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 […]
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 […]
The relationship between investment and dividend in cash flow uncertainty condition: A Vietnam case
By Tran Thi Nhat Linh (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract This paper aims to show the relationship between investment and dividend in cash flow uncertainty condition by using data of 246 Vietnamese listed firms from 2011 to 2014. The study shows that in the relationship between investment and dividend does not significant […]
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. […]
Determinants of firm exit in Vietnam
By Tran Thi Lam (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract This paper examines the determinants of firm exit in Vietnam using SME data from 2005 to 2011. Using panel data from 10 provinces and cities in Vietnam and applying the logistic regression method, this study finds that total asset and leverage have positive […]
Consumer’s choice of food store for delivery in HCMC
By Phan Duy Lap (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract There has been a rapidly growing of order food online service from 2012 to 2015 in Vietnam based on data from Vietnammm.com website. Vietnammm.com was not only increased in the number of orders per month but also they got a significant risen in […]
Do better institutions boost firm performance? The case of manufacturing firms in Vietnam
By Nguyen Thi Nha Trang (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This paper explores how institutional reforms in Vietnam affect the performance of manufacturing enterprises across 63 provinces by utilizing a unique dataset which includes the 2007-2012 Provincial Competitiveness Index merged with a set of data on firm-level performance extracted from the annual […]
The relationship between financial constraint and SMEs total factor productivity
By Ho Bao Tran (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract Using panel data from Vietnamese Small and Medium Enterprises Survey from 2004 to 2010, this study aims to examine the relationship between financial constraint and firm total factor productivity of small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. To achieve this objective, this study […]
Construct credit scoring models using logistic regression, neural network and the hybrid model
By Le Minh Tien (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Dinh Long Abstract Viet Nam economy is facing many difficulties, the operation of enterprises is not effective leading to the non performing loan ratio of Banks increases. In the period 2007 to 2014, Viet Nam have seen a downtrend in credit growth from 53,89% in 2007 […]
Valuation of recreational service by the mangrove ecosystem in Thanh Phu natural reserve
By Nguyen Thi Dieu Thuy (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This study is part of a research project conducted to estimate environmental service value of the mangroves in Thanh Phu ward, Ben Tre province, South Vietnam to inform policy makers in applying the Payment for Forest Environmental Services program. The study set […]
Mothers education and child health: Evidence from Vietnam 2009-2011
By Tran Trung Thu (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract This study aims to examine the relationship between mother’s education and children health in Vietnam. Data are taken from The Vietnam Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) by the General Statistics Office of Vietnam, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the United Nations […]
Productivity growth, technological progress and efficiency changes in Vietnamese high-tech industries
By Dao Hoang Binh Thien (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Recently, Vietnamese high-tech industries have been receiving attention from both the government, foreign companies, as well as the private sector due to the notable figures of export values (Ministry of Trade and Industry [MoIT] & United Nations Industrial Development Organization [UNIDO], 2011). […]
Maternal health care in Vietnam: Demand for antenatal care and choice of delivery care services
By Nguyen Thi Hoai Trang (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract This thesis research aims to analyze the impact of individual characteristics, household characteristic and communities in utilization of maternal health care services in Vietnam. Using the latest data of Vietnam’s Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey 2013-2014, it employs the Negative Nominal Model for […]
The effects of early childhood education attendance on cognitive development: Evidence from Vietnam
By Trieu Van Viet (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung Abstract Over the past several decades, numerous studies have documented the association between early childhood education attendance and children’s cognitive abilities. This thesis aims to examine whether the positive relationship between preschool attendance and cognitive skills found in previous studies holds in Vietnam. The […]
Impact of economic volatility on corporate income tax rate: The case of 20 Asian countries
By Truong Hoang Yen (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Hoang Bao Abstract This paper examines the impact of economic volatility on the corporate income tax rate in the context of globalization and international taxation competition. The impact is analyzed by two models, direct and indirect effect model. The former investigates directly the relationship of corporate […]
The effect of bank capital and ownership structure on bank performance: Evidence in Vietnam
By Nguyen Thi Viet Anh (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh Abstract This study aimed at assessing the impact of capital structure and ownership structure on Vietnamese bank performance. The study used secondary data of forty-nine Vietnamese banks with 387 observations in the period 2005-2014, employing Feasible General Least Square as well as […]
Energy consumption and real GDP in Asean
By Duong Thien Chi (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Abstract This paper aims to examine the relationship between real GDP and energy consumption in ASEAN. The paper use the panel data collected from WorldBank from 1974 to 2014. The panel unit root tests, panel cointegration test and VECM Granger Causality test will be […]
A gravity model for world natural rubber trade
By Vo Cong Danh (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract The purpose of this empirical analysis is to investigate the determinants of world natural rubber trade flows based on gravity model among four largest exporting countries, namely, Thailand, Indonesia, Malaysia, Vietnam and their fourteen major importing partners: Brazil, Canada, China, France, Germany, […]
Demographic factors and economic growth: The bidirectional causality in South East Asia
By Vo Tan Thanh Diep (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This study has demonstrated new evidence sustaining the idea that variation in demographic factors is an important determinant of growth in per capita income. Using an annual panel dataset from 1990 to 2013 at the country-level in the Southeast Asia, this study […]
Impacts of school resources on training outcome: A case study on three southern universities supervised by MOIT
By Vo Xuan Duc (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Huu Dung Abstract This study investigates the impact of school resources on training outcome, based on the relationship between the annual number of graduates and related factors. We examine that impact for understanding about the determinants could lead to the increase or decrease on the annual […]
Economies of scale and input costs efficiency of commercial banks in Vietnam, 2006-2014
By Dang Tri Dung (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This study is conducted to determine and quantify the performance of the commercial banks in Vietnam in relation to their economies of scale and the possibility of substitute of inputs in their operations. Data used in this study were collected from 32 commercial […]