Master Thesis

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, […]

By Phan Chanh Phong (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Cao Hao Thi Abstract The role of institutions has generated considerable interest among researchers and practitioners recently, with the various result approaches and proposals. The studies often investigate the direct impact of institutions on growth; moreover, there are few researches on this topic in Southeast Asian area […]

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 […]

By Do Quang Thai (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Hoang Bao Abstract This research focuses on the impact of determinants to capital structure with respect to 56 listed real estate companies in Vietnam from 2010 to 2013. Basing on two theories of trade-off and pecking order, capital structure, which is defined by debt ratio, is expected […]

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 […]

By Phan Bui Khue Dai (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This paper investigates determinants of household waste recycling behavior for six different materials: paper, carton, plastic, metal, glass and cloth using data from the survey “Consumption behavior towards green growth in urban area of Viet Nam”, funded by National Foundation for Science […]

By Hoang Tung Diep (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract Crude oil is considerably the most important energy for world economy and most of all countries were affected by the crude oil price no matter they are played as the producers or consumers or both. Applying the data of 27 OECD countries […]

By Tran Quang Duy (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Phu Quoc Abstract Research about the role of liquidity in explaining stock returns has mainly been conducted in developed market and yielded ambiguous conclusion about its explanatory power. From this gap in literature, this empirical research is conducted to examine the influence of liquidity on stock […]

By Pham Thi Hang (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Over the past three decades, remittance inflows have increasing dramatically and become the main source of foreign exchange both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GDP in many developing countries. However, the growth effect of remittance is still not well understood. […]

By Huynh Thi Ngoc Hien (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Phuong Abstract As the world moves toward global expansion, the global enterprises in both developed and developing countries have been becoming the main drivers of this process. Although there are many empirical studies on the actual relationship between internationalization and performance, the question is […]

By Tran Phu Hoa (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Mangrove forest exploitation had been one of the critical issues for developing countries in recent years. Aquaculture expanding was believed to be the number one reason for the vanishing of mangrove forests. Using the production function approach, the paper attempted to get insides […]

By Tran The Hung (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Vietnam is in the process of improving health system. To achieve this goal, the Vietnam Government attempts to expend the coverage of public health insurance which is an effective tool in low and middle income countries to finance health care provision (WHO, 2000). […]

By Nguyen Hung (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This study aims to verify the association between financial liberalization and economic growth in ASEAN countries, by using the annual panel data set from 1990 to 2013 at the country level. The regression model is base on the form of growth model and similarly with […]

By Nguyen Quang Huy (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This study devotes to analyze the effect of free trade agreement on Vietnam’s trade flow of goods by establishing gravity model for 184 trading partners between 1990 and 2012. Basing on the theoretical foundation and previous empirical papers, the FTA is expected to […]

By Hoang Huong Giang (VNP 18) Supervisor: Dr. Tran Tien Khai Abstract Collecting 4636 observations at household level from VHLSS 2012, this study aims to investigate the effects of current resources of family on education expenditure ratio for children in Vietnam. The findings of the study provide the whole context of the education expenditure situation […]

By Vu Thi Khanh (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract Using panel data from the Vietnamese Enterprise Survey (VES) from 2006-2012, this thesis aims to analyze the relationship between financial development and financing constraints of firms in Vietnam. The Euler equation approach is applied to model firms’ investment. Investment sensitivity to cash-flow is […]

By Le Thi Nhu An (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Abstract Since the Vietnamese economic reform called “Doi Moi” in 1986, Vietnam has witnessed a blooming in economy as well as the huge remittances flow from the internal and external migrants. Many researches choose the remittances behavior for their study. Learning from the way […]

By Dang Huu Loc (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This study is conducted to examine and understand a behavior of dividend payout policy at Vietnam’s listed firms for the period from 2007 to 2013. In doing so, the four well-known models are adopted, known as: (i) the partial adjustment model, (ii) the […]

By Le Thi Hoang Anh (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract This paper focuses on the impacts of financial development on economic growth with the cases of 122 low and middle-income countries from 1995 to 2014. Indicators for financial development include the ratio of liquid liabilities to GDP and the ratio of […]

By Dang Thi Ly Ly (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Hoang Bao Abstract This paper employs gravity model to analyze the bilateral seafood trade between Vietnam and 17 countries from 1997 to 2012. The panel data is taken from Vietnam General Statistics Organization, International Monetary Fund, World Bank and Centre d’Etudes Prospectives et d’Informations Internationales. […]

By Vo The Anh (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This thesis focuses on achieving two main objectives: (i) an evaluation of the Thailand’s currency to confirm whether a currency is over- or undervalued during the period from 1980 to 2013 for the case of Thailand; and (ii) a consideration of the effects of […]