BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//VNP | Chương trình Việt Nam - Hà Lan - ECPv6.16.4.1//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:VNP | Chương trình Việt Nam - Hà Lan X-ORIGINAL-URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn X-WR-CALDESC:Events for VNP | Chương trình Việt Nam - Hà Lan REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:Asia/Krasnoyarsk BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:+0700 TZOFFSETTO:+0700 TZNAME:+07 DTSTART:20210101T000000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092028Z CREATED:20260622T092028Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092028Z UID:23173-1711497600-1711497600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Trần Ngọc Sơn DESCRIPTION:Price-aware matrix factorization for recommend system: A case study in Vietnam \nStudent: Trần Ngọc Sơn\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Trần Thị Tuấn Anh \nAbstract: \nIn recent years\, Vietnam has witnessed a significant transformation in consumer behavior due to the rapid expansion of the Internet and the far-reaching effects of the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the convenience of e-commerce platforms\, the growing availability of Internet services\, and affordable prices\, online shopping has become necessary for daily life. This shift has propelled the e-commerce industry’s continuous growth\, turning it into a virtual marketplace with a diverse range of products. Advanced recommendation systems facilitate this evolution\, enhancing personalization and the shopping experience. This study underscores the critical role of pricing in shaping consumer decisions\, particularly during economic challenges when a significant portion of customers prefer budget-friendly retail options. The study uses the price-aware Singular Value Decomposition (PASVD) model\, which considers people’s preferences and price sensitivity when making suggestions. The primary research question is\, “How can the PASVD model be effectively optimized and applied to new datasets within Vietnam’s e-commerce context?” This investigation focuses on parameter optimization to improve accuracy and efficiency in tasks related to rating prediction\, aiming to enhance the customer experience in Vietnam’s burgeoning e-commerce sector. This study shows that the PASVD model helps accurately suggest products in the Vietnamese e-commerce industry. \nKeywords: E-commerce\, Price Preference\, Price Sensitivity\, Personalized Recommendation\, Recommender System\, Collaborative Filtering\, Matrix Factorization\, Data Sparsity\, The Number of Latent Factors\, Regularization Coefficient. URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-tran-ngoc-son/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/price-VDgQxv.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092016Z CREATED:20260622T092016Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092016Z UID:23168-1711497600-1711497600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP28 - Phạm Lê Quỳnh DESCRIPTION:To examine the impacts of marketing-mix instruments on retail patronage of TOTO brand through retailers in the South of Vietnam \nStudent: Phạm Lê Quỳnh\, VNP-28 \nSupervisor: Dr. Trương Đăng Thụy \nAbstract: \nThis study creates a conceptual model that highlights the effects of marketing-mix instruments in elucidating consumers in terms of purchasing decision or introducing behavior. A poll was conducted by 430 consumers who already purchased to collect attitudinal and behavioral traits related to their experiences with TOTO product – a Japanese brand of sanitary wares and retail patronages’ decisions. The independent variables were synthesized using the principal component analysis method and binary response model was employed to test the relationships between the marketing-mix instrument and decision of the participants to be patronages or not. The empirical result demonstrates that four of the seven marketing-mix variables are statistically significant in patrons’ decisions to purchase TOTO items or suggest them to others when requested. Furthermore\, purchasing habit and demographic characteristics\, particularly the experience factor when the survey participant is the one making the purchase choice\, which has a positive impact on the decision afterward. In general\, this research adds to a body of knowledge that may be used as advice on whether\, when and which marketing-mix instruments to establish for a sanitary-ware retailer or an interior decoration retail channel in general when dealing with the influx of elevating lifestyle of high-income consumers. Additionally\, it promotes a literature for a better reference of marketing strategic value proposition in Vietnam market. \nKey words: retail patronage\, marketing-mix instruments\, patronage’s decision\, TOTO sanitary wares. \nJEL classification: M30\, M31 URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp28-pham-le-quynh/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/toto-X55iMt.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092014Z CREATED:20260622T092014Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092014Z UID:23166-1711497600-1711497600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP28 - Đoàn Nam Hải DESCRIPTION:The determinants of Vietnam households’ subjective well-being by using VHLSS 2010\, 2012\, 2014\, 2016\, and 2018 \nStudent: Đoàn Nam Hải\, VNP-28 \nSupervisor: Prof.Dr. Nguyễn Trọng Hoài \nAbstract: \nThe thesis uses the longitudinal panel data\, which are combined from the data set of VHLSS 2010 and four next data sets of VHLSS\, to create three waves of data including (1) the wave of VHLSS 2010-12-14; (2) the wave of VHLSS 2012-14-16; (3) the wave of VHLSS 2014-16-18. \nThe empirical studies suggested that the Order Probit model is suitable for examining the dependent variable which is gathered through the quantitative question like the case of this thesis. \nThe research contributes to Subjective Well-being (SWB) with four worthy following: \n(1) even though differentiated with some empirical studies\, in the case of Vietnamese and supported by some empirical studies\, female HoHHs have better SWB perceiving than that male HoHHs; \n(2) among of 6 areas of Vietnam\, living in the different areas lead to different perceiving of SWB\, favorable for HoHH living in the Northern\nMidlands and Mountains\, North Centrals; \n(3) in the family structure perspective\, the HoHHs living in the two and three generation perceive that their SWB better than that of others; \n (4) the perception on SWB from the HoHHs with the levels of education that lower than undergraduate level\, and the HoHHs keeping their level of education higher over the past 5 years are better than others. \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp28-doan-nam-hai/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/webp:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/well-being-ym5ufl.webp END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092013Z CREATED:20260622T092013Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092013Z UID:23165-1711497600-1711497600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP28 - Lê Thùy Trang DESCRIPTION:Impact of credit access on farmers’ investment behavior in Vietnam \nStudent: Lê Thùy Trang\, VNP-28 \nSupervisor: Dr. Trương Đăng Thụy\, Dr. Matthias Rieger \nAbstract: \n Agricultural credit is regarded as a crucial factor in economic development. Despite the importance of agricultural credit to developing countries\, little is known about how such credit impacts rural household\, especially in Vietnam. This thesis conducts an empirical analysis of the impact of agricultural credit on farm outcomes and household investment by employing VARHS panel data. In order to do this\, we make a comparison between ordinary least squares and fixed effects method to choose the best effective method to control for unobserved heterogeneity. Then\, we run multiple linear regression and find consistent evidence that access to credit leads to a growth in farm production and profit and in household welfare. Furthermore\, we also provide potential channels through which credit access affects agricultural profit by analyzing the impact of credit on farm investment and conclude that credit improves farm outcomes through farm inputs and land expansion. \nKey words: credit\, fixed effects\, rural households\, Vietnam. \nJEL Classification: Q12\, Q14 \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp28-le-thuy-trang/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/agri-credit-vj2tll.