Staff Seminar (on September 11, 2026): “Bridging the Gap: Information Access and Well-being among Older Adults in Vietnam”

We regularly hold Staff Seminars for research presentations and information exchange among our researchers. We look forward to your participation.

* This online seminar is free to attend, and the details are as follows:

Date and Time

Friday, September 11, 2026 at 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (JST)
*A question-and-answer session is scheduled after the presentation.

Presenter

Hang Thu Nguyen-Phung, Assistant Professor, AGI

Title

Bridging the Gap: Information Access and Well-being among Older Adults in Vietnam

Abstract

This study examines the association between information access and well-being among older adults in Vietnam. Using nationally representative data from the 2011 Vietnam National Aging Survey, we analyze multiple well-being outcomes, including life satisfaction, happiness, depressive feelings, sleep difficulties, poor appetite, and loneliness. Information access is broadly defined to include both digital and traditional media channels. To address potential selection bias, we apply Oster’s (2019) coefficient stability approach, along with additional sensitivity analyses. The results show that information access is consistently associated with better well-being outcomes, even under conservative assumptions regarding omitted variable bias. These findings highlight information access as an important non-medical determinant of mental well-being in later life.

Language

English presentation and material(s)

Presenter Biography

Hang Nguyen is a Researcher at the Asian Growth Research Institute (AGI), Japan. Her research interests include labor economics, development economics, and applied microeconometrics, with a particular focus on well-being, education, gender, and socioeconomic issues in developing countries, especially Vietnam.

To Participate

1. Online Registration
https://forms.gle/aPzRXom72fdqu9uF9

2. E-mail Registration
Please send an e-mail to office@agi.or.jp with your name, affiliation and phone number.

We will send you a Zoom link for participation via e-mail by the business day before the seminar.

Registration Deadline

Thursday, September 10 at 1:00 pm (JST)

How to Participate Online

date：2026.09.01
Category：Seminars