Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards
In Vietnam almost a quarter of adults worked in nonfarm household enterprises in 1998. Based on household panel data from the Vietnam Living Standards Surveys of 1993 and 1998, the authors find some evidence that operating an enterprise leads to gr...
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okr-10986-156332021-04-23T14:03:19Z Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards Vijverberg, Wim P. M. Haughton, Jonathan NONFARM ENTERPRISES NONFARM SECTOR TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY STANDARD OF LIVING NONFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS ETHNIC GROUPS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INCOME DISTRIBUTION LABOR MARKET LAWS MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MARKET INSTITUTIONS OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITABILITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SMES TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSPORT In Vietnam almost a quarter of adults worked in nonfarm household enterprises in 1998. Based on household panel data from the Vietnam Living Standards Surveys of 1993 and 1998, the authors find some evidence that operating an enterprise leads to greater affluence. The data show that nonfarm household enterprises are most likely to be operated by urban households, by those with moderately good education, and by the children of proprietors. The authors were able to construct a panel of nonfarm household enterprises; 39 percent of enterprises operating in 1993 were still in business in 1998. Those in the (more affluent) south of the country were less likely to survive, as were smaller and younger businesses. A pattern emerges from the data. In poor areas the lack of education, credit, and effective demand limits the development of nonfarm household enterprises. In rich areas there is the attraction of wage labor. Nonfarm household enterprises are thus most important in the period of transition, when agriculture is declining in importance but before the formal sector becomes established. The authors expect these enterprises to continue to play a modest supporting role in fostering economic growth in Vietnam. 2013-09-04T21:55:28Z 2013-09-04T21:55:28Z 2002-02 http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1711110/household-enterprises-vietnam-survival-growth-living-standards http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15633 English en_US Policy Research Working Paper;No. 2773 CC BY 3.0 IGO http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/igo/ World Bank World Bank, Washington, DC Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper Publications & Research East Asia and Pacific Vietnam |
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NONFARM ENTERPRISES NONFARM SECTOR TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY STANDARD OF LIVING NONFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS ETHNIC GROUPS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INCOME DISTRIBUTION LABOR MARKET LAWS MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MARKET INSTITUTIONS OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITABILITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SMES TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSPORT |
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NONFARM ENTERPRISES NONFARM SECTOR TRANSITIONAL ECONOMY STANDARD OF LIVING NONFARM SELF-EMPLOYMENT EMPLOYMENT ENTREPRENEURS ETHNIC GROUPS FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE INCOME DISTRIBUTION LABOR MARKET LAWS MACROECONOMICS MANUFACTURING ENTERPRISES MARKET INSTITUTIONS OPERATING COSTS POVERTY REDUCTION PRIVATE ENTERPRISES PRIVATE SECTOR PROFITABILITY PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION SMALL AND MEDIUM ENTERPRISES SMALL FIRMS SMES TECHNICAL TRAINING TRANSPORT Vijverberg, Wim P. M. Haughton, Jonathan Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards |
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In Vietnam almost a quarter of adults
worked in nonfarm household enterprises in 1998. Based on
household panel data from the Vietnam Living Standards
Surveys of 1993 and 1998, the authors find some evidence
that operating an enterprise leads to greater affluence. The
data show that nonfarm household enterprises are most likely
to be operated by urban households, by those with moderately
good education, and by the children of proprietors. The
authors were able to construct a panel of nonfarm household
enterprises; 39 percent of enterprises operating in 1993
were still in business in 1998. Those in the (more affluent)
south of the country were less likely to survive, as were
smaller and younger businesses. A pattern emerges from the
data. In poor areas the lack of education, credit, and
effective demand limits the development of nonfarm household
enterprises. In rich areas there is the attraction of wage
labor. Nonfarm household enterprises are thus most important
in the period of transition, when agriculture is declining
in importance but before the formal sector becomes
established. The authors expect these enterprises to
continue to play a modest supporting role in fostering
economic growth in Vietnam. |
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Publications & Research :: Policy Research Working Paper |
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Vijverberg, Wim P. M. Haughton, Jonathan |
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Vijverberg, Wim P. M. Haughton, Jonathan |
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Vijverberg, Wim P. M. |
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Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards |
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Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards |
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Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards |
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Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards |
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Household Enterprises in Vietnam : Survival, Growth, and Living Sandards |
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household enterprises in vietnam : survival, growth, and living sandards |
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World Bank, Washington, DC |
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2013 |
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http://documents.worldbank.org/curated/en/2002/02/1711110/household-enterprises-vietnam-survival-growth-living-standards http://hdl.handle.net/10986/15633 |
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