Rate My Professor Tram Vu

Dr. Tram Vu is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Banking and Finance within Monash Business School at Monash University. She earned her PhD and Bachelor of Business (Honours) from Monash University, complemented by a Bachelor of Finance from the University of Adelaide. With more than 14 years of teaching experience across undergraduate and postgraduate programs, she has delivered courses on bank management, global banking, and credit analysis. Passionate about embedding sustainability principles and business ethics in education, Tram received the Monash Business School Dean’s Award for Teaching Excellence in 2018, recognizing her innovative strategies to foster active learning in large student groups. Her research activity has been ongoing since 2010.

Tram Vu's research focuses on debt contracting, loan syndications, financial intermediation, climate finance, and corporate governance. Her scholarly contributions appear in prestigious journals including the Journal of Business Finance and Accounting, Journal of Financial Markets, Journal of Banking and Finance, Journal of Corporate Finance, and International Review of Finance. Notable publications encompass "Risk management and private debt contracts: the role of weather derivatives" (2024, Journal of Business Finance and Accounting), "Options listings and loan contract terms: information versus risk-shifting" (2022, Journal of Financial Markets), "The effect of lenders’ dual holding on loan contract design: evidence from performance pricing provisions" (2022, Journal of Banking and Finance), "Is drought risk priced in private debt contracts?" (2021, International Review of Finance), and "Co-opted directors, covenant intensity, and covenant violations" (2020, Journal of Corporate Finance). She has led and contributed to research projects funded by the Accounting & Finance Association of Australia and New Zealand, such as "Australian syndicated loans: Domestic and international banks" (2011-2012) and "Does Hedging Affect Loan Contract Design? Evidence from Weather Derivatives" (2020-2021). Her work supports UN Sustainable Development Goal 13: Climate Action and has received media coverage on climate change's effects on borrowing costs.