080/13504851.2016.1186791 (ABDC rank: B) 

  • 2022 - $60,816 from the Ethereum Foundation for the project “Monetary Policy in the Age of Cryptocurrencies”.
  • 2020 - $5,400 from The Regional Science Association International for the Nurturing Talent 2020 Workshop at 17th The Pacific Science Conference Organization (PRSCO) Summer Institute, 2020
  • 2018 - $23,000 from VinaCapital for the project “Vietnamese State-Owned Enterprises equitization”
  • 2017 - $2200 from Bavarian Graduate Program in Economics 
  • 2017 - $2000 Research Grant from the German Society of Property Research   

  • 2020, CoBL Research Excellence Award for Research Impact for the research project on ‘Vietnamese State-Owned Enterprises equitization’, RMIT University 
  • 2019, RMIT Vietnam Living Values Award, RMIT Vietnam 

2022 – 2023: Advisor of Applied Financial Technology at Dragon Capital

  • 04/2022 – present Senior Program Manager of Blockchain Enabled Business, School of Business & Management, RMIT Vietnam
  • 01/2021 – present   Coordinator of the RMIT Fintech-Crypto Hub, School of Business & Management, RMIT Vietnam
  • 01/2021 - present Senior Lecturer, The Business School, RMIT Vietnam
  • 03/2019 – 04/2022 Senior Program Manager (former Discipline Lead) of the Finance Discipline, School of Business & Management, RMIT Vietnam
  • 10/2017 – 12/2020 Lecturer, The Business School, RMIT Vietnam
  • 10/2013 - 09/2017 Associate Lecturer and Researcher, Department of Economics, University of Regensburg, Germany