We examine the gender wage gap in Vietnam and show that a non-trivial part of the gap is associated with occupational … findings suggest that in Vietnam gender specific preferences for non-monetary job characteristics play a key role in emergence …

Vietnam is in the process of updating its Labor Code of 2012. This advisory note is designed to inform a dialog on … as stipulated by the Vietnam Promulgation of Laws of 2015. The advisory note draws on analysis carried out by the task … team and under the World Bank's Vietnam Jobs Diagnostic. This advisory note is follow-up to a workshop hosted by the Social …

question by combining a nonexperimental impact evaluation of a large-scale rural roads project in Vietnam with qualitative data …

in Vietnam shows that the main determinant of the eradication of extreme poverty by 2030 is the income of unskilled … significant impact on poverty in Vietnam in about a quarter of the scenarios, with 400,000 to more than a million people living in …

With 70 percent of its population living in coastal areas and low-lying deltas, Vietnam is exposed to many natural …, while the main strategy in Vietnam today to manage flood risk is to reduce exposure, the increase in exposure estimated in …

potential World Bank operations in Vietnam and Nigeria with the aquaculture value chain as their focus. This paper describes the … specific contexts of Vietnam and Nigeria and recommends concrete project entry points and actions for gender integration …

Vietnam because of its substantial cost and lack of awareness and participation of people and businesses. Wastes can be …

Vietnam's transport sector plays an important role in its socioeconomic development. Passenger transport helps meets …

The rapid growth of Vietnam's economy, industry, and consumption has resulted in unprecedented growth in energy demand …. Between 2000 and 2005, total primary energy consumption in Vietnam grew 10.6 percent per year. Growth in fossil … gas use at 37 percent per year. From 2002 to 2030, Vietnam's primary energy demand is expected to grow at a rate of 4 …