The well-rounded qualitative and quantitative approaches we provide ensure that the issues under study are tackled with the highest dedication and quality.
MDRI has conducted a large number of applied research projects from policy review, market research, and KAP surveys to randomized control trials. These empirical research projects have acted as important inputs for building up development programs and policies of the Government of Vietnam. We have a team of researchers with strong academic backgrounds in economics and econometrics who have mastered statistical packages such as STATA, SPSS and SAS.
Our team also has experienced social science researchers whose investigative methodologies and dedication enable them to draw important anecdotes from stakeholders and get to the core of issues. The well-rounded qualitative and quantitative approaches we provide ensure that the issues under study are tackled with the highest dedication and quality.
Client:
International Labor Organization (ILO)
Duration: 03/2024-12/2024
Overview:
In Vietnam, adjustment of minimum wage always leads to debates about possible negative impacts of minimum wages on low-wage workers as well as firm performance. Discussions among tripartite partners concerning minimum wages consistently revolve around concerns regarding their adverse effects on firm performance and whether businesses can both afford and adhere to them. Several studies […]
Client:
The International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Duration: 12/2023-12/2024
Overview:
The Good Food at School (GF@S) model has been developed by the Rikolto NGO in several countries such as Belgium and Indonesia. The method aims at integrating food and education, addressing the composition of school meals and the functioning of school canteens, including practical teaching, learning activities and the active participation of students and teachers, […]
Client:
Agence Française de Développement (AFD), France
Duration: 09/2023 - 06/2026
Overview:
GEMMES Viet Nam phase 2 is a research program whose main objective is to propose the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources (MoNRE) of Viet Nam with scientific evidence for the national dialogue on net-zero strategies and adaptation to climate change. Running from 2023 to 2026, it is divided into three research Components: (1) Climate; […]
Client:
The World Bank
Duration: 08/2023 - 06/2024
Overview:
Although Vietnam is highly appreciated for its educational achievements, inequality in its education persists. At the high school education, the difference in enrollment rate between the poorest and wealthiest groups is 53 percentage points. Inequality may stem from inequality in access to supplementary educational services. This study was designed to answer the question of whether […]
Client:
Asian Development Bank Institute
Duration: 07/2023 - 07/2024
Overview:
In view of the detrimental effect that the COVID-19 pandemic has had on health, most countries have implemented lockdown and school closures to contain the pandemic. It is estimated that nearly 1.6 billion students in over 180 countries, including Vietnam, were affected by school closures. However, there have not been any studies examining the effects […]
Client:
RWI - Leibniz Institute for Economic Research
Duration: 10/2023 – 12/2024
Overview:
The rise of extreme weather events in the Mekong Delta region poses an urgent threat to the livelihoods of millions, particularly those whose primary source of income is rice production. Addressing this problem, MDRI is working with the German Leibniz Institute for Economic Research (RWI) for a study on agriculture insurance in the region in […]
Client:
Asian Development Bank – ADB
Duration: 10/2023 – 12/2024
Overview:
The access to finance can play a central role in the growth of small and medium enterprises, one-fourth of which are owned or led by women (WSMEs). The Asian Development Bank, through its Women Accelerating Vibrant Enterprises in Southeast Asia (WAVES) program, seeks to involve stakeholders in the finance sector, particularly by offering incentives and […]
Client:
European Forest Institute (EFI)
Duration: 12/2023 – 03/2024
Overview:
EFI, coordinated by UNDP, assisted MARD in preparing for the EUDR. EFI developed a summary framework and identified priority areas in Vietnam to provide the Government of Vietnam (GoV) and provincial authorities with insights into the main challenges of EUDR compliance in the coffee and commercial forestry sectors, along with potential negative impacts and market […]
Client:
UNDP in Vietnam
Duration: 06/2023-02/2025
Overview:
Following the 2022 Pilot Assessment of Disability Inclusion in Local Governance, UNDP in Vietnam and MDRI continue to collaborate on an annual quantitative research on disability-inclusive governance. This is an annual research similar to PAPI, based on the results from the 2022 pilot assessment to tailor specifically for PWDs. This will be an opportunity for […]
