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Dr. Cao Thuy Linh earned her Ph.D. in Business from Feng Chia University, Taiwan (AACSB-accredited) with a full scholarship, along with an MSc in International Business. She got a bachelor’s degree in International Business and Economics in Foreign Trade University, Vietnam. She has extensive teaching experience at FPT University and 91����, delivering modules such as International Business, Economics, and Trade. Recognized for her student-centered approach, she received the Excellence Lecturer Award at FPT University. Her research focuses on FDI, international trade, digitalization, and cross-border M&A, with publications in ISI/Scopus journals. She has contributed to Taiwan’s MOST-funded projects and supervised undergraduate research using advanced econometric and panel-data methods.

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS����

• Doctor of Philosophy (2017 – 2022)

Feng Chia University, Taiwan

Dissertation: Essays on Economic Growth, Cross‑Border M&As, and International Trade

• Master of Science (2016 -2017)

Feng Chia University, Taiwan

Thesis: The Determinants of Completing Cross‑Border M&As: An Empirical Analysis of ASEAN Countries

• Bachelor of Arts (2009-2013)

Foreign Trade University, Vietnam

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS��

• 91���� (BUV)

Lecturer, The Business School (2026 – Current)

• FPT University (Vietnam)

Lecturer and Researcher, Faculty of Business (2022 – 2025)

• The University of Economics and Business, Vietnam National University, Hanoi (Vietnam)

Lecturer, Faculty of International Business and Economics (2021 – 2022)

RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS��

• International Trade
• Foreign Direct Investment
• Consumer Behavior, Global Marketing

RESEARCH PUBLICATIONS��

• Cao, T.L., Le, T.D, Do, M.Q, Bui, P.Q.D, Nguyen, H.D, & Duong, T.M.H. (2025)

The Impact of Celebrity Entrepreneurship on Celebrity-owned Brand equity & Purchase intention: A cross-national comparison. Journal of Global Marketing, 1-33.

• Cao, T. L., & Hsu, J. (2025)

Digitalization and country distance in international trade: An empirical analysis of European countries. Telecommunications Policy, 49(1), 102877.

• Dong, M. C., Cao, T. L., Yoon, Y. J., & Lee, K. J. (2024)

The diverse impacts of economic digitalization on carbon dioxide emissions across countries. Seoul Journal of Economics, 37(2).

• Dao, T. B. T., Dong, M. C., & Cao, T. L. (2024)

How does FDI matter for economic growth? Evidence from a comparative study in country groups by level of development. Contemporary Economics, 18(4), 376.

• Dao, T. B. T., Khuc, V. Q., Dong, M. C., & Cao, T. L. (2023)

How does foreign direct investment drive employment growth in Vietnam’s formal economy? Economies, 11(11), 266.

• Dong, M. C., Thuy, D. T. B., & Cao, T. L. (2022)

Spatial regional spillover of economic growth: Evidence from Vietnamese provinces. Southeast Asian Journal of Economics, 10(3), 199–226.

• ��Hsu, J., & Cao, T. L. (2021)

The antecedents of likelihood to completion of cross‑border M&As: An empirical analysis of ASEAN countries. Emerging Markets Finance and Trade, 57(10), 2888–2906.

• Cao, T. L., & Hsu, J. (2020)

Asymmetric impact of FDI and international trade on economic growth: Empirical evidence from Taiwan. Journal of Economics and Management, 16, 173–191

RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS

• Cao, T. L. (2022)

The impact of Foreign Direct Investment on Employment Growth in Vietnam’s Formal Economy

3^rd FPT Education Conference on Business, Economics and Management

FPT University, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

• Cao, T. L. (2021)

Can Digitalization Reduce Countries’ Difference: An Empirical Analysis of European Countries

9th International Conference on International Economic Cooperation and Integration (CIECI)

University of Economics and Business, VNU Hanoi, Vietnam

• Cao, T. L. (2020)

Patent Rights Enforcement Affect Mergers and Acquisitions: A Panel Data Analysis

3rd International Conference on Contemporary Issues in Economics, Management and Business (CIEMB)

National Economics University, Vietnam

• Cao, T. L. (2017)

The Determinants of Completing Cross‑Border M&As: An Empirical Analysis of ASEAN Countries

Macroeconometric Modelling Workshop

Academia Sinica, Taiwan

RESEARCH GRANTS

• State-funded project (2022)

Research on Increasing the Participation Rate in Health Insurance, Social Insurance, and Unemployment Insurance in Vinh Phuc Province.

AWARDS & HONOURS

• Excellence Lecturer (2022)

FPT University

• ��Best Paper Award (2022)

FPT Education Conference on Business, Economics and Management

• Outstanding Academic Paper (2017)

Feng Chia University, Taiwan

• Full Scholarship for international PhD student (2017)

Feng Chia University, Taiwan