PhD scholarship examining rural poverty dynamics and livelihood transitions in central Vietnam

This PhD project will use selected waves of the Thailand Vietnam Social Economic Panel (TVSEP) to examine rural poverty dynamics and livelihood transitions in three provinces of central Vietnam. The project will examine the socio-economic, geographic and other factors, including COVID-19, that influence poverty dynamics and livelihood transactions using a primarily quantitative panel data approach, supplemented by geo-spatial methods where appropriate. The scholarship provides full tuition fee waiver for 4 years and an annual stipend scholarship of 10,000 AUD per year for 3.5 years. Candidates must be based in Vietnam throughout their candidature and work under the supervision of Prof. Bob Baulch, Dr Trinh Duc Tran and Dr Chung Phan at RMIT Vietnam's South Saigon campus.