MDRI Seminar: The Pirates of Somalia – Ending the Threat, Rebuilding a Nation
Hanoi, March 12th 2014. Dr. Quy-Toan Do, Senior Economist at the World Bank presented his research on the economic cost of pirates at the war-torn Somalia areas. The workshop took place at MDRI on February 25, 2014. The study provides evidence on huge social and economic loss caused by piracy at one of the world’s […]
MDRI carried out the impact evaluation for the first year of Vietnam Escuela Nueva Project
Hanoi – January 2014. Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) has completed the independent impact evaluation for the first year of Vietnam Escuela Nueva Project (VNEN. VNEN is a large education project funded by the Global Partnership for Education (GPE) and carried out nationwide by the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam (MOET) with support […]
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 […]
Professor Le Van Cuong visited Mekong Development Research Institute and lectured on optimal growth model
From October 30th 2013 to November 11th 2013, Prof. Le Van Cuong visited Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) and taught a short course on optimal growth model. Prof. Le Van Cuong teaches and does research at Paris School of Economics (PSE). At present, he also holds the position of Research Director of Exceptional Class of […]
TECHNICAL WORKSHOP: Consultation on Poverty Assessment of the Ethnic Minority
The technical workshop on Poverty Assessment of the Ethnic Minority Study organized by CEMA and MDRI had taken place on November 15, 2013. The workshop gathered participation of experts and policy makers in the areas of poverty reduction and the ethnic minority. With the upcoming National Assembly session on poverty reduction in December 2013, this […]
Workshop on the Impact Evaluation of Ho Chi Minh city Poverty Reduction Programme Phase III Report and Multi-Dimensional Poverty
Ho Chi Minh, September 12, 2013, under the project “Support to multi-dimensional poverty reduction in urban settings” supported by UNDP, HCMC Steering Committee for Poverty Reduction held Workshop on the Impact Evaluation of Ho Chi Minh city Poverty Reduction Programme 2009-2015 Report and Multi-Dimensional Poverty. On behalf of MDRI research team, Dr. Phung Duc Tung […]
Workshop on “Firm’s operation, employment and household in the context of economic recession”
Hanoi, August 19th 2013 – Dr. Phung Duc Tung, the Institute Director, on behalf of the research team, presented a report, titled “Firm’s operation, employment and household in the context of economic recession”. The topic has received huge attention from researchers and policy makers. The research used data extracted from Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey, […]
Consultation Workshop on the Millennium Development Goal Report
On September 17, 2013, Ministry of Planning and Investment (MPI) coordinated with United Nation Development Programme (UNDP) to organize the Consultation Workshop on the MDGR 2013 (Full Version) written by the consulting team from Mekong Development and Research Institute (MDRI). The workshop attracted the participation of many researchers and consultants from leading national institutes and […]