VNP 23

By Nguyen Thi Anh Thu (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Dinh Long Abstract: The study investigates how does entrepreneurship impacts the unemployment. Since there are the ambiguities found in this relationship through not just theory but the empirical studies, the purpose of this study demonstrates this relationship by an equation vector autoregression model on two […]

By Duong Thi Ngoc Quynh (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Vu Hong Thai Abstract: In recent decades, policymakers and academic researchers have been interested in the relationship between international financial integration and economic growth because, in theory, the open capital account can foster economic growth through direct and indirect channels. However, pioneering researchers have faced […]

By Cu Thi Xuan Thao (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract: The effects of appearance attractiveness on labor market outcomes have received rising attention over the recent period. Many previous studies in a variety of countries have found that good-looking employees earn more benefits in employment which might be explained by higher productivity […]

By Tran Ngoc Mai Thao (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract: Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) account for a large proportion and play a significant role in Vietnam’s developing economy. Therefore, the research on strategies to improve the performance of these businesses is very important to the economy. Because of limited human and […]

By Nguyen Thai Quang (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract: The profitability is an important element to evaluate performance in the banking industry. Researching about the profitability to bank’s performance is often seen. In Vietnam, there are previous researches perform the relations between profitability and factors from bank specifications to macroeconomic condition. However, […]

By Nguyen Thi Kim Uyen (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Truong Dang Thuy Abstract Appropriate business strategies are considered as the key factors for firm performance, especially for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). In Vietnam, SMEs play an important role in promoting the development of the economy. Therefore, investigating the suitable strategy to boost SME performance […]

By Pham Thi Lan Trinh (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Khanh Nam Abstract Vietnam has had high economic growth over the last decade; we have faced the quickly decreasing in environmental quality especially in the big cities. There has been a large of researches on estimating the determinants of firm’s environmental performance. Most of them […]

By Nguyen Bao Tran (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Thanh Loan Abstract This study concentrates on the determinants which influence the remittance behavior in the context of Vietnam under the remittances model estimation. By using datasets of the 2015 National Internal Migration Survey, we basically investigate the remittance model throughout the Heckman two-step estimation. This […]

By Ho Nhat Thy (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang Abstract The study investigates the impact of dividend policy which is measured by dividend yield and dividend payout ratio on stock price volatility of companies listed on the Vietnam stock market with various industries, including financial and non-financial sectors. The study uses the multivariable […]

By Nguyen Dang Quang (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Van Chon Abstract: It seems that twin deficits are a mythic phenomenon for improving the economy and economic growth in advanced and less developed countries. Therefore, this research analyzes the impacts of twin deficits on the economic growth in 17 developing and developed economies during 2003-2012. […]

By Ho Doan Phuong (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Abstract: Unlike gender income gap, which has been plentifully studied in both developed and developing countries, studies on gender wealth gap are limited especially in developing countries due to the limit of households’ data from the developing countries such as Vietnam. Using Machado-Mata decomposition […]

By Le Quang Phu (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Ho An Chau Abstract: Through applying panel data, this paper examines the role of FDI in developing the stock market in the Asia-Pacific (APAC) countries during the period 1990-2017. This includes an overview of the theoretical framework, in which the supplementary role of FDI on the […]

By Le Ton Quang Phat (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Vo Hong Duc Dr. Howard Nicholas   Abstract: The study mainly aims to determine a precise definition and to identify the determinants of financial instability in Vietnam and other emerging countries.. The theoretical literature review is conducted under the existing debates of two polar camps of the […]

By Nguyen Phan Hong Ngoc (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Ngo Minh Hai Abstract: The thesis research the dynamic relationship among oil price, gold price and the stock market return in Vietnam. By applying different statistical methods, this thesis aims to investigate how these three assets move in relation to each other. The time series data […]

By Nguyen Thi Phuong Lan (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Phu Quoc Abstract: The empirical results which examine the real impact of interest-subsidy policy on firm profitability are not consistent. The supporters indicate that it has the significantly positive impact on firm profitability. On the other hand, their critics prove that this policy is just the […]

By Nguyen Quoc Khanh (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Pham Thi Bich Ngoc Abstract This study examines the correlation between economic growth and crime against business in 106 developing economies between 2006 and 2017. The finding of this study is economic growth has negative relationship with crime against business on all firm sizes. Crime against business […]

By Nguyen Thi Phuong Hoa (VNP 23) Supervisor: Prof. Elissaios Papyrakis Dr. Le Thanh Loan   Abstract: This research investigates the impacts of mineral resources and fossil fuels on sovereign credit ratings and sovereign borrowing costs. The panel data set consists of 110 countries from multiple sources over the period from 1998 to 2015. The study […]

By Tran Thuy Duong (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Nguyen Trong Hoai Abstract: The thesis focuses on investigate the impact of working capital management to corporate profitability in Vietnam context. A comprehensive panel data including 192 HOSE-listed corporates within 2011 – 2017 are collected to serve the research objectives. The thesis employs three panel data analysis […]

By Pham Thi Phuong Dung (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Tran Tien Khai Abstract: Flower is one of the most important crops to bring farmers with high economic value in many countries such as Netherlands, Malaysia, etc. For Vietnam, with favorable condition, this country can follow high quality flowering oriented to develop it economy as well […]

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 […]

By Mai Cao Tue (VNP 23) Supervisor: Dr. Le Thanh Loan Abstract: Business environment has been modernized dramatically, and determinants of investment decisions have been changing. In the expansion progress, companies have to invest in new machines, infrastructure, and technologies to increase productivity as well as reduce long-term costs, so the decision-making process definitely plays […]