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 […]
Bank credit and firm growth: Empirical evidences from Vietnam
By Nguyen Hong Phong (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract: Firm growth is an important factor to evaluate an entity and it is affected by many factors. One of them is bank credit but there isare little empirical studies about this relationship. This study assesses the relationship between bank credit and firm growth […]
Determinants of individual life insurance purchase
By Nguyen Thi Thuy Tram (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract: The aim of this paper is to discovery the life insurance owner portrait, explain consumer’s behavior concerning. It is expected to provide a better understanding of how and why life insurance purchases are made by an individual. We attempt to examine the […]
Determinants of final price in online auction: Evidence in Vietnam
By Nguyen Tri Thong (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Dinh Long Abstract: The strategic behaviors of sellers and buyers to maximize profits, minimize costs and risks in the online auction are important subjects in recent economic research. The aim of this thesis is to study the strategic behavior of the sellers through the presentation of […]
Analysis of implied cost of equity capital and the reflection of equity intrinsic values on the market prices
By Tran Vinh Thai (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Duong Nhu Hung Abstract: This thesis focuses on two objectives: analyzing the relationship between the model-based implied cost of equity capital (ICC) and the future realized returns at both individual firm level and whole market level; evaluating the performance of valuation models when the model-based ICC is […]
The relationship between migration and climate change: A case of Vietnam
By Ngo Chi Tam (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Dang Le Hoa Abstract This study attempts to examine the relationship between migration and climate change. The data is extracted from VHLSS in 2014 and 2016. The surveys were conducted by GSO, including 1635 observations. The analysis is based on the theoretical framework from the migration model […]
The effects of economic shocks to households on children education: An evidence from China
By Tran Thi Kieu Oanh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Tat Thang Abstract: Using data from the Institute of Social Science Survey (ISSS) of Peking University conducted in China, this article examines the impact of economic shock to households on changes in school attendance levels and education expenditure. Firstly, ordered logit model is utilized to estimate […]
The effect of cash flow sensitivity on enterprises’ cash holdings: Evidence from Vietnam
Government expenditure and happiness: Direct and indirect effects
Basel III and bank lending channel: Evidence in BRICS and OECD countries
By Nguyen Thi Hong Van (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Le Ho An Chau Abstract Basel committee on banking supervision (BCBS) promulgated Basel III regulations with more tightened operating conditions in the banking sector. This improvement of BCBS has brought about a lot of arguments. Some researchers suppose that Basel III regulations raise the marginal […]
Government expenditure and happiness: Direct and indirect effects
By Dao Kim Tung (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam / Dr. Elissaios Papyrakis Abstract This research paper aims to investigate the importance and significance of government size on happiness. Utilizing a relative large panel sample, which covers 183 countries in a period from 1990 to 2016, the research objective is first to study the […]
The effect of cash flow sensitivity on enterprises’ cash holdings: Evidence from Vietnam
By Le Kha Tu (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Ngo Minh Hai Abstract: Cash holdings have long been a particular concern when studying the financial policies of enterprises. The global financial crisis in 2008 has impacted many economies in the world; Vietnam was one of the few emerging economies in Southeast Asia being less affected by the […]
Determinants of non-performing loans in Vietnamese banking system
By Nguyen Thi Hong Thuong (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Van Ngai Abstract Credit risk is one of the elements impact on the health of banking systems and performance of economic activities. Non-performing loans is the general factor presents for this bank’s credit risk. There are previous researches indicate the close relations between bad debts […]
Capital structure and growth option: evidence from Vietnam’s stock market
By Nguyen Cong Thanh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Hong Thai Abstract The research identifies the impacts of growth opportunities on capital structure of Vietnamese companies. All of the listed firms on Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE) and Hanoi Stock Exchange (HNX) from 2008 to 2015 are included in the research data. The […]
Systematic risk in the capital asset pricing model for Australia: A clinical death?
By Nguyen Cong Thang (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract On the ground of a well-known Markowitz’s Modern Portfolio Theory, a Sharpe-Lintner Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) was derived. The CAPM confirms that only systematic risk – denoted by ß (beta), does matter and investors are only compensated for taking systematic risk. Various […]
Maginal price of urban flooding in Ho Chi Minh City
By Vo Le Minh Phuong (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract This study applies hedonic price function to estimate the effect of urban flooding of Ho Chi Minh city. Instead of using the sale price, this study alternatively uses the rental price from three commercial banks located in Ho Chi Minh City as the […]
The impact of marriage on happiness in Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam
By Tran Pham Bao Nguyen (VNP22) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract The main purpose of this research need to find the answer of the question if the married woman will be happier than single folks over lifetimes as well the method of measuring happiness in practice and the impact of marriage on happiness. We […]
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. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]


