"China, Laos and Vietnam are three of a handful of late socialist countries where capitalist economics rubs up against party-state politics. In these countries, sweeping processes of change open up new vistas of opportunity and imaginaries of the future alongside much uncertainty and anxiety,...

Vietnam has integrated into global value chains through the establishment of special economic zones (SEZs). This paper examines the local labour-market impacts of this programme, building on a unique dataset of SEZs in combination with labour force survey (LFS) data. Using historical satellite...

Acknowledgements -- List of illustrations -- Notes on Contributors -- 1 Rural Life in Late Socialism: Politics of Development and Imaginaries of the Future -- Phill Wilcox, Jonathan Rigg and Minh Nguyen -- 2 Risk Perception and Lowland Rice Farming Change in Savannakhet Province, Southern Laos...

Knowledge of the factors driving people's views on redistribution in the Global South remains limited. While these societies occupy top positions in inequality rankings, redistribution levels tend to be lower. We combine survey and experimental data from Mozambique and Viet Nam to test whether...

Knowledge of the factors driving people's views on redistribution in the Global South remains limited. While these societies occupy top positions in inequality rankings, redistribution levels tend to be lower. We combine survey and experimental data from Mozambique and Viet Nam to test whether...

Purpose - This paper examines why farmers self-select out of formal credit markets even though they need external funds. Design/methodology/approach - We use probit and Bayesian probit estimators to detect the determinants of self-selection behavior based on a primary dataset of 2,212 rice...

Employee innovation capability is a vital driver of business development and competitive advantage in today's dynamic markets. This study examines the role of corporate culture-specifically corporate vision, core values, customer orientation, and leadership-in shaping employees' innovation...

In this study, we analyzed the role of accounting information security control in influencing the internal control's effectiveness in Vietnamese enterprises, using a combination of quantitative research and qualitative research methods. The qualitative phase of this study involved reviewing...

While traditional behavioral finance theories such as the TRA, TPB, and TAM have provided substantial insights, their application to the rapidly evolving digital finance sector, particularly cryptocurrency markets, has been limited. Addressing this gap, our study integrates Digital Trust Theory...

Collaboration between large enterprises and startups is a distinct partnership that drives innovation by combining startups' agility and risk-taking with enterprises' resources and experience. While the literature on partner selection focuses primarily on developed economies, there is limited...

This study analyzes the spillover effects of economic and political uncertainty from advanced, emerging and low-income economies on stock returns in Vietnam based on a firm-level approach. After controlling for firm-level and country-level factors and addressing potential endogeneity issues, we...

Entrepreneurs and entrepreneurship are important for economic growth and development. Yet insufficient attention has been paid to psychological characteristics such as personality characteristics as factors for women entrepreneurship in emerging economies. This study aims to investigate the...

Industrial production increased in December 2024. The Index of Industrial Production (IIP) increased from 1.6 percent (m/m, SA) in November to 2.1 percent (m/m, SA) in December 2024, as businesses ramped up production to meet year-end consumer demand. The improvement is due to the increased...

Vietnam has witnessed impressive economic growth in recent decades, but it continues to have a large share of its workers in the informal sector. The lack of a labor contract for workers in the informal economy excludes them from payroll financed mandatory social insurance (SI) coverage. Among...

This research explores whether internationalization and the foreignness of the board of directors, two important international forces, motivate firms to issue sustainability reports in the context of Vietnam, a developing country. This study uses pooled and fixed effect multinomial logit...

Objective of this research is to find out the relationship between customers' perceptions of an organization's privacy information practices and their information-sharing intention in the context of omnichannel retailing. The study aimed to address the gap in research regarding privacy concerns...

Viet Nam's rapidly growing economy has created increasing energy demands, with significant untapped offshore wind resources located in shallow waters near population centers. While several near-shore projects were previously developed under a Feed-in-Tariff system, no far-shore installations...

In responding to these critical questions, this report updates and expands on the 2022 Country Climate and Development Report, particularly in the analysis of climate impacts, adaptation, and mitigation strategies. This report provides updated estimates of adaptation costs, incurred through...

