VNP 22

By Nguyen Ngoc Phuong Linh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thu Hien Abstract Employing proxies of macroeconomic uncertainty of Baum et al. (2005), I am based on the proposed empirical model of Gulen and Ion (2015) to examine how corporate capital investment is affected by macroeconomic uncertainty for enterprises of Vietnam in the period of […]

By Tran Le Khang (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Hong Thai Abstract Privatization has become Vietnam’s top priority to drive the country toward the market-oriented economy as well as to improve business activities within SOEs since 1992. However, after quarter a century, the process is increasingly slowing down and is supposed not to help […]

By Tran Khanh Hoa (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Given the importance of skill set as a predictor of life outcomes, this study investigates the effect of parental investment on the development of cognitive and non-cognitive skills of 2,000 children, who were tracked from age 1 to age 12, using longitudinal data […]

By Nhu Dinh Hiep (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This study is conducted to evaluate the degree of the business cycle synchronization in the 10 ASEAN economies from 2000-2016. To overcome the limitation of the old measuring technique and data constraints, this study makes use of the new measure of business cycle […]

By Vu Thu Ha (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This paper combines cumulative causation theory and relative deprivation theory to explain incentives and influences on decision to send migrants of a household, concerning interaction of the household’s characteristics, especially factors related to income, and the features of the origin community. Two subsets […]

By Nguyen Thi Ha Giang (VNP22) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract Base on household decisions relating to child labor, this paper employs the Young Lives Dataset and Heckman’s selection model to explore the impacts of health shocks on child labor in Vietnam during the period of 2006-2009. This study also considers whether the buffering […]

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 […]

By Bui Thi Hong Chinh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Thi Thuy Linh Abstract After a period of growth and affected by the crisis, Vietnam’s economy has decreased. Hundreds of thousands of small and medium-sized enterprises went bankrupt and shut down. Loan is a solution for business to expand scale, increase sales and profits, but […]

By Nguyen Thi Hong Cam (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Tat Thang Abstract Children healthcare and gender discrimination are a real challenge to China in the process of achieving its Millennium Development Goals (MDGs). In this study, we investigate the influence of mothers’ education on the health status of their children in the context of […]

By Pham Vo Ninh Binh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract This paper aims to develop a comprehensive model, which is the first of its kind in Vietnam, for the purpose of financial distress and bankruptcy prediction of the Vietnamese listed firms. The entire research period from 2003-2016 considers the financial distress likelihood […]

By Nguyen Quynh Anh (VNP 22) Supervisor: Dr. Howard Nicholas / Dr.Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract This study considered the motives of Chinese aid to Africa with an emphasis being on the economic motives of aid. The analysis undertaken concluded that Chinese aid, like OECD aid in general, serves the interests of the donor, specifically economic […]