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Poverty reduction and economic structure: Comparative path analysis for Mozambique and Vietnam

Arndt, Channing; Garcia, Andres; Tarp, Finn; Thurlow, James - 2010

experiences of Mozambique and Vietnam - two countries with similar levels and compositions of economic growth but divergent … poverty outcomes. We find that the structure of the Vietnamese economy more naturally lends itself to generating broad … in Vietnam. Inadequate education, trade and transport systems are found to be more severe structural constraints to …

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On the empirics of foreign aid and growth

Dalgaard, Carl-Johan; Hansen, Henrik; Tarp, Finn - 2002

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On the Empirics of Foreign Aid and Growth

Dalgaard, Carl-Johan; Hansen, Henrik; Tarp, Finn - 2003

This paper takes a fresh look at two issues in the aid effectiveness debate. We begin by providing theoretical foundations for the various claims made with regard to the effectiveness of aid in stimulating long-run productivity. When foreign aid is modelled as an exogenous transfer of income or...

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Institutions and Economic Performance - Getting Institutions Right

Rodrik, Dani - In: CESifo DICE Report 02 (2004) 2, pp. 10-15

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Growth and structural transformation in Viet Nam during the 2000s

Hoai, Dang Thi Thu; Tarp, Finn; van Seventer, Dirk; … - 2016

We study structural transformation and change in the Vietnamese economy using two Social Accounting Matrices (SAMs … an important shift in terms of more economic integration with the global economy. Several analytical approaches are taken … in economic structure, and the results suggest that the Vietnamese economy has become internally more integrated over the …

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Does managerial personality matter? Evidence from firms in Viet Nam

Sharma, Smriti; Tarp, Finn - 2018

transition economy. …

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Risk and investment: Evidence from rural Viet Nam

Newman, Carol; Tarp, Finn - 2018

This paper explores the impact of exposure to uninsured risks on the investment decisions of farmers. We distinguish between households' perceived exposure to uninsured risk, measured as past exposure to deviations in average rainfall levels, and the actual realization of shocks. We examine how...

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Viet Nam: The dragon that rose from the ashes

Tarp, Finn - 2018

reliance on market forces in the allocation of resources and the determination of prices. The shift from an economy completely … roles. Significant strides have been made to further the transition from a centrally planned to a market economy, without …

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Corporate social responsibility in a competitive business environment

Newman, Carol; Rand, John; Tarp, Finn; Trifkovic, Neda - 2016

Using a specially designed survey instrument in combination with a representative sample of Vietnamese enterprises, we explore firm-level efficiency effects of corporate social responsibility. We find a positive relationship between adoption of corporate social responsibility initiatives and...

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Inter- and intra-farm land fragmentation in Viet Nam

Markussen, Thomas; Tarp, Finn; Thiep, Do Huy; Tuan, … - 2016

This paper uses panel data at commune, household, and plot levels to study the causes and effects of agricultural land fragmentation in rural Viet Nam. We focus on both inter-farm fragmentation (the division of land into many small farms) and intra-farm fragmentation (the division of each farm...

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