Dr. Phung Duc Tung and Dr. Nguyen Viet Cuong from Mekong Development Research Institute (co-authoring with Prof. Daniel Westbrook, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C., USA, and at Georgetown’s School of Foreign Service in Qatar) have recently had their paper accepted at the Quarterly Review of Economics and Finance in 2014. The paper, namely “Do the Poorest […]

Hanoi. August 14, 2014. MDRI hosted a workshop presenting preliminary findings of the project “Policy guide on private sector development and chronic poverty”, carried out by MDRI in conjunction with the Overseas Development Institute (ODI). The project aims at investigating the association between poverty dynamics and involvement in the private sector, particularly the non-farm sector. […]

Hanoi. From July 8 to 9, 2014, a two-day launch workshop on “Participation and Regulatory Compliance: A Randomized Controlled Trial” was hosted at Mekong Development Research Institute. The project will assess Vietnam’s current process for participation by firms in the drafting of new business regulations, testing whether this participation can improve labor rights and safety. […]

Thai Nguyen. From June 11 to 13, 2014, a three-day conference on “Sustainable Development and Ethnic Minority Poverty Reduction” was hosted by Thai Nguyen University in partnership with the World Bank in Thai Nguyen. The conference brought together participants from government agencies, academia development partners in Vietnam and other countries in the regions to discuss […]

Hanoi, June 25, 2014. MDRI was assigned by the World Bank’s Development Research Group in Washington D.C to conduct the Household survey – Rural Piped Water Connection project. From April to June 2014, MDRI conducted the study on Rural Piped Water Connection, the evidence of which would have global relevance for regions and countries seeking […]

Hanoi, 16th June, 2014. MDRI received a delegation from the International Relations Department at the Parahyangan Catholic University, Indonesia in an excursion trip that laid the foundation for future research cooperation and exchanges. The delegation comprised of 30 students and led by the Director of the International Relations Department at the University. During the event, […]

Hanoi, May 19, 2014. The Annual policy forum on ethnic minority poverty reduction was held by the National Assembly (NA) Ethnic Council and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) in Hanoi on May 19 with the participation of more than 200 representatives from the National Assembly, the Government, civil society and development partners. Dr Phung […]

For the first time, a complete mosaic of 54 ethnic minorities in Vietnam is depicted in a comprehensive and vividly designed book released by MDRI. Although there have been substantial studies on ethnic minority poverty in Vietnam examining diverse aspects of living conditions and aim to identify the underlying causes of poverty, most of the […]