Dr. Hoa Vu

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Hoa Vu is a Lecturer and Lead Economist at Northwestern University’s School of Education and Social Policy. His research investigates how social policies and structural inequalities shape health, education, and labor market outcomes across the life course. He employs natural experiments and large-scale survey and administrative data to study questions at the intersection of health economics, labor economics, and economics of education. His published and ongoing work spans several important topics, including the long-term effects of racial violence and immigration enforcement, the role of segregation in infant and maternal health, and the impacts of subminimum wage elimination on economic opportunity for people with disabilities.

Research Interests

Requirements for Northwestern University

Doctorate Program
Requirements
GPA Requirement
Required:3
TOEFL
Total
Required:90
IELTS
Overall
Required:7
Prerequisites
U.S. Bachelor's degree or equivalent
Application Checklist
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Specialization Notes

Standard PhD requirements for TGS departments including Chemistry, Physics, and Sociology.