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240327T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092012Z CREATED:20260622T092012Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092012Z UID:23164-1711497600-1711497600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP28 - Đặng Nguyễn Minh Duy DESCRIPTION:The Impact of Overeducation on Wage \nStudent: Đặng Nguyễn Minh Duy\, VNP-28 \nSupervisor: Dr. Trần Mỹ Minh Châu \nAbstract: \nThe study uses data from the 2018 Vietnam Household Living Standard survey and the Vietnam Labor Force survey to examine the effect of education on wage in Vietnam. The findings implies that overeducation is negatively correlated to wage rate and is statistically significant. Using available data from both datasets mentioned above\, this study check for robustness of OLS coefficient. Employing one instrumental variable relating to childhood neighborhood level of education\, the study tries to address the endogenous relationship between wage and overeducation. The two stage least square estimate and test results indicates that the instrument is strong and exogenous\, and the endogeneity between wage and overeducation leads to overestimation of overeducation. The study also tests for omitted variable bias\, and the result shows that there are unobserved variables that also affect wage which leads to overeducation to be overestimated. Although the solution to solve the bias is not discussed within the scope of this study\, it is among the first in this line of literature to address the omitted variable bias and empirically try to test for the existence of the bias. \nKeyword: A14\, Human capital theory\, wage effect on education\, overeducation \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp28-dang-nguyen-minh-duy/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/wage-3Q5yeI.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240122T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240122T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092010Z CREATED:20260622T092010Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092010Z UID:23163-1705881600-1705881600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Huỳnh Tấn Đạt DESCRIPTION:An in-depth study on stakeholder collaboration in green supply chain management and firm performance: evidence from the Vietnamese garment industry \nStudent: Huỳnh Tấn Đạt\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Prof.Dr. Nguyễn Trọng Hoài\, Dr. Elissaios Papyrakis \nAbstract: \nThis research paper explores the pressing need for sustainability in the face of the rapidly expanding global economy\, which places significant strain on the environment. The study focuses on the pivotal role of Green Supply Chain Management (GSCM) within the\ntransition to circular economies. It systematically investigates how collaborative approaches to green practices among supply chain partners influence a firm’s sustainability performance. Data from 13 garment manufacturing firms in Vietnam were gathered through a mixed-method approach\, including surveys and interviews\, and analyzed using Partial Least Squares Structural Equation Modeling (PLS-SEM) and benchmarking methods. The findings reveal that buyer monitoring and institutional pressures have a positive and significant impact on internal green supply chain practices. The study emphasizes the need for alignment between Vietnam’s legal framework and international standards to foster environmentally friendly supply chain practices. Furthermore\, it underscores the positive relationships between both internal and external GSCM practices and performance measures. Importantly\, the research highlights the essential role of green supply chain practices and collaborative efforts in enhancing sustainability and performance in the garment industry. It emphasizes the responsibility of global buyers within the supply chain in driving collaborative initiatives with suppliers and ensuring the promotion of green practices throughout the supply chain\, ultimately leading to comprehensive and positive impacts on sustainability. \nKeywords: Green supply chain management; stakeholder theory; stakeholder collaboration; operational performance; financial performance; environmental performance; Vietnamese garment industry. \nJEL Classification: L67\, Q56\, Q58 \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-huynh-tan-dat/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/green-supply-chain-b8EmPk.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240108T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240108T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092002Z CREATED:20260622T092002Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092002Z UID:23159-1704672000-1704672000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Trần Nữ Vân Anh DESCRIPTION:Prosperity’s paradox: unraveling the relationship between happiness and peer-to-peer lending \nStudent: Trần Nữ Vân Anh\, VNP-26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vũ Thị Hồng Nhung \nAbstract: \nThis study explores the relationship between national happiness levels and online peer-to-peer (P2P) lending across 25 countries from 2013 to 2020. Utilizing fixed-effect models and panel data\, the study integrates concepts from behavioral finance\, happiness economics\, and P2P lending trends. A key finding is the significant negative impact of happiness on P2P lending\, suggesting that higher happiness levels are associated with reduced P2P lending activities\, reflecting risk-averse financial behaviors. Interestingly\, when examining whether the relationship between happiness and P2P lending expansion differs across various income levels\, the study finds evidence that this negative effect of happiness on P2P lending is significant only in high-income countries. In contrast\, in middle-income nations\, happiness does not exhibit a significant effect on P2P lending. These insights underline the importance of economic context in the interplay between emotional factors and financial behavior. \nKeywords: alternative finance\, peer-to-peer lending\, P2P lending\, happiness. \nJEL classification: C23\, E22 \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-tran-nu-van-anh/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/anh-7klEit.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240108T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240108T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T092000Z CREATED:20260622T092000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T092000Z UID:23157-1704672000-1704672000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Nguyễn Lương Tâm DESCRIPTION:The long-run effect of bombing on financial decision making in Vietnam \nStudent: Nguyễn Lương Tâm\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Huỳnh Lưu Đức Toàn \nAbstract: \nLittle is known about how bombing impacts current financial decisions. This study investigates the long-term impact of bombing on seven different financial factors. Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) was employed for empirical analysis with bombing data from the Vietnam-US war to construct a panel data of 27\,358 observations. The Tobit model and the method of using Instrument Variables are main econometric approaches. Results suggest that bombing intensity decreases participation in stock markets of people\, but there are positive relationships between bombing intensity and other financial factors but not all of them. \nKey words: Bombing; Financial decision-making; VHLSS; Tobit model. \nJEL Codes: G51; G41; D91. \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-nguyen-luong-tam/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tam-CtprpZ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240108T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20240108T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091958Z CREATED:20260622T091958Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091958Z UID:23155-1704672000-1704672000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Phan Trung Hieu DESCRIPTION:The impact of COVID-19 on Vietnam’s market performances by sector: a study on return and behavior \nStudent: Phan Trung Hieu\, VNP-26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vu Viet Quang \nAbstract: \n Beginning at the end of 2019\, the coronavirus has gradually wreaked havoc on the health and lives of individuals in the countries it has traversed\, leading to significant and enduring economic damage\, exacerbating the economic outlook\, and precipitating a widespread recession and crisis. The primary objective of this paper is to provide valuable insights for investors and regulators\, enabling them to enhance their comprehension of the stock market and the financial implications of the Covid-19 pandemic. To achieve this\, we employed the event research method to analyze stock data from Thomson Reuters DataStream\, focusing on 358 Vietnamese companies categorized into 11 GICS sectors and listed on the Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange. The study period spans from January 5\, 2015\, to June 10\, 2021. Additionally\, we examined herding behavior within Vietnam’s stock market. The empirical results elucidate that the sudden onset of the Covid-19 outbreak has substantially influenced the abnormal returns and behaviors exhibited by participants in Vietnam’s stock market. Notably\, the degree of this influence varies across different sectors\, including transportation industrials\, utilities (negative)\, and insurance financials (positive). \nKeywords: Covid-19\, Market performance\, Stock Return\, Herding Behavior\, Vietnam industries\, Event Study \nJEL: G01\, G14\, G40 \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-phan-trung-hieu/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/hieu-zNCktD.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230808T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230808T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091957Z CREATED:20260622T091957Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091957Z UID:23154-1691452800-1691452800@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Đặng Hữu Thanh Hà DESCRIPTION:The impact of macroeconomic factors and COVID-19 pandemic on Vietnam stock price index \nStudent: Đặng Hữu Thanh Hà\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Prof.Dr. Nguyễn Trọng Hoài \nAbstract: \nThe study aims to examine the correlation between macro variables and the VN-Index. Macro factors used in the study include (i) money supply\, (ii) industrial production index\, (iii) consumer price index\, (iv) exchange rate\, (v) interest rates\, (vi) covid-19 epidemic to analyze their impact on the VN-Index. By using the vector autoregressive estimation model (VAR) and Granger causality test in the study\, it has been shown that the Vietnam Stock Price Index VN-Index is affected by macro factors that are: Inflation is measured by CPI price index\, M2 Expanded Money Supply\, Index of Industrial Production (IIP) and Covid-19 epidemic. With the remaining factors including Interest rate (I); The exchange rate (E)\, we have no basis to confirm that there are factors that have an impact on the VN Stock Price Index VN-Index. Besides\, the causality test also shows that the VN-Index is not the leading indicator for macro factors and the economy because the VN-Index does not have a two-way causal effect to macro variables. From the research results\, it has been shown that VN’s stock market has not operated effectively. \nKeywords: Macro factors\, COVID-19 pandemic\, stock price index\, VN-INDEX \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-dang-huu-thanh-ha/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/mh_3-IdAK4c.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230209T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230209T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091955Z CREATED:20260622T091955Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091955Z UID:23153-1675900800-1675900800@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Hồ Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc DESCRIPTION:Relationship between education\, information and communication technology and international migration \nStudent: Hồ Nguyễn Hoàng Phúc\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Hồ Hoàng Anh \nAbstract: \nThis paper aims to examine the impacts of education\, information and communication technology (ICTs) – particularly the digital connectivity provided by internet access – on bilateral migration flows in the ASEAN region. By applying the gravity framework on a collection of macroeconomic indicators\, this study finds that\, higher average level of education and internet access rate at the sending countries reduce emigration rate\, whereas higher education level and internet access rate at the receiving countries cause immigration rate to increase. In an additional analysis\, we apply the same gravity framework to migration flows from ASEAN to OECD countries. Nevertheless\, the results appear to deviate from the theoretical predictions. This paper provides new direction for migration studies in the ASEAN region at the macro level. This is particularly useful since there is a shortage of micro-survey data on labor migration in the region.\n \nKeywords: migration\, education\, information and communication technology\, internet access\, gravity model URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-ho-nguyen-hoang-phuc/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/About-Migration-0zsr7D.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091948Z CREATED:20260622T091948Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091948Z UID:23149-1675123200-1675123200@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP25 - Trương Thị Thanh Thanh DESCRIPTION:The impact of flooding on the livelihood diversity of household’s in DakLak\, Vietnam \nStudent: Trương Thị Thanh Thanh\, VNP-25 \nSupervisor: Dr. Phạm Khánh Nam \nAbstract: \nClimate change is making floods increasingly impact on people’s livelihoods\, especially in rural areas\, and changing farmers’ coping strategies with floods. Using interview data set of 303 households in Dak Lak\, Vietnam. This study uses Poisson and logit models to assess flood factors affecting the livelihood diversification of households. Research results show that flooding has a positive impact on households’ decision-making to choose some form of livelihood diversification. At the same time\, the data also show a high significance that the longer the number of years a household has lived in the flooded area\, the higher their experience in dealing with floods; the younger the head of the household\, the better adaptation will be. \nKeywords: livehoods diversification\, coping with floods\, climate exchange \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp25-truong-thi-thanh-thanh/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/flood_2-9S8yoG.