An explanation for Vietnam’s recent migration pattern based on cumulative causation theory and relative deprivation theory
By Vu Thu Ha (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This paper combines cumulative causation theory and relative deprivation theory to explain incentives and influences on decision to send migrants of a household, concerning interaction of the household’s characteristics, especially factors related to income, and the features of the origin community. Two subsets […]
Business cycle synchronization in the Asean: Degree and driving forces
By Nhu Dinh Hiep (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This study is conducted to evaluate the degree of the business cycle synchronization in the 10 ASEAN economies from 2000-2016. To overcome the limitation of the old measuring technique and data constraints, this study makes use of the new measure of business cycle […]
Parental investment and the joint evolution of children’s cognitive and non-cognitive skills: Evidences in Vietnam
By Tran Khanh Hoa (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Given the importance of skill set as a predictor of life outcomes, this study investigates the effect of parental investment on the development of cognitive and non-cognitive skills of 2,000 children, who were tracked from age 1 to age 12, using longitudinal data […]
Firm performance under the interactive moderation of capital structure, dividend policy and state ownership
By Tran Le Khang (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Hong Thai Abstract Privatization has become Vietnam’s top priority to drive the country toward the market-oriented economy as well as to improve business activities within SOEs since 1992. However, after quarter a century, the process is increasingly slowing down and is supposed not to help […]
“The impact of macroeconomic uncertainty on corporate investment” The case study of Vietnam shareholder
By Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Linh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien Abstract Employing proxies of macroeconomic uncertainty of Baum et al. (2005), I am based on the proposed empirical model of Gulen and Ion (2015) to examine how corporate capital investment is affected by macroeconomic uncertainty for enterprises of Vietnam in the period of […]
Online shopping vs. In-store shopping. An analysis of choice behavior
By Pham Nhu Man (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract This study examines the consumer’s choice between online and in-store shopping for a specific product of books. For this purpose, a survey of 352 book buyers was implemented to collect revealed and stated preference data. Conditional logit and mixed logit models are used […]
The impact of alternative wetting and drying technique adoption on technical efficiency: empirical evidence from rice production in Mekong river delta, Vietnam
By Huynh Ngoc Song Minh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Le Thanh Loan Abstract One of the most serious issues that potentially lead to total rice yield losses is climate change and its consequence, water scarcity. To counteract with this problem, the International Rice Research Institute has developed and promoted the alternate wetting and drying (AWD) water […]
The impact of health insurance on out-of-pocket payments in the Mekong river delta
By Ta Thi Hong Ngoc (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Tu Van Binh Abstract The study uses the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey in the year of 2012 and 2014 in 13 provinces in the Mekong River Delta (MRD) to evaluate the impact of health insurance on out-of-pocket payments in the MRD. Three models including Pool […]
Likely-dead trans-pacific partnership agreement and Vietnam’s apparel
By Nguyen Thi Tuong Vy (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Le Thanh Loan Abstract The thesis aims to investigate the impact of the proposed Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement on Vietnam’s apparel industry. The TPP is a not-yet-in-force agreement and is stiffly opposed by the new president of the United States (US), however it has still received […]
Sellers’s reactions to takeover rumours and announcements before M&A: The event study on HOSE
By Nguyen Thi Hong Ngoc (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract This paper examines the trading activity of target firms in the days before acquisition announcement. Using a sample of acquisition announcements in HOSE during the period of 2012 – 2016, the results showed that significantly abnormally trading volume precedes share price movements. […]
Climate change and income diversification in the Mekong river delta: A panel data analysis
By Nguyen Thi Tuyet Nga (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract The main objective of this study is to analyze the impact of climate change and other socio – economic determinants on the income diversification strategy in Mekong River Delta. The data set is drawn from the VHLSS 2010,2012 and 2014, while climatic […]
Corporate governance and ownership on voluntary information disclosure: Case study for listed firms in Ho Chi Minh stock exchange
By Phan Hoa Thao Nguyen (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract Using final sample data of 237 publicly traded firms on HOSE for the study period from 2010 to 2015, the paper investigates the relationship between corporate governance and ownership to voluntary information disclosure in Vietnam. Furthermore, to check significant impact of corporate […]
Determinants of students’ academic performance: The case of Mekong river data
By Tran Chi Nguyen (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This paper focus on examines factors that influence student academic performance in Mekong River Delta, Vietnam. Basing on a survey that is conducted by the author in 2015, 297 students of Can Tho University have filtered to examine. The Education production function of […]
How do womens education and career affect their decision on marriage and motherhood? A case study for Vietnam
By Truong Uyen Phuong (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Nowadays, time to marry has been earlier among women in developing countries, and time of entry into first marriage has each particular effect on health issue of women and their children. However, there are not many researches focusing on this area, especially for […]
Can public administration explain economic performance: The case of sixty three provinces in Vietnam
By Hoang Hong Quan (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract Economic growth can be explained using fundamental (De facto) cause and proximate (De jure) ones. This study attempt to explore proximate nature which is of elements of economic activities of Vietnam including institutional quality based on cross-province dataset. The methodology adopted is informal […]
Information sharing, bank penetration and tax evasion in the developing countries
By Vo Manh Tan (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract Tax evasion defines illegal activities which aim to conceal taxable income from tax authorities or to include expenses which are not allowed in order to reduce tax duties. In the developing countries, tax evasion is critical problems and barriers to growth. An extensive […]
Macro economic determinants of credit risks in the Asean banking system
By Nguyen Chi Thanh (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Hong Thai Abstract The impact of credit risk, which is caused by the increase in the non-performing loans (NPLs), on the performance and stability of banking system as well as economic activities have recently raised many interests from researchers and policy makers. Motivated by the […]
Determinant of non-performance loans – the case of Vietnamese banking sector
By Truong Ngoc Thanh (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh Abstract The main purpose of this study is to examine the determinants of non-performing loans (NPLs) in the case of Vietnamese banking sector by analyzing the unbalanced panel data of 30 Vietnamese banks over the period of 2008 – 2012. Both of macroeconomic […]
Airline choice for domestic flights in Vietnam: Application of multinomial logit model
By Tran Phuoc Tho (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract In 2015, Vietnam witnessed the booming of airline industry. The participation of low cost carriers makes the airline market more and more competitive. Understanding the behavior of passengers is essential for any carriers to make their strategic policies. This study employs the multinomial […]
Effects of social capital on self-rated life-satisfaction among residents: Evidence from Vietnam
By Truong Ngoc Anh Thu (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This dissertation provides an insight into the relationship between self-rated life-satisfaction and social capital, controlling for some demographic and individual characteristics in rural Vietnam as well as tests the theoretical predictions of the social capital investment model from the data of Vietnam […]
Parental absence and child labor in Vietnam
By Nguyen Ngoc Minh Thu (VNP 21) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Hoang Bao Abstract Child labor is defined as a task which had took out the childhood from children; have an ability to affect negatively on child physical and mental development. These tasks also obstruct child schooling by disposing child from the chance of learning at […]