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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Banking industry volatility and economic growth
By Tran Quoc Thanh (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Xuan Vinh Abstract There is growing evidence from multi- studies indicating that there are lots of determinants advocate to economic growth. However, very few research papers contribute to banking sector, vital field of modern economy. It is unclear whether it is appropriate to assume an identical […]
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 […]
Impact of financial liberalization on private savings rate. A panel data analysis
By Le Thanh Thanh (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Hoang Bao Abstract This paper investigates the impact of financial liberalization on private savings rate. The study covers the data of 58 countries from 1980 to 2005. The Abiad et al (2008) database was used to measure the financial liberalization indices. Three-Stage Least Squares (3SLS) was […]
Debt tax shield and firm value: Empirical evidence from listed companies in Vietnam
By Nguyen Thi Hong Hoa (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract In the present study, panel data in fiscal year from 2008 to 2015 has been collected to reveal the interaction between debt tax shield and firm value. The main purpose is to examine the value of debt tax shield and its effect […]
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 […]
The impact of food safety standards on rice exports from Vietnam
By Bui Minh Khoi (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Tran Tien Khai Abstract This paper investigates the impact of food safety standard on rice export from Vietnam. The study covers 154 countries in the UN Comtrade data website from 2003 to 2013 and uses aflatoxin B1 to present for food safety standard. The findings confirm that […]
Family Ownership, strategy risks and firm’s performance
By Nguyen Son Kien (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract A corporate governance framework is required for a successful operation of firms. This framework is generally known to include various aspects of corporate governance, including ownership structure, characteristics of the board of directors and the strategic risks (including both systematic and non-systematic risk) […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 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 […]
Irrigation and rice production: Evidence in Vietnam
By Le Huu Nhat Quang (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract This thesis investigates the relationship between irrigation and rice production in the case of Vietnam. Further analyses are conducted to figure out the differences in impact on rice yield among water sources and explore whether effect of using canal for irrigation varies […]
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 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. […]