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091946Z CREATED:20260622T091946Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091946Z UID:23146-1675123200-1675123200@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP25 - Đoàn Minh Thùy DESCRIPTION:The effect of land fragmentation on household income in Vietnam\, using VARHS2018 \nStudent: Đoàn Minh Thùy\, VNP-25 \nSupervisor: Dr. Lê Văn Chơn \nAbstract: \nThe purpose of this study is to investigate the effect that land fragmentation has on the revenue earned per person as a result of agricultural activities\, as reported by the Vietnam Access to Resources Household Survey 2018. In addition to the land fragmentation index and factors related to soil quality (fertility\, slope)\, the study investigates the impact of factors related to education and factors related to households\, such as household size\, marital status\, or age of the household head. These factors are added to the model in order to determine the impact on the variable that is being studied\, which is the land fragmentation index. Using the Cobb–Douglas production formula and the IV Test model to test the relationship between the independent variables and per capita income\, the research results once again confirm the negative impact that land fragmentation has on income from agricultural activities per capita. Both of these models are based on the idea that there is a relationship between the independent variables and per capita income. On the other hand\, there is no evidence to demonstrate that having a professional education has any effect on income. \nKeywords: Land Fragmentation\, Agriculture Income\, Household \n  \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp25-doan-minh-thuy/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/sfw_16_9_boreal-forest_1_per-breiehagen-59j0hA.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091945Z CREATED:20260622T091945Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091945Z UID:23145-1675123200-1675123200@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Nguyễn Tùng Nhân DESCRIPTION:The FDI spillover effect on the performance of industrial firms: Evidence from export processing zones and industrial parks \nStudent: Nguyễn Tùng Nhân\, VNP-26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Trương Đăng Thụy \nAbstract: \nExport processing zones (EPZs) and industrial parks (IZs) of Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) were established with the mission of attracting foreign investment\, promoting export activities\, and creating a premise for the integration of the Vietnamese economy with the rest of the world. However\, the process of urbanization in parallel with the development of export processing zones and industrial parks has made the role of export processing zones and industrial parks vaguely represented. Beside many benefits that EPZs and IPs may have brought\, many people still think that the image of export processing zones and industrial parks is disheveled\, unsanitary\, environmentally polluted\, and not beneficial to the economy. Also\, many previous studies have shown mixed evidence of the spillover effect from foreign investment. However\, few studies has focused on the spillover effect of foreign investment in EPZs and IPs in HCMC. This study contributes counter-arguments by demonstrating spillover effects in projects in EPZs and IPs in HCMC. With the data provided by Ho Chi Minh city Export Processing and Industrial Zones Authority (HEPZA)\, the results show that there is not enough evidence to justify that spillover effect exists for HCMC EPZs and IPs. \nKeywords: Export processing zones\, Industrial parks\, spillover effect \nJEL classification: L69\, O14\, O25 \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-nguyen-tung-nhan/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/750px-YdSGXU.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091943Z CREATED:20260622T091943Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091943Z UID:23144-1675123200-1675123200@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Trần Nguyễn Huyền Trân DESCRIPTION:The effect of education on the attitude toward domestic violence: a case in Vietnam using multiple indicator cluster surveys data (MICS) \nStudent: Trần Nguyễn Huyền Trân\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vũ Thị Hồng Nhung \nAbstract: \nDomestic violence is a big global health problem that authorities are continually seeking to address. Raising people’s awareness of not tolerating acts of domestic violence is one of the variables that help to reduce the rate of domestic violence. This research aims to evaluate the effect of higher education levels on attitudes toward domestic violence. We used data from 3 waves of the Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (MICS) in 2006\, 2011\, 2013\, and 2021 with a total of around 10 thousand observations each year. The Propensity Score Matching method is applied in this paper to address the selection bias problem and therefore isolate the causality effect of education on ATDV without conducting experimental research. The findings of this research are supportive evidence for household bargaining theory\, women or men with higher education levels are less likely to justify domestic violence. This result is consistent for all four data sets in this study. \nKeywords: Domestic Violence\, Treatment effect of education\, Propensity score\, Vietnam \nJEL classification: J12\, J18 \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-tran-nguyen-huyen-tran/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/minh-hoa-bao-luc-coDQ4l.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091941Z CREATED:20260622T091941Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091941Z UID:23143-1675123200-1675123200@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Nguyễn Hữu Phát DESCRIPTION:The influence of trust and risk on the adoption of e-wallets: A case study in Vietnam \nStudent: Nguyễn Hữu Phát\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vũ Thị Hồng Nhung \nAbstract: \nThis study is conducted to measure the influence of Trust\, which includes Trust in Technology\, Trust towards Service Provider\, and Interpersonal Trust level; and Risk\, which is inclusive of Perceived Risk and Risk Attitude over the adoption of E-wallets in Vietnam. While Trust in Technology\, Trust towards Service Provider\, and Perceived Risk were measured using direct method through three sets of Likert-scale questions; Risk Attitude and Interpersonal Trust level were measured indirectly through a Holt & Laury lottery game and two interpersonal trust level test questions. The binary model was applied to analyze the influence of those main variables as well as the demographics variables to find out how they affect the adoption of E-wallets. The results obtained indicate that Trust in Technology is statistically significantly influencing the adoption of E-wallets. This result is also in line with previous papers conducted in the past. \n  \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-nguyen-huu-phat/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/vi-dien-tu-1-c8RIZu.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230131T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091931Z CREATED:20260622T091931Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091931Z UID:23139-1675123200-1675123200@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Phạm Lê Hữu Vĩnh DESCRIPTION:Socio-demographic determinants of household electricity consumption in Vietnam \nStudent: Phạm Lê Hữu Vĩnh\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Võ Hồng Đức \nAbstract: \nElectricity is one of the most important types of secondary energy sources today\, with the household sector accounting for a significant share of the whole world’s consumption. Climate change\, fossil fuel depletion\, and the current energy crisis demonstrate the urgency of each country’s policy to prepare for a period of transition to new clean power generation sources and to withstand external energy supply shocks\, especially in developing countries. Traditional sources of energy are important inputs for the electric generation industry in many\ndeveloping countries. However\, with the current worldwide trend of environmentally friendly policies\, developing countries will have to accelerate their