Trade and the environment: How Vietnam gained from the US-China trade war
Contrary to the Pollution Haven hypothesis, air quality did not deteriorate in Vietnamese cities where urban economic growth has been most rapid. How did Vietnam decouple growth from environmental degradation? And what lessons are there for other dev...
Trade
Matthew E. Kahn Wen-Chi Liao Siqi Zheng
Published
24.01.25

FDI inflows and domestic firms: Evidence from Vietnam
What are the long-term effects of export opportunities to a large destination market for a low-income country?
Firms
Nina Pavcnik
Published
08.03.23

In harm’s way? Climate change and road investment in Vietnam
Coastal favouritism in infrastructure investment has significant potential welfare costs in the context of projected rising sea levels
Energy & Environment
Clare Balboni
Published
23.09.19

Would developing countries be safer if governments listened to business owners more?
Participation in drafting regulation appears to make firms more willing to see government as a legitimate regulatory authority
Firms
Edmund Malesky Markus Taussig
Published
03.07.19

Incentivising pro-labour reforms
How do countries that compete on low labour costs react to international economic incentives to reduce restrictions on organised labour?
Firms
Alice Evans
Published
01.07.19

Lowering barriers to trade: Impact on Vietnam
Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity
Trade
Brian McCaig Nina Pavcnik
Published
23.03.18

How different governance systems impact lives: Historical evidence from Vietnam
Major economic variances across present day Vietnam can be traced back to historical governance differences, highlighting the role of civil society
Institutions & Political Economy
Melissa Dell Nathan Lane Pablo Querubin
Published
06.12.17