Economic growth and crime against business in developing economies
By Nguyen Quoc Khanh (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract This study examines the correlation between economic growth and crime against business in 106 developing economies between 2006 and 2017. The finding of this study is economic growth has negative relationship with crime against business on all firm sizes. Crime against business […]
The impact of interest-subsidy policy on firm profitability: Evidence from Vietnamese lending-rate ceiling policy
By Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Phu Quoc Abstract: The empirical results which examine the real impact of interest-subsidy policy on firm profitability are not consistent. The supporters indicate that it has the significantly positive impact on firm profitability. On the other hand, their critics prove that this policy is just the […]
The dynamic relationship of oil price, gold price and stock market return. Evidence in Vietnam
By Nguyen Phan Hong Ngoc (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Ngo Minh Hai Abstract: The thesis research the dynamic relationship among oil price, gold price and the stock market return in Vietnam. By applying different statistical methods, this thesis aims to investigate how these three assets move in relation to each other. The time series data […]
The determinants of financial instability in emerging countries: The case of Vietnam
By Le Ton Quang Phat (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Dr. Howard Nicholas Abstract: The study mainly aims to determine a precise definition and to identify the determinants of financial instability in Vietnam and other emerging countries.. The theoretical literature review is conducted under the existing debates of two polar camps of the […]
The impact of FDI on stock market development. Evidence in Asian countries
By Le Quang Phu (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Ho An Chau Abstract: Through applying panel data, this paper examines the role of FDI in developing the stock market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries during the period 1990-2017. This includes an overview of the theoretical framework, in which the supplementary role of FDI on the […]
Gender wealth gap: An empirical study in Vietnam
By Ho Doan Phuong (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract: Unlike gender income gap, which has been plentifully studied in both developed and developing countries, studies on gender wealth gap are limited especially in developing countries due to the limit of households’ data from the developing countries such as Vietnam. Using Machado-Mata decomposition […]
The impacts of twin deficits, technology change on the long-term economic growth in 17 developed and developing economies during 2003-2012
By Nguyen Dang Quang (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract: It seems that twin deficits are a mythic phenomenon for improving the economy and economic growth in advanced and less developed countries. Therefore, this research analyzes the impacts of twin deficits on the economic growth in 17 developing and developed economies during 2003-2012. […]
Dividend policy and stock price volatility: Empirical evidence from Viet Nam
By Ho Nhat Thy (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract The study investigates the impact of dividend policy which is measured by dividend yield and dividend payout ratio on stock price volatility of companies listed on the Vietnam stock market with various industries, including financial and non-financial sectors. The study uses the multivariable […]
Determinants of remittance behavior. The case of Vietnam
By Nguyen Bao Tran (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Thanh Loan Abstract This study concentrates on the determinants which influence the remittance behavior in the context of Vietnam under the remittances model estimation. By using datasets of the 2015 National Internal Migration Survey, we basically investigate the remittance model throughout the Heckman two-step estimation. This […]
Relationship between managers’ risk preference and firms’ compliance with environmental regulations: Evidence in Vietnam
By Pham Thi Lan Trinh (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Vietnam has had high economic growth over the last decade; we have faced the quickly decreasing in environmental quality especially in the big cities. There has been a large of researches on estimating the determinants of firm’s environmental performance. Most of them […]
Client entertainment expenses and firm performance: Evidence from small and medium enterprises in Vietnam
By Nguyen Thi Kim Uyen (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Appropriate business strategies are considered as the key factors for firm performance, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In Vietnam, SMEs play an important role in promoting the development of the economy. Therefore, investigating the suitable strategy to boost SME performance […]
Trade openness and environmental quality. Evidence from 24 Asia-Pacific economies (1995-2016)
By Le Bui Xuan Dung (VNP 23) Supervisor: Prof. Peter van Bergeijk Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract: Due to the inconclusive literature on the trade openness-environmental quality nexus as well as the research gap in the environmental effect of trade openness for the Asia-Pacific region specifically, this study aims at analysing the environmental influence […]
Basel III and bank lending channel: Evidence in BRICS and OECD countries
By Nguyen Thi Hong Van (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Le Ho An Chau Abstract Basel committee on banking supervision (BCBS) promulgated Basel III regulations with more tightened operating conditions in the banking sector. This improvement of BCBS has brought about a lot of arguments. Some researchers suppose that Basel III regulations raise the marginal […]
Multidimensional poverty in the Southern region of Vietnam
By Truong Dat Anh (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Tran Tien Khai Abstract This thesis researches about multidimensional poverty in rural area of the Southern region of Vietnam. The research scope is 19 provinces, separated into area the Southeast region and the Southwest region. Based on VHLSS 2014 data set of General Statistic Offices of Vietnam, […]
Macroeconomic, financial and institutional determinants of banking crisis: The money market pressure index approach
By Chau The Vinh (VNP 18) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract The thesis estimates a logit regression model by fixed effect with a combination of some macroeconomic and financial indicators from the work of Hagen and Ho (2007) and Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) from the updated database of Kaufmann (2013) as explanatory variables for […]
The effect of corruption on economic growth. Analysis on high income countries for period 2012 – 2017
By Ngo Hoang Viet (VNP 16) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract In recent years, corruption has attracted increasing attention and been studied by a number of researchers. Nevertheless, the influence of corruption upon the growth of the economies has still been in arguments among economists. This thesis investigates and estimates the relationships between corruption […]
Poverty transition in rural households: Evidence from Vietnam access to resources households survey (VARHS)
By Bui Thi Minh Thu (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract: The aim of this paper is to estimate the effects of variables including household characteristics, household access to services and social policies on poverty transition of rural households in Vietnam. By using the panel data of 12 provinces in the period of […]
Analysis of substitutability between input factors of grain crop cultivation in Vietnam
By Ha Ngoc Tam (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract: Given increasing demand for food, and that land is limited while there is many competitive uses, there is a need to substitute land by other inputs in agriculture. The main objective of this study is to measure the substitutability between the inputs of […]
Assessing foreign aid’s long run contribution to growth in Southeast Asian countries
By Nguyen Kien Truc (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Ngai Abstract: The research was based on the gap and inspiration for studies on the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth. This study focuses on the relationship between foreign aid and economic growth in 11 Southeast Asian countries from 1960 to 2014. This study […]