adaptation to this transition. Therefore\, policies that promote electricity saving and efficient use of electricity are essential\nin the current context. \nVietnam\, a developing country with the goal of becoming Asia’s new tiger\, has taken energy security as one of the government’s top policy goals. In order to reach the goal\, energy conservation policies aimed at the household sector plays an important role. To make appropriate and effective policies in the context of Vietnam\, it is necessary to understand the characteristics of households electricity demand. \nThis study is conducted to achieve the following three objectives. First\,  understanding the role of some of the most important socio- demographic factors that influence how households consume electricity. Second\, studying the economies of scale in electricity consumption of Vietnamese households. Third\, examining the degree of inequality in electricity consumption between different income groups in order to improve the current policy interventions on energy saving and inequality. \nThe results seem attractive. First\, the three main factors of income\, level of education and number of household members\, along with other demographic factors\, have been shown to have a significant impact on household electricity consumption behaviour. Furthermore\, this study also shows the reverse causality between income and electricity consumption by applying the Three-Stages Least Squares (3SLS) approach. Second\, there are economies of scale in electricity consumption depending on household size in Vietnam in 2012 and 2020. Third\, the study has revealed a deep inequality in electricity consumption between different income groups\, thereby highlighting the need for policy interventions to reduce energy inequality and the goal of energy security to reach. \nKeywords: Vietnam\, Households\, Electricity consumption\, Socio-demographic determinants \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-pham-le-huu-vinh/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/dien-vJRbqP.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230103T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230103T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091930Z CREATED:20260622T091930Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091930Z UID:23137-1672704000-1672704000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Hà Trương Minh Hiếu DESCRIPTION:The effect of internal immigration on crime in Ho Chi Minh City \nStudent: Hà Trương Minh Hiếu\, VNP-26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Zemzem Shigute & Dr. Phạm Khánh Nam \nAbstract: \nHo Chi Minh city’s rapid urbanization and development have created a positive feedback loop. The more financially successful the city becomes\, thanks to the internal migration from across the country\, the more people are eager to move in and join the thriving economy.\nHowever\, this also created a Grey Rhino1 scenario where the constant influx of people is spiraling out of control. Out of many consequences that occur from an unnaturally and unplanned high concentration of population in a city that can be observed\, crime rate is one of the most concerned and discussed topics. Europeans and Americans are no strangers to immigration phenomenal. Many robust observations of the link between crimes and immigration were documented. Although vary in results\, most shared the conclusion that property crimes were the most positively impacted by heavy immigration. Yet\, contradicting to findings of previous literature\, this paper finds internal immigration has notably impacted all crimes in three criminal categories with little to no spatial impact. This is very surprising but somewhat predictable\, given many flaws in the way official reports define internal immigration and the lack of transparency in how criminal data is recorded. The hard block of public access to data also contributes to the desolation of domestic research interest regarding this topic and leaves room for speculation why the population data census was closely guarded. Nonetheless\, if the policy makers deem the official dataset trustworthy and\ndecide to act on it\, the best course of action is to develop neighboring provinces and unpopulated districts to relieve the pressure from Ho Chi Minh city. While simultaneously\, minimizing the frequent damage caused by natural disasters in the Center region will encourage more Center Vietnamese to hold their ground.\n \nKeywords: Internal migration\, Vietnam\, Saigon\, Crimes\n \nJEL code: K3 \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-ha-truong-minh-hieu/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/crime-L06vwZ.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230103T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230103T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091928Z CREATED:20260622T091928Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091928Z UID:23135-1672704000-1672704000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Nguyễn Sơn Hà DESCRIPTION:Determinants of financial inclusion – The Vietnamese households’ perspective \nStudent: Nguyễn Sơn Hà\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Dr. Arjun Bedi & Assoc.Prof.Dr. Vo Hong Duc \nAbstract: \nUsing the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) datasets in 2014\, 2016\, and 2018\, this study examines financial inclusion’s key determinants from the perspective of Vietnamese households. This study investigates the effects of the determinants on each level of financial inclusion utilizing an ordered logit model. The empirical results reveal that total income per household\, relative income index\, and the distance of the household from the nearest financial hub are crucial factors that drive the financial inclusion level. While the total income per household plays a positive role in enhancing financial inclusion\, relative income seems to have an adverse effect on the degree of financial inclusion of individuals. Besides\, distance to the nearest public bank branch is also a challenge to overcome in achieving the financial inclusion goals in Vietnam in the future. Relevance to Development Studies The World Bank (2012) considers that financial inclusion stands as one of the crucial mechanisms to promote economic growth\, reduce poverty\, and overcome income inequality. By investigating the determinants of financial inclusion using micro-data in the Vietnamese context\, this research contributes to the existing literature by providing a new perspective on Vietnamese households’ characteristics. The findings of this research can also be helpful for\nscholars and policymakers regarding the new angles on the main factors that drive financial inclusion in the developing country. Policy implications have emerged based on the findings to attain the goals of financial inclusion.\n \nKeywords: Financial inclusion\, Income inequality\, Relative income\, Household characteristics\, Vietnam.\nJEL classification: O12\, O15\, D14\, D15. \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-nguyen-son-ha/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/household-zXc7oi.