Brief Course Description
1. Course Title:
Research topics in public finance
2. Language of Instruction:
Vietnamese
3. Course Code:
PUF704003
4. Credits:
2
5. Course Objectives:
The course Public Finance Research Topics aims to equip PhD candidates with advanced academic knowledge and research skills to critically engage with major research themes in public finance and public policy. By systematically reviewing and evaluating both foundational and contemporary literature, the course enables PhD candidates to conduct systematic literature reviews, identify meaningful research gaps, and develop rigorous research designs. The course further strengthens academic writing, presentation, and scholarly communication skills, with the ultimate objective of producing research outputs suitable for publication in reputable national and international academic journals.
6. Brief Description of Course Content:
This module is designed to: i) guide PhD students in conducting a systematic review of research in the field of public finance; ii) help Fellows to master a number of important and current research topics in public finance and related fields; iii) suggest to the Fellows methods to identify research gaps in public finance and related fields; iv) practice for PhD students skills in searching documents, reading specialized literature, analyzing and discussing research in public finance and related fields.
This module combines theoretical sessions and requires students to practice. First, the module provides an overview of research topics in public finance and related fields. PhD students are then asked to step by step establish a systematic research review with the topic of their choice.
At the end of the module, the Fellow is able to undertake a systematic research overview on a topic in public finance. At the same time, PhD students can develop skills to conduct systematic research reviews in the field of public finance.