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http://dx.doi.org/10.13106/jafeb.2020.vol7.no7.229

The Effect of Economic Growth and Urbanization on Poverty Reduction in Vietnam  

NGUYEN, Huyen Thi Thanh (Faculty of Environmental, Climate Change and Urban Studies, The National Economics University (NEU))
NGUYEN, Chau Van (UHY Auditing and Consulting Company Limited)
NGUYEN, Cong Van (The National Economics University (NEU))
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The Journal of Asian Finance, Economics and Business / v.7, no.7, 2020 , pp. 229-239 More about this Journal
Abstract
This article aims to measure the impact of economic growth and urbanization on poverty reduction in Vietnam, and verify whether economic growth and urbanization will help reduce poverty rates. Data for this study are tabular data related to growth, urbanization and poverty at the provincial level for the period of nine years, from 2006 to 2014 provided by the Vietnam General Statistics Office and the Vietnam General Department of Customs. The level of economic growth and urbanization mentioned in the study is reflected in such indicators as GDP value, exports value, imports value, urbanization rate and employment rate. The authors used logistic regression models with fixed-effects and logistic regression models with random effects. With 5% confidence level tested by the Chi-Square test of Hausman trial with the fixed-effect model, research results show that: (1) factors with significant negative impact on the poverty rate include imports value, urbanization rate and, employment rate; (2) factors that do not affect the poverty rate include exports value and GDP value. Based on the research results, this study proposes a number of policy recommendations to help promote economic growth, to sustain the urbanization process, and to contribute directly and positively to poverty reduction in Vietnam.
Keywords
Economic Growth; Poverty Reduction; Urbanization; Vietnam;
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