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230103T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20230103T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091926Z CREATED:20260622T091926Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091926Z UID:23134-1672704000-1672704000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Nguyễn Quốc Việt DESCRIPTION:The spatial spillover effect on the institutional quality of 63 Vietnamese provinces from 2013 to 2020. \nStudent: Nguyễn Quốc Việt\, VNP-26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Lê Văn Chơn \nAbstract: \nInstitutional quality plays an essential role in the economy\, helping to maintain stability and social justice to promote economic development. This study conducts an empirical analysis using the Spatial econometrics method with panel data spanning during the 2013-2020 period collected from the General Statistics Office (GSO)\, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry (VCCI)\, and the Department of Survey\, Mapping and Geographic Information Vietnam under Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (2009). I use three models\, Spatial Autoregressive Model (SAR)\, Spatial Durbin Model (SDM) and Spatial Error Model (SEM)\, to determine whether there exists a spillover effect of institutional quality across provinces and how it can be leveraged in policy-making. Although this effect has been studied in other countries\, this is the first study on this issue in Vietnam. It is found that there is evidence of spatial spillover in provinces. Changes in a province’s neighbors might affect its institutional quality. It implies that the central government should create favorable  environments and stimulate an active learning spirit across provinces to promote faster spillover effects. In addition\, province-level leaders should take into account new policies implemented by neighboring provinces.\n \nJEL Classification: R12\, D02 \nKeywords: spatial models\, institutional quality\, a spillover effect. \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-nguyen-quoc-viet/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/Vietnam-map-9PME5t.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221229T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221229T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091925Z CREATED:20260622T091925Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091925Z UID:23133-1672272000-1672272000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Hoàng Nguyễn Đình Long DESCRIPTION:Is being risky a part of growing your business? Evidence from Vietnam. \nStudent: Hoàng Nguyễn Đình Long\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Assoc.Prof.Dr. Matthias Rieger & Dr. Trương Đăng Thụy \nAbstract: \nThis study is designed to shed light on the owners’ individual risk preferences on their firms’ total factor productivity via their innovation decisions regarding products and staff by using the 4101 Vietnamese Small and Medium-sized firms panel dataset over the course of 2011 to 2015. The effects of risk aptitude of the individual on a firm’s total factor productivity calculated from the Cobb-Douglas production function\, along with the usage of the Probit model to indicate the probability of firms’ innovative intentions\, and later with the application of Pooled Ordinary Least Square and Random Effects model to get estimation results. The outcomes reveal a positive correlation between the individual taste of risk towards the innovation intentions for products\, but this result is the opposite for staff innovation. Moreover\, the gap between the performance of the two types of owners is explicit\, while the risk-averse type yields a lower total amount of productivity compared to its counterparts. The total results are supported by most of the previous papers regarding the relationship between risk aptitude towards innovation intentions and total factor productivity.\n \nKeywords: Entrepreneurship\, Risk Preferences\, Total Firm Productivity\, Innovation\, SME.\n \nJEL Classification: L26\, G32\, D24\, O32\, P42. \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-hoang-nguyen-dinh-long/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/risk-Y47JzP.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221229T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221229T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091916Z CREATED:20260622T091916Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091916Z UID:23130-1672272000-1672272000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP27 - Nguyễn Tiến Hưng DESCRIPTION:Land saleprice affected by flooding. A case study in Thu Duc City \nStudent: Nguyễn Tiến Hưng\, VNP-27 \nSupervisor: Prof.Dr. Nguyễn Trọng Hoài \nAbstract: \n Flooding risk has become more increasing threat to real estate market due to the value depreciation it causes to the property. Many previous studies found the relationship between this issue fixtures such as appearance in flood-prone area\, frequency\, depth\, and the value of house or land. However\, there are lack of study about this issue in Ho Chi Minh city area. Moreover\, researchers also found that an area high- urbanization like Thu Duc city\, a subdivision of Ho Chi Minh city can relate to high risk of flooding. Hence\, this study is necessary for officials\, business and customers to help making rightful decision for investing and apply policies which minimize the flooding damage. The research applies hedonic price function to estimate the effect of urban flooding of Thu Duc city by using the announced sale price from various real estate online trading platforms as the dependent variable. All explanatory variables included several land characteristics such as area square in meters\, the structural width\, locational attributes and innudation risk features. The result shows that there are difference of the correlation to selling price between the levels of inundation depth. The selling price of the observation within the level 1 inundation depth will lower by 7.7 percent than the unaffected one\, while the others which have higher level of inundation depth are not statistically significant. \nKeywords: Flooding risk\, inundation depth\, hedonic pricing model\, selling land price \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp27-nguyen-tien-hung/ CATEGORIES:BVLV END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221209T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221209T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091914Z CREATED:20260622T091914Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091914Z UID:23128-1670544000-1670544000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Võ Thị Minh Tuyết DESCRIPTION:Impact of pandemic on financial inclusion: Throw caution to the win?\n \nStudent: Võ Thị Minh Tuyết\, VNP-26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Lê Văn Chơn \nAbstract: \n This study aims to investigate the causal impact of pandemic on financial inclusion by using a wide range of textual base indexes and pandemic event studies. Using the dataset of 38 countries from 2000 to 2020\, we report the novel evidence that financial inclusion declined\nconsiderably in response to the pandemic outbreak. Noticeably\, an increase in one percentage of pandemic shock can lead to a 0.15%  decrease in financial inclusion. Furthermore\, we include the number of factors characterizing what drives the change in financial inclusion that can moderate the adverse effect of infectious disease. We first obtain the evidence policy uncertainty can widen the detrimental effect of infectious disease on financial inclusion\, and its interaction is significantly varied at different levels of policy uncertainty. Regarding the\nmoderation from heterogeneous factors\, we found that the country with good bank performance and the lessen of lending constraint will have more chance to reduce the unfavorable impact of infectious disease on their inclusiveness of financial service. We also figure out that the government’s pandemic policy response significantly reduces the pandemic outbreak’s adverse effect. Particularly\, the mandatory vaccine policy and the investment in healthcare services positively interact with the pandemic outbreak\, which increases financial inclusion. Lastly\,\nalthough we confirm the significant positive treatment effect between efficiency in debt restructuring and pandemic event\, the result of the pre-treatment effect does not satisfy the primary condition of counterfactual comparison. This result is sadly important because we\nfairly reject any future study if they apply the simple interaction effects of efficiency in debt restructuring and the pandemic without considering the nature of the “staggered adaption” and “rollout design” of the pandemic event. \nJEL Classification: G38; I15 \nKeywords: Pandemic\, policy uncertainty\, financial inclusion\, bank lending\, policy response\, efficiency in debt restructuring \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-vo-thi-minh-tuyet/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/tuyet-YdODO4.