WHO WE ARE
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PROJECTS
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January 17, 2017
It is not often that we can motivate a study of education in…
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December 30, 2016[/column_2] The Fred Hollows Foundation (The Foundation) is a non-profit public health organization based in…
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November 30, 2016
The Fred Hollows Foundation is registered as a charity with the Australian Charities…
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November 20, 2016
Australia is among the most dynamic international and regional partners of Vietnam in multiple…
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August 29, 2016[/column_1] In July 2016, MDRI organized an enumerator training course in Binh Dinh for the…
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June 29, 2016
Time: 07/2016 – 12/2016 Client: Australian Centre for International Agricultural Research (ACIAR), University of Adelaide…
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June 29, 2016
Research to Improve Vietnam’s Education System Principal Investigators:Dr Paul Glewwe (University of Minnesota), Dr Joan…
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January 2, 2016
OVERVIEW Ireland as a donor is committed to the idea that everyone has a role…
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January 1, 2016
OVERVIEW The research team at the University of Toronto, together with Mekong Development Research Institute…
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October 27, 2015
OVERVIEW Vietnam is participating in REDD+ preparation and has developed a National REDD+ Action Program…
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September 9, 2015
OVERVIEW In Vietnam’s Red River Delta, the Government has been investing in the construction of…
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September 1, 2015
OVERVIEW In Vietnam’s Red River Delta, the Government has been investing in the construction of…
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August 1, 2015
OVERVIEW The Center for Development Integration (CDI) is implementing Phrase 3 of Project “Improvement of…
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July 1, 2015
OVERVIEW Cao Lanh Bridge Project is the single biggest Australian aid activity in mainland Southeast…
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April 1, 2015
OVERVIEW In Vietnam’s Red River Delta, the Government has been investing in the construction of…
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March 1, 2015
OVERVIEW MDRI has been commissioned to carry out a USAID-funded project, namely the “Survey of Beneficiaries…
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March 1, 2015
OVERVIEW The “Monitoring and report on implementation of Millennium Development Goals (MDG) – An institutional…
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March 1, 2015
OVERVIEW The ultimate aim of the study on Vocational Education Training (TVET) Financing/Program Cost Norm…
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March 1, 2015
OVERVIEW The World Bank is conducting a study on the household registration (hộ khẩu) system…
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February 1, 2015
OVERVIEW Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) has been commissioned to carry out a USAID-funded project…
LATEST NEWS
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September 21, 2016
A seminar on Human Development in Vietnam: Empirical Results for Ethnic Groups and Provinces will be…
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August 19, 2016
(August 17, 2016) Hanoi, Vietnam_A month after its announcement, the grant for education improvement research…
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June 22, 2016
Photo credit: The Global Partnership (www.globalpartnership.org) (June 24, 2016) OXFORD, England _ Research on Improving…
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February 1, 2016
The editors of The Journal of International Trade & Economic Development have announced that the winner…
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December 31, 2015
The world was closely watching the Fed’s Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) meeting on December…
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December 26, 2015
For MDRI and our networks of partners and collaborators, 2015 has been a fruitful year…
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December 18, 2015
Our ER-P (REDD+) survey team has been working in the field for a week now. For…
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December 14, 2015
In early December 2015, the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment held a National Conference…
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October 26, 2015
After nearly one year of conducting the Central Highlands Poverty Reduction Project baseline survey and…
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October 15, 2015
Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) has been entrusted to conduct independent impact evaluation for the…
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September 28, 2015
MDRI has been entrusted to prepare the Vietnam Millennium Development Goal reports in 2013 and…
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August 26, 2015
On the morning of August 25, 2015, the consultation workshop on Reforming the Household Registration…
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May 27, 2015
The morning of May 27th, 2015, Prof. Mark McGillivray from Alfred Deakin Research Institute and…
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May 26, 2015
On May 26th, 2015, Ms. Deanna Ford and Dr. Tran Ngoc Anh from Harvard University’s…
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February 5, 2015
Hanoi. Feb 5, 2015. The Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) has recently received an EEPSEA…
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January 28, 2015
Hanoi Jan 15, 2015. Dr. Phung Duc Tung, Director of Mekong Development Research Institute attended…
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December 24, 2014
Hanoi, December 12. MDRI hosted a seminar to introduce phase III of the project funded…
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November 19, 2014
Hanoi.Nov 14. Dr. Phung Duc Tung, MDRI’s Director, presented in front of the National Assembly…
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October 10, 2014
Dr. Phung Duc Tung and Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong from Mekong Development Research Institute (co-authoring…
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August 14, 2014
Hanoi. August 14, 2014. MDRI hosted a workshop presenting preliminary findings of the project “Policy…
OUR CLIENTS
PUBLICATIONS
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September 28, 2016
An analysis report on the household registration system in Vietnam Authors: Mekong Development Research Institute…
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January 3, 2016
Recommendation for an Effective Financial Model – Program’s Cost Norms Study Authors: Mekong Development Research…
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December 31, 2015
Multidimensional poverty: Evidence from Vietnam Ha Le, Cuong Nguyen and Tung Phung Economics Bulletin, Vol….
