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 […]
Leaving unemployment of an individual: The impact of unemployed benefits and family’s income
By Le Thi Cam Nhung (VNP 20) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract This paper aims to analyze the determinants to affect the probability of having a job after a period of being unemployed of Vietnamese labor by using Vietnam household living standard survey. The study covers 1,156 observations by filtering all people in […]
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 […]
Determinants of households expenditure on English-language education: The case of Ho Chi Minh city
By Luu Thi Kieu Oanh (VNP 18) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This study attempts to investigate household’s expenditure on English education for primary school children using the surveyed data from 267 randomly collected households in Ho Chi Minh City. As a result, the current payment for English education of household in Ho Chi […]
Does remittance affect on behaviour of households? A case study of 12 rural provinces in Vietnam
By Nguyen Ngo Phuong Diep (VNP 18) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Thu Tra Abstract During the past decades, remittance becomes a new capital source in developing countries. This capital flow which is increasing every year in the developing countries derived from origins such as exporting labors, or migration from countries with low income to countries […]


