Abstract Several studies, either theoretical or empirical, have analysed the possible connection either between foreign direct investment (FDI) and real exchange rates (RER) or between…
Country or Region: Vietnam
Abstract Through examining trends and patterns of foreign direct investment (FDI) in Vietnam over the twenty years of reform (1986–2008), this paper found a big…
Abstract In this paper we provide a review and synthesis of some of the available information and data regarding Vietnam’s exchange rate regime, as well…
Abstract This paper examines Vietnam’s export performance in the process of economic transition. The key theme of analysis is the complementary role of domestic policy…
Abstract Since the launch of economic reforms in China in 1978 and Vietnam in 1986, both countries have made impressive achievements. However, the two countries…
Abstract This paper demonstrates that multilateralism and regionalism are complementary, and that regional income convergence is likely with a like-minded and committed regionalism that often…
Abstract When Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, and Vietnam became members of ASEAN in the late 1990s, concerns were raised about the emergence of a development divide…
Abstract Vietnam’s growth in the last one-and-half decades has been driven by the liberalization effect and large inflows of external purchasing power. Now that the…
Abstract Development gaps always exist, but not all gaps are impediments to integration among nations. The challenge for ASEAN’s integration is that the increasingly globalized…
Abstract The historic end of the Cold War and the rising tide of globalization have significantly changed the nature of threats and security discourses in…
Abstract This report, part of the Lowy Institute’s MacArthur Foundation Asia Security Project, explores the major-power maritime security dynamics surrounding China’s rise. It focuses on…
Continue reading Medcalf, Rory, Raoul Heinrichs, and Justin Jones
Summary Many nations in Southeast Asia view their growing energy needs as a looming crisis, one that could potentially be averted by development of civil…
Abstract This paper examines the current state of the trade policy regime in Vietnam against the backdrop of market-oriented policy reforms undertaken over the past…
Abstract Vietnam has the highest inflation rate in Asia. After a year-long debate about which should get priority, stability or growth, the government in early…
Abstract A nuclear resurgence is underway around the world, and Southeast Asia is preparing to join it. Over the next decade, Indonesia, Thailand, and Vietnam…