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221128T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221128T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091913Z CREATED:20260622T091913Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091913Z UID:23126-1669593600-1669593600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP25 - Nguyễn Duy Hậu DESCRIPTION:Explore arbitrage opportunities with exchange-traded funds: an example of FUEKIV30 based on empirical evidence \nStudent: Nguyễn Duy Hậu\, VNP-25 \nSupervisor: Dr. Trương Đăng Thụy \nAbstract: \nExchange-traded funds (ETFs) are an efficient investing instrument\, which highly absorbs investment stream\, especially in emerging markets. To provide a new perspective for investors trading local-based ETFs\, this study aims to investigate pricing efficiency and explore if\narbitrage opportunities exist. The author selected FUEKIV30\, the newly listed ETF\, to do the research. A three-step process of analysis was carried out with daily and intraday data. First\, regressing the price and net asset value to see their relationship. Second\, measuring the pricing efficiency with price deviation in percent to its NAV (called the premium). Finally\, testing the persistency of premium with lagged variables added in succession. Results showed the two prices of FUEKIV30 moving in pairs. FUEKIV30 is trading at a minor rate of premium (1.13%) and is pricing efficiently intraday. Daily premium (0.15%) is not statistically significant but the daily mispricing calculated as absolute premium is and may possible for arbitrage. Besides\, results of the persistency test of premiums recommend investors act arbitrages within five minutes of appearing during a trading day and within two days of occurring at the closing ofeach trading day. Though\, investors should cogitate the cost to cover arbitrages. \nKey words: Intraday data\, Daily trading\, Arbitrage opportunity\, Exchange-traded fund\, ETF\, FUEKIV30\, Vietnam\, HOSE\, Premium\, Discount\, Price Deviation\, Mispricing. \nJEL codes: B41\, E44\, G12\, G14 \n \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp25-nguyen-duy-hau/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/etf-aAuJ01.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221128T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221128T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091911Z CREATED:20260622T091911Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091911Z UID:23125-1669593600-1669593600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP25 - Phạm Thị Vân DESCRIPTION:Determinants of provincial competitiveness in Vietnam \nStudent: Phạm Thị Vân\, VNP-25 \nSupervisor: Dr. Phạm Khánh Nam \nAbstract: \nIn Vietnam\, the Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) is used to assess the attractiveness of the locality to investors. However\, to date\, there have not been many domestic studies on PCI in general and on assessing the impact of factors affecting PCI in particular. Therefore\, this study was conducted to assess the impact of factors affecting the provincial competitiveness index. Through the aggregated data set and analysis of 63 provinces and cities in the country in the years 2016 to 2019\, the study has shown the impact of factors affecting the provincial\ncompetitiveness index and recommended a solution to improve the PCI index for localities. \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp25-pham-thi-van/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/pci-UNhubi.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221128T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221128T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091910Z CREATED:20260622T091910Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091910Z UID:23124-1669593600-1669593600@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP - Nguyễn Thị Trà My DESCRIPTION:The propensity of cosmetics consumption in Ho Chi Minh city after the COVID-19 \nStudent: Nguyễn Thị Trà My\, VNP \nSupervisor: Dr. Hồ Quốc Thông \nAbstract: \nBackground: In Vietnam\, where this business has the fastest growth rate when compared to the rest of Southeast Asia\, cosmetics is one of the fastest-growing industries. According to revenue figures\, this market generates an estimated VND 50\,000 billion in revenue each year\, which not only demonstrates the significant profit it generates but also the prominence of this sector globally commercial marketing. Due to the lasting effects of the Covid-19 outbreak on the world economy\, the cosmetics industry as well as many other industries experienced extreme hardship. Contrary to its initial status as a luxury good\, the consumption of cosmetic products dropped significantly due to the crisis. \nMaterials and Methods: An online questionnaires was administrated and sent to Ho Chi Minh’s consumers from 18 to 55 years old through social networks. The questions were related to the affection of the Covid-19 to consumers life and how they has adjusted their expenditure on cosmetics. Standard econometric models were employed to investigate the change in consumer perception and the consumption of cosmetic products. \nResults: A final working sample of 200 observations were obtained\, and all of respondents are cosmetic consumers consuming\, for  example\, beauty\, skin care and body products. As observed from the econometric model ‘s result\, key factors that have a significant impact on cosmetics consumption behavior are the number of persons that consumers contacted weekly\, age\, marital status and the change in income. In particularly\, cosmetic consumption of who are single and who are contacted more people weekly are tend to increase while those who married or contacted less people weekly is more likely to reduce their spending on cosmetic. Thus\, as consumer’s age and consumer’s income increase\, so does their expenditure on cosmetic. \nConclusions and implications: Both men and women have a need for cosmetics\, but single person and those who meet more people each week are the main consumers\, and the cosmetic consumption are increase as consumer’s age and consumer’s income increase. Once the isolation period following the Covid-19 epidemic has ended\, their demand for cosmetics has a tendency to increase again. Given that the majority of potential customers are single women or man who meet a lot of people each week and are highly concerned with their own health\, cosmetic companies must put a priority on ensuring consumer health and produce products with as few side effects as possible or natural cosmetics in order to draw in more clients. \nKeywords: cosmetic consumption\, Covid-19 epidemic affection URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp-nguyen-thi-tra-my/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/png:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/comestic-j4RRb1.png END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221011T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20221011T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091859Z CREATED:20260622T091859Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091859Z UID:23122-1665446400-1665446400@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Mạc Lệ An DESCRIPTION:Ownership structure and corporate default risk: Empirical evidence from Vietnam \nStudent: Mạc Lệ An\, VNP26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vũ Việt Quảng \nAbstract: \n Vietnam has long been well recognized as a transition frontier country mainly characterized by the dominance of state and family ownership and control in most listed corporations across different sectors. From that sense\, the study is inspired and motivated to