Since the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) on 31st December 2015, the members have achieved a significant milestone in the region's comprehensive and growing political, economic, and cultural integration, and each state has actively involved in this process by their own. This...

Using data from five waves of the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, we find evidence of significant urban-rural expenditure inequality. Urban-rural inequality in Vietnam increased dramatically from 1993 to 1998, and peaked in 2002 before reducing slightly in 2004, and significantly in...

This paper investigates the key determinants affecting household spending for uni- versity students in Vietnam. We employ innovative variable selection approach with adaptive LASSO for Tobit Regression Model. The results suggest income, region, and ethnicity play significant roles in determining...

This paper examines the macro-economic performance of Vietnam through the six phases of Doi Moi reform and analyzes the impact of external liberalization on economic growth, aggregate demand, employment and income distribution. The decomposition of aggregate demand suggests that private...