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 …

The Mekong Delta in Vietnam covers approximately 12 percent of the national area, and is home to approximately a fifth … of Vietnam's population. The region contributes 50 percent of the rice crop, 65 percent of aquaculture, 70 percent of … interprovincial coordination, climate change, pollution, and energy constraints. The Mekong Delta of Vietnam is also extremely …

In the context of Vietnam's impressive economic growth over the last two decades, several studies have documented … all influencing its meaning. The study's qualitative findings confirm that a range of gender disparities exist in Vietnam … Vietnam and summarizes existing findings on gender disparities in the country's labor market. Section three describes the …

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 …