surveys, we estimate the effect of urbanization on welfare andpoverty of rural households in Vietnam. We find that … urbanization tends to increaselandlessness of rural households and to reduce their farm income. However, urbanizationhelps rural …

Since the inception of economic reforms, China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have become successful … between China and Vietnam?" through a comparative study of the FDI determinants. In other words, this paper revisits the … determinants of FDI into China and Vietnam by employing an augmented gravity model and using a panel dataset containing information …

The Clean Development Mechanism (CDM) in Vietnam is used way below its full potential. In spite of efforts to further … CDM projects in the recent years, Vietnam still lags behind the comparable neighboring countries in term of registered CDM … which could increase the attractiveness of investment business in the context of climate change protection in Vietnam. …

the case of Vietnam where self-employed population takes an important proportion in workforce, it remains an under … researched area. By using the data from the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey 2004 (VHLSS2004), this paper aims to provide … workers' choice between self-employment and wage employment in Vietnam. We emphasize the role of expected earnings …

faced by rural households. Under market imperfections, individuals fail to equalize their hourly income to their shadow wage … and become over- or underemployed. We estimate and explain this gap in a stochastic frontier framework for rural Vietnam …. Both employees and farmers are found to fail in equalizing their hourly income to their shadow wage. Constraints faced by …

sustainable is Vietnam's electricity development? What are the major factors explaining its performance relative to other Asian … examine how far the costs could affect on the electricity cost in Vietnam. In sensitivity analysis, the paper assesses the … impacts of international coal price's fluctuations on the electricity price and the trade balance of Vietnam. The study …

is applied to the Vietnam case. A calibrated quantitative model performs a base line simulation from 1993 to 2010 …

is in the center of interest of many developing countries, so does the case of Vietnam. By investigating the importance … Household's Living Standard in 2004 in Vietnam, we find that firms with different characteristics, among them : firm size, firm …

This paper shows the evolution of poverty in Vietnam during the deepening of trade liberalization and examines the … hindered in the near future, as Vietnam is now in the process of decreasing its import protection. …