This PEIR was developed as a key tool to support Viet Nam in unlocking the full potential of its marine economy. It provides a comprehensive analysis of how public resources are allocated and spent across marine-related sectors, with insights into whether such investments align with the...

This study aims to identify the dimensions that represent e-logistics service quality (e-LSQ) in e-commerce from the perspective of Generation Z customers in Vietnam. Additionally, it seeks to evaluate the impact of these dimensions on repurchase intention, including their indirect effects...

We examine the relationship between economic development and female labor force participation, with a focus on the impact of gender norms. Analyzing quasi-random variation in provincial exports in reunified Vietnam from 2002 to 2018, we find that a positive economic shock led to a significant...

The present study investigates Vietnam's economic structural transformation from 2007 to 2023, identifying key sectors contributing to output growth and poverty reduction. The study is situated within the broader context of industrialization and sustainable development in emerging economies. It...

"Emissions of greenhouse gases (GHGs), especially carbon dioxide (CO2), have an impact on the global climate, posing risks to environmental sustainability. Vietnam's economic growth and agricultural development have led to higher utilization of energy and emissions. Analyzing the trade-off...

In emerging markets like Vietnam, where student borrowers often lack traditional credit histories, accurately predicting loan eligibility remains a critical yet underexplored challenge. While machine learning and deep learning techniques have shown promise in credit scoring, their comparative...

Vietnam's path to sustainable and innovative growth increasingly depends on how effectively it diversifies and repositions its export portfolio in the global market, or how the country "brand" itself through its exports to the world. Using data from UN Comtrade, we construct the Product Space...

Industrial production increased by 8.6 percent y/y in March 2025, compared to 4.8 percent y/y in March 2024, driven by apparel, electronics and machinery. The PMI entered expansionary territory (50.5) in March after three months of contraction, driven by growth in new orders despite high...

While Viet Nam's institutions may not have the forms that exist in other countries, it is the functions of institutions, rather than specific forms, that are important. This study adopts a framework based on the functions of institutions in the quest to support an evolving role of the state:...

Viet Nam has pledged to achieve net-zero emissions by 2050. This will require increasing diversity in Viet Nam's electricity supply, a transition to renewable electricity generation, and a reduction in the dependence on coal for electricity generation. Offshore wind holds significant potential...

This report proposes a comprehensive reform agenda of five connected policy packages. The first two packages aim to support private sector development and competitiveness and, as a result, promote the creation of productive jobs. Package 1 seeks to strengthen the enabling environment for the...

Public investment has played, and will continue to play, a crucial role in Viet Nam's economic and social development. The Government of Vietnam has made major progress in the past decades in improving the country's infrastructure. Recognition of past successes should not, however, prevent us...

Vietnam, a lower-middle-income economy, faces severe climate risks from heat waves, sea-level rise, and tropical cyclones, which are expected to intensify under ongoing global warming. Using a dynamic general equilibrium model, we analyze economic transition dynamics from 2015 to 2100,...

Vietnam’s path to sustainable and innovative growth increasingly depends on how effectively it diversifies and repositions its export portfolio in the global market, or how the country “brand” itself through its exports to the world. Using data from UN Comtrade, we construct the Product...

Knowledge of the factors driving people's views on redistribution in the Global South remains limited. While these societies occupy top positions in inequality rankings, redistribution levels tend to be lower. We combine survey and experimental data from Mozambique and Viet Nam to test whether...

In this study, we examine whether a nudging intervention increases eyeglass use among primary and lower-secondary students in Vietnam through a randomized controlled trial. Students with refractive errors in 34 schools in one province were provided with free eyeglasses. Half of the schools were...

This study uses a quantitative approach based on a discrete choice experiment with 586 farmers in Northern Vietnam to measure how representative market and non-market factors could influence their preferences for participating in organic certification schemes. Our results suggest that a sales...

This Handbook is intended to act as a reference for those agri-food producers planning for, or in the process of entering, the Vietnamese market. This Handbook provides step-by-step guides on entering the agri-food market in Vietnam including relevant information such as analysis of the...