Vietnam

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...

What are the long-term effects of export opportunities to a large destination market for a low-income country?

Coastal favouritism in infrastructure investment has significant potential welfare costs in the context of projected rising sea levels

Participation in drafting regulation appears to make firms more willing to see government as a legitimate regulatory authority

How do countries that compete on low labour costs react to international economic incentives to reduce restrictions on organised labour?

Cuts in tariffs on Vietnamese imports led to a reallocation of workers from the informal to the formal sector and increased labour productivity

Major economic variances across present day Vietnam can be traced back to historical governance differences, highlighting the role of civil society