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This paper discusses the issue of upgrading industrial clusters from the perspective of external linkages. It is taken for granted that in most developing countries, due to the limited domestic market and poor traditional commercial networks, industrial clusters are able to upgrade only when...
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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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This study combines evidence from interviews in seven countries with (i) government institutions responsible for attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), (ii) 102 multinational enterprises (MNEs), and (iii) 226 domestic firms linked to these foreign affiliates as suppliers, customers, or...
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Using a 10-year panel survey covering Vietnamese manufacturing firms, we consistently obtain firm-specific mark-up estimates and relate these to firm-level formality. The average firm-specific mark-up using a trans-log revenue production function specification is estimated to be 1,445, with...
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industrializing economies. The paper further finds that Vietnam joined the regional network. However, its trade policy has been … impeding industrial development so that labor-intensive production has been untapped, on one hand, and Vietnam selected the …
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industries in India, Brazil, Indonesia, and Vietnam to show that implementing an improper level of IPR protections during certain … continue to struggle to maintain once promising domestic pharmaceutical industries. Vietnam currently stands on the cusp of … rapid economic transition. This paper provides recommendations for the creation of an IPR regime in Vietnam that will foster …
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Small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) have been important for Vietnam’s rapid economic development. However, the … question posed in this paper is “How are Vietnam’s SMEs affected by the internationalization process?” This will give an …
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This study examines the sources of output growth in Vietnam during 1996-2000 using the national input-output (I … comparative analysis of Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia. The major source of Vietnam's output growth was the expansion of exports …. The secondary sector played a key role in Vietnam's output growth, as its demand effects induced more than half of total …
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Vietnam’s garment industry has been loosely characterized by the duality based on market orientation: export and domestic. Export-oriented garment suppliers were typically SOEs and foreign invested firms, while those producing for the domestic market have been mostly small, private...
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during the transition period in Vietnam based on the industry and enterprise panel data. The paper shows that NFHEs in the …
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