Collateral liquidity and loan default risks: The case of Vietnam
By Nguyen Le Hieu (VNP21) Supervisor: Dr. Le Ho An Chau Abstract This thesis investigates the impact of the liquidity level of collaterals on the probability of default of individual loans and examines the channels through which collaterals affect default risks. Following the approach of Jiménez and Saurina (2004), binominal logit model is applied on […]
SME credit rating model in Vietnam: Probability of default assessment
By Nguyen Viet Duc (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract The largest part in Asset of any bank in its balance sheet is loans, which accounted over 70% of total bank’s asset. Therefore loan becomes the biggest factor affecting bank’s profit/loss (PnL) and managing loan becomes the main point in banking management. For […]
Earnings management by real activities manipulations: A look at Vietnam
By Nguyen Duy Anh (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh Abstract This research thesis tests three hypothesizes: (i) In Viet Nam, the listed companies that meet earnings target (zero earnings and zero earnings growth) exhibit the proof of real activities manipulation (ii) Hypothesis 2: there is the difference between the extent of using […]
The willingness to pay for flood insurance in Mekong river delta
By Nguyen Ngoc Que Anh (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract In the circumstance of climate change and series of dams built in Mekong River Basin, risk of flood damages and productivity loss in Mekong River Delta tend to be ambiguous and unpredictable. Choice experiment is applied to assess the stated preference and […]
Impact of income inequality on health from middle and high income countries in 1991-2010
By Pham Dang Xuan Anh (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Ngai Abstract The income inequality and average heath of population level relation is tested in this paper with panel data of 48 high and middle income countries over 20 recent years. Evidence of significantly negative impact of income distribution on life expectancy at birth […]
The dynamic relationship between managerial ownership and firm’s performance in Vietnam
By Nguyen Thi Thanh An (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract Corporate governance is generally considered as a key factor for the operational success for enterprises. One of the most frequently discussed concepts among corporate governance factors is the ownership structure, in particular, managerial ownership. Various empirical studies have been conducted to consider and […]
The effect of regional trade agreement to trade flow: Evidence of trade creation and trade diversion of Asean – Japan free trade area
By Pham Thi Hien (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Le Ho An Chau Abstract This paper analyzes the effect of AJCEP, focusing on trade creation and trade diversion effects to ASEAN countries and Japan. Aggregated and disaggregated data sets for five different products include: Agricultural goods, manufactured products, chemical products, Machinery and equipment of transportation and […]
Does provincial economic development in Vietnam foster internal migration?
By Vo Van Hung (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This paper investigates the impact of provincial economic development on internal migration in Vietnam based on the complex casual relationship between migration and economic development. We examine that impact for further understanding about the determinants could lead to human migration decision beyond the […]
Is gender pay gap low in plants with more female managers? Evidence from small and medium entreprises of Vietnam 2007
By Tran Thi Hieu (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Dinh Long Abstract The goal of gender equality in income is not only an important matter of human rights but also basic requirement for development of fair and efficiency. Therefore, study on the state of gender inequality in income has the significant implications in moving toward […]
Gender diversity corperate boardroom and tax avoidance: the evidence in hose listed firms
By Dao Thi Han (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh Abstract Using data set of 296 publicly listed firms in Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange from 2010 to 2015, the study analyses the engagement of female board members, also in case of being leader of board and executive manager, on tax avoidance activities, […]
The influence of institutional quality of firm size and number of non-state firm at province level in Vietnam
By Trinh Minh Han (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract The relationship between institutions and firm size is now well established. This paper investigates the influences of the institutional quality of local government on firm size and number of non – state firms by using the panel data of 52 provinces in Vietnam […]
The impact of foreign direct investment and economic growth on CO2 emission: Empirical study in ASIA
By Do Dang Ngoc Giau (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This paper is to investigate the effects of foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows and economic growth on CO2 emissions in Asian countries over period from 1991 to 2013. Under the complexity between these variables, this paper applied panel analysis method and structural […]
The linkage between corruption and carbon dioxide emission: Evidence from Asian countries
By Nguyen Thai Duong (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This research investigates the direct and indirect effects of corruption which measured by corruption perception index on carbon dioxide emissions. Using data from 42 Asian countries and applying three-stage least squares (3SLS) method with considering corruption as endogenous variable, the finding indicates both […]
The effect of social capital on innovation of SMEs in Vietnam
By Hoang Duy Khoa (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract The contribution of SMEs in the economic growth is undeniable but difficult to measure, especially in Vietnam. SMEs take a large percentage in the total number enterprises in Vietnam, thereby offering remarkable employment opportunities. Moreover, they also play essential role in enhancing the […]
Income inequality and economic growth: Panel data in South East Asia
By Nguyen Le Phuong Linh (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Tran Tien Khai Abstract This study has examined the impact of different levels of economic growth toward income inequality, applying the Kuznets reverted U-shape model and the Tribble S-curve model by employing the annual panel dataset from 1990 to 2012 at the country-level in the Southeast […]
Mangrove and production risk in aquaculture in Mekong river delta, Vietnam
By Do Huu Luat (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Utilizing survey data in aquaculture activities in 2014 from the Mekong river delta Vietnam, this paper aims to examine the impact of mangrove forests on profit and profit variability in extensive and semi-intensive aquaculture farms (mostly shrimp farms). The Just-Pope framework for a stochastic […]
Leaving unemployment of an individual: The impact of unemployed benefits and family’s income
By Le Thi Cam Nhung (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract This paper aims to analyze the determinants to affect the probability of having a job after a period of being unemployed of Vietnamese labor by using Vietnam household living standard survey. The study covers 1,156 observations by filtering all people in […]
The impact of food safety standard on coffee export. The case in Vietnam during 2005-2014
By Truong Tan Tai (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung Abstract The objective of this study is to scrutinize the impact of FSS on the quantity of Vietnam’s coffee export. Meanwhile, the regulated number of pesticides or average maximum residue levels is usually applied as a measurement of Food Safety Standard of a country. […]
The Capital Asset Pricing Model: Beta and what else?
By Pham Ngoc Thach (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract It has been 50 years since the first Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) was developed by Sharpe (1964) and Lintner (1965). Similar to any other theory, CAPM has been facing with hundreds of critiques from theoreticians and empiricists. Recent evidences suggest that CAPM […]
The impact of technology adoption on employment structures and labor productivity a case study in Vietnam manufacturing firms form 2007 to 2013
By Nguyen Huong Nguyen (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This study investigates directly the impact of technology adoption on employment structures and labor productivity in Vietnamese manufacturing firms by using the panel data from the Survey of Small and Medium Scale Manufacturing Enterprises (SMEs) from 2007 to 2013. Results show that adopting […]
Direct, indirect and total effect in spatial analysis of provincial FDI in Vietnam
By Le Van Thang (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Luu Bao Doan Abstract This paper investigates the spatial pattern of Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) for all 63 provinces in Vietnam from 2011 to 2014. Empirical studies on locational determinants of FDI typically neglected the spatial interaction among observations which lead to inefficient and biased estimations. […]