for land and labor from urbanization and industrialization. Given that rice farmers in Vietnam often suffer from extreme … weather events and lack of access to credit, our study aims to (i) investigate the impact of weather shocks and credit on the … rice production efficiency, and to (ii) examine the role of credit in mitigating the impact of weather shocks. We find that …

This paper uses five waves of the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey (VARHS) to analyse land issues in Viet … household investment. Results show that land titling has a strong and statistically significant effect on household investment …

unanticipated shock to study the effect of the Land Law of 2013 on the investment behaviour of growers of annual crops. Using a …In Vietnam, all lands belong to the state, who assigns usufruct rights to those lands to individuals and households. In … difference-in-differences design, we find that the Land Law of 2013 is associated with a higher likelihood of investment in …

of insurance. Third, we help answer the puzzle why the most risk averse are least likely to take up agricultural …

formally. In this paper, we explore the extent to which social networks in rural Vietnam can play a role in increasing formal … found in low-quality networks. -- household savings ; social capital ; information failure ; women's unions ; Vietnam …

formally. In this paper, we explore the extent to which social networks in rural Vietnam can play a role in increasing formal …

; land property rights ; investment ; credit ; Vietnam …This paper uses household panel data from rural Vietnam to explore the effects of having a relative in a position of … political or bureaucratic power on farmers' agricultural investment decisions. Our main result is that households significantly …

This paper uses household panel data from rural Vietnam to explore the effects of having a relative in a position of … political or bureaucratic power on farmers' agricultural investment decisions. Our main result is that households significantly … increase their investment in land improvement as a result of relatives moving into public office. Connections to office holders …