The export sophistication and economic growth: Evidence from cross-country andpanel analysis
By Mai Kien Trung (VNP 25) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Dinh Long Abstract: Conventional belief states that the export structure has a vital role in explaining economic growth. Hausmann, Hwang, and Rodrik (HHR) (2007) successfully measure export sophistication by introducing the widely used PRODY and EXPY in the famous paper “What you export matters.” HHR claimed that […]
The impact of international financial integration on economic growth
By Duong Thi Ngoc Quynh (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Hong Thai Abstract: In recent decades, policymakers and academic researchers have been interested in the relationship between international financial integration and economic growth because, in theory, the open capital account can foster economic growth through direct and indirect channels. However, pioneering researchers have faced […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The effect of corruption on economic growth in Southeast Asia countries
By Le Kim Dung (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Many theoretical and empirical studies suggest that economic growth depends on various factors such as physical capital, human capital, openness to trade, macroeconomic conditions, corruption perceptions, education, and population growth. This study focuses on summarizing these studies and examining the total impact of […]
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 […]
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 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 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
The impact of institutions on economic growth and income in Southeast Asian countries
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 […]
The effects of financial liberalization on economic growth – Case study for ASEAN countries by using KAOPEN Index
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 […]
Impact of financial depth and domestic credit on economic growth: The case of low and middle-income countries from 1995-2014
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 […]
The causal relationship between money supply, inflation and economic growth in Vietnam
By Nguyen Trong Tin (VNP 18) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Ngai Abstract This study analyzes the causal relationships between money supply, inflation and economic growth in Vietnam in the period of 1999Q2 – 2012Q3. Quarterly macroeconomic data were collected from IFS and GSO. The thesis employs the Granger test in the Vector Error Correction Model […]
The effect of financial development on economic growth: Evidence from Asian countries
By Tran Thanh Giang (VNP 18) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Ngai Abstract This study estimates the effect of financial development on economic growth in Asian countries in the period from 2000 to 2011. Based on unbalanced panel data, this effect is examined by Fixed effects model (FEM) and the first difference Generalizes Methods of Moments […]
Effects of corruption on economic growth through transmission channels in developing countries
By Nguyen Ninh Quoc Tran (VNP 17) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai/ Dr. Pham Hoang Van Abstract This paper examines direct and indirect effects of corruption on economics growth in developing countries. Indirect effects of corruption on economic growth will be examined by five transmission channels such as government size, capital investment, trade openness, human […]
The impact of remittances on economic growth: Evidence from selected ASEAN developing countries
By Nguyen Hai Tra Mi (VNP 17) Supervisor: Dr. Le Cong Tru Abstract Over the last decades, remittances have been regarded as one of the important sources of financial flows to developing countries. Nevertheless, whether remittance serves economic growth or not is so far still a key empirical question. This paper attempts to examine this […]
From economic growth to sustainable development: Lessons for Vietnam
By Nguyen Thi Hong (VNP 16) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Hoang Van / Dr.Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract In the scenes of strong economic development all over the world during some decades ago, the new problems that are happening everywhere is the consequence of progress can be attract more concerns of economists. That is the trade-off of […]