Client:
Oxfam in Vietnam
Duration: 06/2023-12/2024
Overview:
With the aim of filling the gap in the current economic growth strategy, Oxfam is proposing a new economic model, known as the Human Economy, which revolves toward human-centered instead of profit-driven economic development. This is in line with the Vietnam Communist Party’s visions for Vietnam’s 10-year socio-economic development strategy 2021-2030, where the VCP views […]
Client:
EU Forest Institute (EFI)
Duration: 02/2021 – 12/2023
Overview:
In 2021-2023, MDRI acted as a technical partner of the European Forest Institute (EFI) in the Project “Advancing jurisdictional sustainability in Vietnam, focusing on the Central Highlands region”. This project adopted a jurisdictional approach to enhancing the technical capacity of local actors in sustainable deforestation-free governance of forestry and agricultural production, with the lead of […]
Client:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duration: 06/2022 - 03/2024
Overview:
Climate change modifies precipitation patterns, intensifying deficits in surface water and groundwater for agricultural production and affecting small-scale farming in the Central Highlands and South-Central Coast regions of Vietnam. Launched under that context, the project aimed to strengthen the resilience of small-scale farmers to climate change-induced water insecurity – particularly poor, near-poor, ethnic minority, and […]
Client:
International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI)
Duration: 12/2022 – 06/2024
Overview:
The research is led by the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) and the International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) in collaboration with the National Institute of Veterinary Research, the Institute of Environmental Health and Sustainable Development, and MDRI. It aims to reduce the burden of foodborne diseases by enabling, capacitating, and motivating food value chain […]
Client:
UNDP Vietnam
Duration: 07/2022 – 02/2023
Overview:
Results from previous surveys conducted from UNDP have shown the tremendous effects of COVID-19 on people with disabilities (PWDs) in many aspects of their lives (e.g. employment, income, accessibility to basic needs and rehabilitation services). This situation requires greater efforts from the government in providing public services to support PWDs to overcome the consequences caused […]
Client:
University of Minnesota
Duration: 04/2022 – 06/2022
Overview:
The Research on Improving Education System (RISE) in Vietnam project is a multi-disciplinary and institutional research program conducted over the 2016-2022 period. The program seeks to understand how extraordinary academic outcomes have been achieved at primary and secondary school levels, what lessons can be drawn from other developing countries, and what Vietnam can learn from […]
Client:
Sophia School Corporation
Duration: 11/2021 - 03/2022
Overview:
This study evaluates the short- and long-term effects of the Vietnamese Elite high school system. The Vietnamese government established the Elite High School System in 1966 to develop highly qualified scientists, policymakers, and managers who can contribute to society. Elite high schools in Vietnam educate their students with experienced teachers and enhanced facilities after selecting […]
Client:
EU Forest Institute (EFI)
Duration: 2021 – 2023
Overview:
The EU REDD Facility, hosted by the European Forest Institute (EFI), was established in 2010 with the overarching goal of helping countries engaged in REDD+ to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from deforestation and forest degradation through improved land-use governance. Vietnam took the initiative to implement REDD+ through the approval of National REDD+ Action Plan (NRAP), […]
Client:
The World Bank
Duration: 09/2020 - 12/2021
Overview:
The Results-Based Operation for Local Bridge Construction and Road Asset Management Program (LRAMP) is being implemented to improve the road and bridge connectivity for the rural communities of the participating provinces in Vietnam. This program includes 3 Result Areas: (i) Rehabilitation and maintenance of local roads in 14 targeted provinces; (ii) Reconstruction or construction of […]
Client:
International Finance Corporation (IFC)
Duration: 05/2021-06/2021
Overview:
The IFC’s Gender and Economic Inclusion Group (GEIG) works across investment and services to enhance gender-smart private sector development to help companies close gender gaps. IFC is currently designing a program to promote advancement of women in the garment and footwear manufacturing supply chain of a selected global footwear and apparel brand. The element of […]
Client:
The World Bank
Duration: 6/2020 – 6/2022
Overview:
