RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

[As of August 19, 2010]

PUBLISHED Books

  1. [1]    2007, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long (eds.), Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour. Download

  2. [2]     2007, Giang Thanh Long and Duong Kim Hong (eds.), Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 1. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum. Download

  3. 2007, Giang Thanh Long vΰ Dương Kim Hồng (chủ biκn), Cαc vấn đề xγ hội trong quα trμnh chuyển đổi vΰ hội nhập kinh tế ở Việt Nam, Tập 1. Hà nτ̣i: NXB Lao động Xγ hội. Download

  4. [3]     2007, Giang Thanh Long (ed.), Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 2. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour. Download

Published Articles - Selected

  1. [1]    2010, Wade Donald Pfau and Giang Thanh Long. “Determinants and Impacts of International Remittances on Household Welfare in Vietnam”, in International Social Science Journal, Vol. 60, No. 194: 431-443.

  2. [2]   2009, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Efficiency Estimates for the Agricultural Production in Vietnam: A Comparison of Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches”, in Agriculture Economics Review, Vol. 10, No.2: 62-78.

  3. [3]    2009, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long.  “Provincial Agricultural Production Efficiency in Vietnam during Economic Transformation”. Asian-African Journal of Economics and Econometrics, Vol. 9, No. 1, 2009: 193-204.

  4. [4]    2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau.  “The Vulnerability of Vietnamese Elderly to Poverty: Determinants and Policy Implications”. Asian Economic Journal, Vol. 23, No. 4: 419-437.

  5. [5]    2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Aging, Poverty, and the Role of a Social Pension in Vietnam”, in Development and Change, Vol.40, No.2: 333-360.

  6. [6]    2009, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Demographic Changes and the Long-term Pension Finances in Vietnam: A Stochastic Actuarial Assessment”, in Journal of Population Ageing, Vol.1, No.2: 125-151.

  7. [7]   2008, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Factor Productivity and Efficiency of the Vietnamese Economy in Transition”, Asia-Pacific Development Journal, Vol. 15, No. 1: 93-117.

  8. [8]   2008, Wade Donald Pfau and Giang Thanh Long. “Gender and Remittance Flows in Vietnam during Economic Transformation”, Asia-Pacific Population Journal, Vol. 23, No. 2: 13-32 (previously GRIPS Discussion Paper 08-05).

  9. [9]    2008, Giang Thanh Long. “Aging Population and the Public Pension Scheme in Vietnam: A Long-term Financial Assessment”, East & West Studies Volume 20, Issue 1 (June 2008): 171-193.

  10. [10]    2007, Nguyen Khac Minh, Giang Thanh Long, and Bach Ngoc Thang, “Technical Efficiency of Small and Medium Manufacturing Enterprises in Vietnam”, The Korean Economic Review, Volume 23, No. 1, Summer 2007: 187-221.

Published Chapter(s) in Books

  1. [1]    Giang Thanh Long and Wade D. Pfau. “An Exploration for a Universal Non-contributory Pension Scheme in Vietnam”, in Aris Ananta and Evi Nurvidya Arifin (eds.) Older Persons in Southeast Asia: An Emerging Asset. Singapore: Institute of Southeast Asia Studies.

  2. [2]     Wade Donald Pfau, and Giang Thanh Long. “The Growing Role of International Remittances in the Vietnamese Economy: Evidence from the Vietnam (Household) Living Standard Surveys” in Brandon Geist and Hidetaka Yoshimatsu (eds.) Global Movements in the Asia Pacific. Singapore: World Scientific Publishing.

  3. [3]    2007, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau, “Patterns and Determinants of Living Arrangements for the Elderly in Vietnam” in Giang Thanh Long (ed.) Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 2: 147-176. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

  4. [4]   2007, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Efficiency of Construction Firms in Vietnam: Assessment by Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches”, Chapter 4 in Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long (eds.) Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches: 83-112. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour.

  5. [5]      2007, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Non-parametric Analysis of Efficiency Performance for Hospitals and Medical Centers in Vietnam”, Chapter 7 in Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long (eds.) Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Vietnam: Parametric and Non-parametric Approaches: 165-190. Hanoi: The Publishing House of Social Labour.

  6. [6]    2007, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau, “The Elderly Population in Vietnam during Economic Transformation: An Overview”, Chapter 7 in Giang Thanh Long and Duong Kim Hong (eds.), Social Issues under Economic Transformation and Integration in Vietnam, Volume 1: 185-210. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

  7. [7]     2005, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Hieu qua ky thuat va tang truong nang suat cua mot so nganh san xuat o Vietnam” (Technical Efficiency and Productivity Growth in Some Selective Manufacturing Industries in Vietnam), in Nguyen Khac Minh (ed.) Tac dong cua tien bo cong nghe den tang truong kinh te (Effects of Technical Progress on Economic Growth): 99-125. Hanoi: Scientific and Technical Publishing House.

Published Discussion and Working Papers

  1. [1]    2008, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Measuring Agricultural Production Efficiency in Vietnam: An Application of Data Envelopment Analysis”. VDF Working Paper No. 08-13.

  2. [2]    2008, Giang Thanh Long, “Social Health Insurance in Vietnam: Current Issues and Policy Recommendations”. Technical Paper No. 33, the ILO's Asia-Pacific Regional High-Level Meeting on Socially-Inclusive Strategies to Extend Social Security Coverage. Bangkok: The International Labor Organization (ILO).

  3. [3]    2006, Giang Thanh Long, “Pension Liabilities and Generational Relations: The Case of Vietnam”. Oxford Institute of Ageing (OIA) Working Paper No.106, the University of Oxford. Oxford: OIA, University of Oxford.

  4. [4]   2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Pension Scheme in Vietnam: Current Status and Challenges in an Aging Society”. VDF Discussion Paper No.2. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

Under Review

  1. [1]     Yoichi Okita, Wade Donald Pfau, and Giang Thanh Long. “A Stochastic Forecast for Japan’s Population”.

  2. [2]    Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “A Comparison of Production Efficiency for the Economic Sectors in Vietnam during Transition”.

  3. [3]    Wade Donald Pfau and Giang Thanh Long. “Missing Groups in Household Surveys: An Analysis based on Remittances Sent and Received in Vietnam”.

  4. [4]    Nguyen Khac Minh, Giang Thanh Long, and Nguyen Viet Hung. “Ranking Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Vietnam with Super Slacks-based Model of Data Envelopment Analysis”.

  5. [5]    Nguyen Khac Minh, Giang Thanh Long, and Nguyen Viet Hung. “Efficiency and Super Efficiency of Commercial Banks in Vietnam: Performances and Determinants”.

  6. [6]    Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long. “Efficiency of the Manufacturing Firms in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi: A Comparison of Parametric and Non-parametric Methods”.

Manuscripts

  1. [1]    2008, Giang Thanh Long, “Quy bao hiem xa hoi: Cac nhan to tac dong, thach thuc va lua chon chinh sach cho Vietnam” (Social Insurance Fund: Determinants, Challenges, and Policy Options for Vietnam).

  2. [2]    2005, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “On Measuring the Welfare Impacts of Trade Integration in Vietnam: A Tariff Approach”. VDF Research Competition Paper [in English & Vietnamese]. Hanoi: Vietnam Development Forum.

  3. [3]    2005, Nguyen Khac Minh and Giang Thanh Long, “Sectoral Productivity Growth in Vietnam”, mimeo, Vietnam-Thailand National Project on Productivity Paper Series. Hanoi: National Economics University.