Determinants of FDI in Vietnam: An application of the gravity model
By Hoang Ngoc Dat (VNP 24) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Quynh Huy Abstract: For developing countries, Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) has been identified as an important source of capital, contributing remarkably to economic growth, technological transfer, and poverty reduction. Consequently, the subject is of intense interests to both economists and policy makers. Many studies have been conducted […]
Impacts of technological gap and economic factors on trade flows of emerging East Asian nations
By Nguyen Lam Giang (VNP 24) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Dr. Howard Nicholas Abstract: The paper uses an augmented gravity model to examine trade flows from emerging East Asian nations (including China) to developed countries. A “technological gap” variable is constructed and integrated in gravity model to investigate its impacts on those export flows. Theory […]
Impacts of visits by heads of states on China’s merchandise imports from members countries of the Belt and Road Initiative
By Nguyen Thanh Tung (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Dr. Peter van Bergeijk Abstract: Since 1990s, economic diplomacy has been a more attentive and important topic in global economy studies. Among other instruments, visits performed by heads of states have been studied as one of main indicators for economic diplomacy. Papers by […]
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 […]
A gravity model for world natural rubber trade
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, […]
Impacts of food safety regulations on Vietnam seafood export
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. […]
The impact of free trade agreement on trade flow of goods in Vietnam
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 […]