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December 30, 2015
Analysis report: Household registration survey 2015 Authors: Mekong Development Research Institute research team including Phung Duc Tung (team…
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December 28, 2015
Policy brief: DFID support for the MDGs in Vietnam Authors: Landell Mills Limited, Mekong…
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December 1, 2015
Natural Disasters, Household Welfare and Resilience: Evidence from Rural Vietnam Nguyen, Viet Cuong, Mohamed Arouri…
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December 1, 2015
The Urban-Rural Gap in Governance and Public Administration: Evidence from Vietnam Acuna-Alfaro Jairo, Cuong Nguyen,…
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December 1, 2015
Do the poorest ethnic minorities benefit from a large-scale poverty reduction program? Evidence from Vietnam…
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November 23, 2015
Does firm privatisation benefit local households? The case of Vietnam Giang Thanh Long, Nguyen Viet…
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November 2, 2015
Should Parents Work Away from or Close to Home? The Effect of Parental Absence on…
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September 18, 2015[/column_1] Country report: 15 years achieving the Viet Nam Millennium Development Goals Published: September 2015[/column_1] INTRODUCTION…
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July 15, 2015
Non-Sampling Error and Data Quality: What Can We Learn from Surveys to Collect Data for…
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December 20, 2014[/column_1] Report: Assessment on the Socio-Economic Impacts of Hydro-Power Resettlement Projects on Ethnic Minorities Authors: Mekong…
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November 15, 2014
The Poverty and Welfare Effects of the 2008 Food Price Crisis in Vietnam: A Decomposition…
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May 25, 2014[/column_1] Summary Report: Ethnic Minority Poverty 2007 – 2012 Authors: Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) consultants including…
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March 19, 2014
The impact of trade facilitation on poverty and inequality: Evidence from low- and middle-income countries…
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December 25, 2013[/column_1] Millennium Development Goals Report 2013 – Achievement and Challenges in the Progress of Reaching…
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December 25, 2013[/column_1] Report: Resilient Livelihoods – Increasing the Ability of Communities to Prevent, Mitigate, and Cope…
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October 30, 2013
The role of crop land during economic development: evidence from rural Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong…
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October 25, 2013[/column_1] Impact of Ho Chi Minh City’s Poverty Reduction Policies on the Poor and Near-poor…
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August 15, 2013
The Impact of Recentralization on Public Services: A Difference-in-Differences Analysis of the Abolition of Elected…
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August 5, 2013
Impact of Minimum Wage Increase on Employment, Wages and Expenditures in Vietnam Nguyen, Viet Cuong…
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June 15, 2013
The impact of minimum wages on employment of low-wage workers: Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen, Viet…
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May 15, 2013
Do Minimum Wage Increases Matter to Profitability of Private Firm? The Case of Vietnam. Nguyen,…
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January 6, 2013
Non-Sampling Error and Data Quality: What Can We Learn from Surveys to Collect Data for…
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January 6, 2013
Agricultural Diversification and Vulnerability to Poverty: A comparison between Vietnam and Thailand Suwanna Praneetvatakul, Tung D….
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November 27, 2012
Which Covariates Should be Controlled in Propensity Score Matching? Evidence from a Simulation Study Nguyen…
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November 7, 2012
Reforming Vietnam’s Rural Economy Phung Duc Tung and Elliot Brennan Policy Brief, Institute for Security…
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August 20, 2012
Urban Poverty in Vietnam: Determinants and Policy Implications Nguyen Viet Cuong, Vu Hoang Linh, Nguyen Thang International…
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August 9, 2012
A Method to Update Poverty Maps Nguyen Viet Cuong Journal of Development Studies, Volume 48,…
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August 8, 2012
The Impact of Piped Water on Household Welfare: Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong and…
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August 1, 2012
Measuring Impacts of Voluntary Health Insurance on Healthcare Utilization in Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong Health…
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July 24, 2012
Vulnerability to Poverty in Rural Vietnam: Data Collection Issues, Coping Strategies and Crisis Events Tung…
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March 15, 2012
Program Impact Evaluation Using a Matching Method with Panel Data Nguyen Viet Cuong Statistics in…
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January 6, 2012
Economic Impacts of International Migration and Remittances on Household Welfare in Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong…
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December 15, 2011
Do Minimum Wage Increases Cause Inflation? Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong ASEAN Economics Bulletin,…
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October 5, 2011
Impacts of Public and Private Transfers on Household Welfare: Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong…
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September 1, 2011
Poverty Projection Using a Small Area Estimation Method: Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong Journal…
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August 24, 2011
Can Vietnam Achieve Millennium Development Goal on Poverty Reduction in High Inflation and Economic Stagnation…
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August 1, 2011
Does Parental Disability Matter to Child Education? Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong and Daniel Mont…
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June 16, 2011
The Impact of Work and Non-Work Migration on Household Welfare, Poverty and Inequality: New Evidence From…
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June 6, 2011
Disability and Poverty in Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong and Daniel Mont World Bank Economic Review, Volume…
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January 1, 2010
Does Agriculture Help Poverty and Inequality Reduction? Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong Agricultural Economics…
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November 25, 2009
Updating Poverty Map without Panel Data: Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong Asian Economic Journal,…
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October 6, 2009
Diversification in land and labor allocation in response to shocks among small- scale farmers in…
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September 1, 2009
Measuring Impact of Cash Crops on Households Expenditure and Poverty in Viet Nam Nguyen Viet…
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August 26, 2008
Do Foreign Remittances Matter to Poverty and Inequality? Evidence from Vietnam Nguyen Viet Cuong Economics…
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