Trang Nguyen

Welcome! I am a Ph.D. candidate in Accounting and Management at Harvard Business School. I am on the 2025–2026 job market.

My job market paper examines how citizen-generated air-quality data from community sensor networks can influence corporate and regulatory behavior. I find that when individuals install low-cost sensors and share pollution data publicly, regulators use this information to target inspections more effectively, and nearby facilities subsequently reduce their emissions. 

My research interests lie at the intersection of corporate governance, climate disclosure, and accountability. My current work examines how mechanisms beyond traditional regulation, such as citizen-generated information, internal incentives, and global governance soft law, shape firms’ behavior. 

Email: trnguyen@hbs.edu 

Here's a video of me talking about my job market paper.