The relationship between internationalization and manufacturing firms’ performance in Vietnam: The moderating effect of organizational slacks
By Huynh Thi Ngoc Hien (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Phuong Abstract As the world moves toward global expansion, the global enterprises in both developed and developing countries have been becoming the main drivers of this process. Although there are many empirical studies on the actual relationship between internationalization and performance, the question is […]
Remittances and economic growth in developing Asia and the Pacific countries
By Pham Thi Hang (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Over the past three decades, remittance inflows have increasing dramatically and become the main source of foreign exchange both in absolute terms and as a percentage of GDP in many developing countries. However, the growth effect of remittance is still not well understood. […]
Liquidity premium in stock returns, The case of Vietnam
By Tran Quang Duy (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Phu Quoc Abstract Research about the role of liquidity in explaining stock returns has mainly been conducted in developed market and yielded ambiguous conclusion about its explanatory power. From this gap in literature, this empirical research is conducted to examine the influence of liquidity on stock […]
Estimation of crude oil import demand of OECD countries
By Hoang Tung Diep (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract Crude oil is considerably the most important energy for world economy and most of all countries were affected by the crude oil price no matter they are played as the producers or consumers or both. Applying the data of 27 OECD countries […]
Determinants of household waste recycling behavior. The case of Ho Chi Minh City
By Phan Bui Khue Dai (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This paper investigates determinants of household waste recycling behavior for six different materials: paper, carton, plastic, metal, glass and cloth using data from the survey “Consumption behavior towards green growth in urban area of Viet Nam”, funded by National Foundation for Science […]
Applying contingent valuation method for estimating willingness to pay to control urban flooding in Ho Chi Minh City
By Nguyen Duy Chinh (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Despite the implementation of many large scale projects involving in controlling urban flooding in Ho Chi Minh City, the issue of urban flooding has been a long-lasting issue for inhabitants in HCMC. There are many causes for the problem, both objective and man-made. […]
Relationship between external debt and economic growth in selected developing countries
By Nguyen Thanh Thai Chan (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam
The impact evaluation of adoption hybrid-rice variety in Vietnam
By Luong Quoc Bao (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract This thesis research aims to analyze the impact of hybrid rice variety adoption on household welfare, particularly net revenue and consumption in Vietnam. It employs propensity score matching with data from the Vietnam Access to Resource Household Survey (VARHS) in 2012. The result […]
Exchange rate and trade balance: A new approach using big mac index for the case of Thailand
By Vo The Anh (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This thesis focuses on achieving two main objectives: (i) an evaluation of the Thailand’s currency to confirm whether a currency is over- or undervalued during the period from 1980 to 2013 for the case of Thailand; and (ii) a consideration of the effects of […]
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 […]
Impact of remittances on the households expenditure structure in Vietnam
By Le Thi Nhu An (VNP 19) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Ngoc Thuy Abstract Since the Vietnamese economic reform called “Doi Moi” in 1986, Vietnam has witnessed a blooming in economy as well as the huge remittances flow from the internal and external migrants. Many researches choose the remittances behavior for their study. Learning from the way […]