investigate how the firm ownership structures should have an impact of on the corporate default risk\, or default probability\, in Vietnam. Using a sample panel data of 230 non-financial firms dataset of publicly traded corporations listed on the largest stock exchange in Vietnam for the sample period starting from the year 2012 to 2020\, the preliminary study shows a negative relationship between institutional\, foreign ownership and the probability of default\, but a positive between state\, family ownership\, and corporate default risk. Interestingly\, the findings reveal the non-linear relationship between state\, family ownership\, and the default probability. In particular\, State ownership enhances risk-taking behavior as the firms are encouraged to borrow more debt when the state ownership exceeds a specific threshold\, increasing corporate default probability. However\, family ownership is negatively associated with a probability of corporate default for firms that have full family control over the firm\, and then the risk is reduced. URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-mac-le-an/ CATEGORIES:BVLV END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220218T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220218T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091857Z CREATED:20260622T091857Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091857Z UID:23118-1645142400-1645142400@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP24 - Đào Nguyên Quỳnh Giao DESCRIPTION:The impact of the financial behavior to bribery \nStudent: Đào Nguyên Quỳnh Giao\, VNP24 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vũ Thị Hồng Nhung \nAbstract: \nThis study discusses the impact of bribery on the financial behavior of SMEs in Vietnam. With observations of 166 SMEs across Vietnam\, statistical information on bribery (including the ratio of bribes to firm revenue\, known as bribery ratio and bribery frequency)\, Relationship\nRelations with government agencies\, Transparency of local government policies\, Informal payers and financial practices (including total expenditure\, total borrowing and total investment). Then\, this study deployed a set of empirical tests\, including Correlation Matrix\,  Regression t Test\, F-test\, Durbin – Watson multicollinearity test to test the relationship between variables as well as check the reliability of the results. This study found that bribery rate\, bribery frequency and informal expenditures had a positive effect on total spending and total investment and total borrowing. However\, the relationship with the government and the level of government  transparency have a negative impact on the financial behavior of SMEs. The research results can serve as a basis for the government to build a more transparent administrative apparatus\, contributing to improving the socio–economic life of Vietnam. URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp24-dao-nguyen-quynh-giao/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/GettyImages-477514725-c4271ad485734ba6b84cae22be7833cf-ZqFRhT.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220217T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220217T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091845Z CREATED:20260622T091845Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091845Z UID:23113-1645056000-1645056000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Trần Thị Thanh Thảo DESCRIPTION:The role of environment\, social and governance performance in enhancing firm performance: The US case \nStudent: Trần Thị Thanh Thảo\, VNP26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Vũ Thị Hồng Nhung \nAbstract: \nEnvironmental\, social\, and corporate governance (ESG) are rapidly guiding principles for business success. However\, the major of previous researches just focused on examining one of three dimensions of ESG. In this research\, we take account of 297 firms with 1782 observations in the US’s S&P 500 list from 2015 to 2020 to investigate the influence of overall ESG and specific ESG dimensions on firm performance by using dynamic panel data techniques (System GMM model). Further analysis examines the interaction effect of environmentally sensitive sectors on the connection between ESG and Firm performance. Our empirical results reveal that companies with excellent ESG performance as a whole and its three components\, including environmental\, social\, and governance performance ratings\, have a positive effect on accounting-based financial performance (ROA). Moreover\, the regression results indicate that the companies operating in sectors that affect the environment usually negatively impact the firm operation. Finally\, we provide some proposals on the future direction of government building and sustainable growth of firms. \nKeywords: ESG\, firm performance\, ROA\, System GMM\, environmentally sensitive industries URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-tran-thi-thanh-thao/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/esg_china5-KO546k.jpg END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220217T000000 DTEND;TZID=Asia/Krasnoyarsk:20220217T000000 DTSTAMP:20260622T091841Z CREATED:20260622T091841Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260622T091841Z UID:23108-1645056000-1645056000@vi.vnp.edu.vn SUMMARY:Thesis Public Defense | VNP26 - Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thắm DESCRIPTION:A study of happiness and institutional quality: international evidence\n \nStudent: Nguyễn Thị Xuân Thắm\, VNP26 \nSupervisor: Dr. Hồ Quốc Thông \nAbstract: \nHuman happiness is a topic that always attracts researchers’ attention because happiness in life is considered an ultimate goal for individuals. Additionally\, the role of institutional quality in enhancing life satisfaction is especially concerned in recent years. To clarify that effect\, this study investigates the association between institutional quality and happiness for worldwide countries in the period from 2013 to 2020. The analysis utilizes unbalanced panel data from 204 countries with 1\,615 observations which are mainly taken from World Development Indicators and Worldwide Governance Indicators. Besides the Ordinary Least Square method\, Simultaneous Equations Model estimation is also employed with instrumental variables to deal with the possible endogeneity problem between happiness and institutional quality. For OLS estimation\, the results show that the government effectiveness and corruption control have positive impacts on happiness\, while political stability negatively affects happiness. However\, when applying the SIM method\, the findings evidence all indicators of institutional quality play important roles in improving happiness. Furthermore\, the validity of press freedom as an instrumental variable employed in the model is just shown in several cases\, as this instrument is weakly associated with institutional quality. Finally\, a negative association between the unemployment rate and happiness shows that joblessness makes individuals less satisfied with their life than those with higher employment rates. This study yields the policy implications that indicate government needs to concentrate on enhancing various dimensions of institutional quality to raise the level of residents’ happiness. Moreover\, the government needs to have more strategies to reduce the unemployment rate and support jobless employees to overcome the difficult time. \n\nJEL Classification: I31\, H10\nKeywords: institutional quality\, happiness\, quality of life\, instrument\, press freedom \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  URL:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/event/thesis-public-defense-vnp26-nguyen-thi-xuan-tham/ CATEGORIES:BVLV ATTACH;FMTTYPE=image/jpeg:https://vi.vnp.edu.vn/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/file7an3cmza5frvd5jcjgh-1107165961-1590071021-ttpXHW.jpg END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR