Consultation workshop on Reforming the Household Registration System in Vietnam
On the morning of August 25, 2015, the consultation workshop on Reforming the Household Registration System in Vietnam was organized by the World Bank in Vietnam in collaboration with the Institute of Sociology – Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences (IOS-VASS), and the Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI). The workshop brought together participants from government agencies, […]
Have provinces in Vietnam received their fair shares of aid?
The morning of May 27th, 2015, Prof. Mark McGillivray from Alfred Deakin Research Institute and Dr. Phung Duc Tung from MDRI held a seminar examining the relationship between aid allocation and provincial poverty in Vietnam by posing the following question: Has the allocated aid been consistent with the relative poverty levels in the respective provinces? […]
Data and evidence for improved policy design
On May 26th, 2015, Ms. Deanna Ford and Dr. Tran Ngoc Anh from Harvard University’s Center for International Development presented a workshop on “Data and Evidence for Improved Policy Design” at Mekong Development Research Institute. The Evidence for Policy Design (EPoD) program introduced the Smart Policy Design framework to help Vietnamese government agencies create a […]
MDRI receives EEPSEA grant for research on water and sanitation
Hanoi. Feb 5, 2015. The Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) has recently received an EEPSEA grant to conduct their research on the topic of sanitation and health. EEPSEA, short for The Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia, is a regional organization whose goal is to strengthen local capacity in the economic analysis of environmental […]
Dr. Phung Duc Tung presented at the annual donor meeting hosted by UNDP
Hanoi Jan 15, 2015. Dr. Phung Duc Tung, Director of Mekong Development Research Institute attended the annual donor meeting hosted by UNDP on January 15th. The meeting aimed to review what the donors have been carrying out in the past year and discussed a set of priority agenda to focus their assistance in the coming […]
Introducting Phase III – Impact of shocks on vulnerability to poverty: Consequences for development of emerging Southeast Asia economies
Hanoi, December 12. MDRI hosted a seminar to introduce phase III of the project funded by the German Research Foundation (DFG), implemented by the research unit within the Universities of Hannover. The subject of the project is the analysis of the role of shocks and risks for the development of poor countries and emerging market […]
MDRI seminar: “The real causes of the recent economic crisis and current economic turmoil”
Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) and Institute of Public Policy and Management (National Economics University, Vietnam) have invited Professor Nicholas Howard to present his study titled “the real causes of the recent economic crisis and current economic turmoil” Speaker: Dr. Howard Nicholas, International Institute of Social studies, Erasmus University Rotterdam Dr. Nicholas Howard is Senior […]
Dr. Phung Duc Tung presented research results at a National Assembly’s meeting on Nov 14, 2014
Hanoi.Nov 14. Dr. Phung Duc Tung, MDRI’s Director, presented in front of the National Assembly with the Institute’s recent research on ethnic minorities’ resettlement situations at hydro-power project areas in Vietnam. At the workshop, Dr. Phung provided a policy brief to members of the National Assembly (NA) on the recently completed research. This is an […]