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Forecasting recovery from COVID-19 using financial data: An application to Viet NamWe develop a new methodology to nowcast the effects of the COVID-19 crisis and forecast its evolution in small, export-oriented countries...
COVID-19 Pandemic ForecastingPresentation
Maria Lo Bue and Khoa Vu to present in YoDEV Webinar SeriesMaria Lo Bue and Khoa Vu will present their work from the Social mobility in the Global South project on intergenerational mobility in Viet Nam. This presentation is a part of the Young Development Economists Webinar Series and will take place at 15...
Working Paper
Formalization and productivity: Firm-level evidence from Viet NamUsing a firm-level panel dataset on private small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in Viet Nam’s manufacturing sector, this paper examines productivity dynamics of formal and informal firms...
Formalization Productivity Firm productivityWorking Paper
Political connections and firm's formalization: Evidence from Viet NamThe literature shows that political connections have different effects on firms’ activities. However, the question of how political connections affect firms’ formalization has not been explored...
Political connections Formalization Viet NamResearch Brief
Journal Article
Rental markets, gender, and land certificates: Evidence from VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Land use certificates Land rental markets GenderJournal Article
Land rights, agricultural productivity, and deforestationPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Deforestation Agricultural productivity Land tenureJournal Article
Tenurial security and agricultural investment: Evidence from VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Introduction to understanding agricultural development and change
Investment Land Land rightsJournal Article
The impact of agricultural commercialisation on household welfare in rural VietnamPart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Commercialization Smallholders RiceJournal Article
Market constraints, misallocation, and productivity in Vietnam agriculturePart of Journal Special Issue Understanding agricultural development and change
Viet Nam Agriculture MisallocationPolicy Brief
Book Chapter
Are politically connected firms less constrained in credit markets?From the book: Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in Vietnam
Credit constraints Political connections Viet NamJournal Article
Subnational home market bias in Vietnam: Evidence from enterprise‐level dataThis paper contributes to the home (market) bias literature where administrative or political borders limit trade across borders. Home bias is well documented at the national and subnational level...
Viet Nam Exporting SubcontractingJournal Article
Does Horizontal Inequality Matter in Vietnam?Part of Journal Special Issue Horizontal inequality in the Global South
Viet Nam Horizontal inequality Ethnic relationsJournal Article
Drivers of productivity in Vietnamese SMEs: the role of management standards and innovationUsing a rich panel dataset of small and medium scale manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) active in the manufacturing sector in Viet Nam, this paper investigates the drivers of firm productivity, focusing on the role played by international management st...
Management standards ISO certification Technological innovationsJournal Article
The exporting and subcontracting decisions of Viet Nam's small- and medium-sized enterprisesThe exporting and subcontracting decisions of a panel of Vietnamese private small- and medium-sized enterprises is investigated...
Viet Nam Exporting Subcontracting