Since its initial outbreak in December 2019, COVID-19 has quickly spread across the world to become a pandemic and caused a global health crisis. Measures to contain the spread of a pandemic, such as social displacement, restrictions of movement, closure of schools and businesses, etc. have had great impacts on the economies of countries around […]
Client:
The World Bank
Duration: 08/2018 - 12/2018
Overview:
Over the period May 2007 through June 2016, the Government of Vietnam implemented an ambitious Mekong Delta Transport Infrastructure Development Project (MDTIDP) in an amount of US$396.3 million with funding support from the World Bank Group and the Government of Australia. The project was implemented across all 13 provinces of the Mekong Delta, with additional […]
Client:
Oxfam in Vietnam
Duration: 11/2018 – 02/2020
Overview:
Vietnam has demonstrated that it is possible to achieve both a high growth rate and consistently reduce poverty levels. Nonetheless, a significant challenge for the future is still posed, given the current reduced growth rates and high budget deficits, which will limit public spending and the ability of existing policies to tackle multiple inequalities experienced […]
Client:
German Development Cooperation, GIZ Office
Duration: 11/2017 – 01/2018
Overview:
The project aims to support the preparation of the Voluntary National Review of the Government of Vietnam. The objectives of the project is to conduct in-depth reviews on the respective group of SDGs as stated above, with a focus on means of implementation, policy gaps, integration of respective groups of SDGs, together with the progress, […]
Duration: 04/2017 – 06/2017
Overview:
The project is an experiment to assess the impact of providing information for the Vietnam National Assembly delegates to test whether better information lead to more responsive in the VNA meetings. To test this, the project will survey opinions of citizens and businesses in all 63 provinces of Vietnam. Information collected from this survey will […]
Duration: 12/2016 – 02/2018
Overview:
This survey has been conducted to collect patients’ feedbacks about public health service. Oxfam and Vietnam Initiative, in cooperation with MDRI, consulting with the Ministry of Health (MoH) and hospitals, have developed an online feedback tool to measure “patient satisfaction index” (PSI). This is an important index to assess the quality and efficiency of hospitals, […]
Client:
The World Bank Group
Duration: March 2017 – December 2017
Overview:
What will happen to residential demand for electricity if the government of Vietnam wants to increase electricity tariffs to cost recovery, a level estimated at 20 percent above current prices? To answer this research question, a study was conducted to measure the demand elasticity of the electricity consumption in Vietnam and characterize it. The study […]
Client:
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Duration: 03/2015 – 08/2016
Overview:
The ultimate aim of the study on Vocational Education Training (TVET) Financing/Program Cost Norm is to determine the most effective funding model for Vietnam’s vocational college system, which plays an increasingly important role in the education and training system of the country. The mission of the MDRI research team is to study alternate models in […]
Client:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duration: 08/2014 – 02/2015
Overview:
MDRI is implementing an innovative Randomized Control Trial (RCT) as an independent spot-check mechanism for the Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI). Since its pilot in three provinces in 2009 and expanded experiment in 30 provinces in 2010, PAPI has emerged as an important tool in tracking policy implementation and public service […]
Client:
The World Bank&Duke University&National University of Singapore
Duration: 07/2014 – 03/2016
Overview:
The Participation and Regulatory Compliance 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. The study is an essential experiment on the effects of more aggressive, well-funded strategies for mobilizing business input and will have very real […]
Client:
Department for International Development (DFID)
Duration: 01/2014 – 12/2015
Overview:
Mekong Development Research Institute (MDRI) partnered with Landell Mills Limited (LML), a renowned global development consulting firm, to carry out the evaluation of the long-term development cooperation between the UK and Vietnam. The study will provide insight into the UK’s development assistance to Vietnam over the last 20 years, assess the impact of the UK’s […]
Client:
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)
Duration: 04/2013 - 06/2013
Overview:
This project examines the discrepancy in urban and rural governance using the Viet Nam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) survey in 2011. Governance and public administration, measured by a composite index of the six dimensions of governance including participation, transparency, accountability, corruption, public administrative procedures, and public service delivery, are better experienced […]
