RESEARCH ACTIVITIES

[As of February 08, 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

  1. [1]    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.

  2. [2]    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.

  3. [3]    2009, Giang Thanh Long.  “Vấn đề tăng tuổi hưu lao động nữ với sự bền vững tΰi chνnh của quỹ BHXH Việt Nam”. Tạp chν Bảo hiểm Xγ hτi, số 138, kỳ 2, thαng 9/2009: 13-15.

  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. [4]    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. [5]   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. [6]   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. [7]     2008, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Ban ve tinh kha thi cua he thong huu tri xa hoi pho cap o Vietnam” (On the feasibility of a universal social pension scheme in Vietnam), Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review), No. 135: 51-57.

  10. [8]     2008, Giang Thanh Long. “Suc khoe va viec lua chon, su dung cac co so kham chua benh cua nguoi cao tuoi Vietnam” (Health status and accessibility to health facilities of the elderly in Vietnam), Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi so 7/2008 (Social Insurance Review, No. 7/2008): 37-43 & 48.

  11. [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.

  12. [10]    2008, Giang Thanh Long and Wade Donald Pfau. “Vai tro cua he thong huu tri xa hoi trong viec giam ngheo cho nguoi cao tuoi o Vietnam” (The Role of a Social Pension in Reducing Poverty Incidence for the Elderly in Vietnam), Nghien cuu Kinh te (Economic Studies), No. 3(358): 57-67.

  13. [11]    2007, Giang Thanh Long, “Xung quanh viec xay dung he thong huu tri xa hoi o Vietnam” (On Creating a Social Pension Scheme in Vietnam, Tap chi Lao dong va Xa hoi (Labour and Social Affairs Review), No.314&315, July 2007: 64 &76-77.

  14. [12]    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.

  15. [13]    2006, Giang Thanh Long, “Dan so gia hoa va he thong huu tri cua Nhat Ban va Trung Quoc: Mot so goi y chinh sach cho Vietnam” (Aging Population and the Pension Schemes in Japan and China: Some Policy Implications for Vietnam), Nghien cuu Kinh te (Economic Studies) No. 7, 2006: 44-49.

  16. [14]    2005, Giang Thanh Long, “Ban ve he thong PAYG va tai khoan ca nhan” (On PAYG and Individual Accounts). Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance), No.84 (December 2005): 30-34.

  17. [15]    2005, Giang Thanh Long, “Ban them ve no luong huu khi cai cach he thong huu tri thuc thanh thuc chi” (Pension Liabilities in Reforming PAYG Pension Schemes: A Revisited). Nghien cuu Kinh te (Economic Studies) No. 10, 2005: 40-48.

  18. [16]    2005, Giang Thanh Long, “He thong huu tri khong dua tren dong gop-Mot mo hinh giam ngheo hieu qua o cac nuoc dang phat trien” (Non-contributory Pension Scheme: An Effective Pro-poor Model in Developing Countries). Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance) No. 81 (September 2005): 32-36.

  19. [17]   2005, Giang Thanh Long, “He thong huu tri PAYG va su ben vung tai chinh quoc gia: Danh gia bang phuong phap hach toan theo the he” (The PAYG Pension Scheme and Public Finance Sustainability: Assessment by the Generational Accounting Method). Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review) No. 97 (July 2005): 49-56.

  20. [18]   2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Tai khoan ca nhan tuong trung: Mot mo hinh moi cho cai cach he thong huu tri” (The Notional Defined Contribution (NDC): A Model for Reforming the Pension Scheme), Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review) No.90 (December 2004): 51-53.

  21. [19]   2004, Tong Thi Minh, Pham Hong Chuong, Mai The Cuong, and Giang Thanh Long, “Tu do hoa thuong mai va van de viec lam o Vietnam” (Trade Liberalization and Employment Issues in Vietnam), Ban tin thi truong lao dong (Bulletin of Labor Market) September 2004: 1-7.

  22. [20]  2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Ap dung tai khoan ca nhan tuong trung cho he thong huu tri o Vietnam” (The Application of a Notional Defined Contribution (NDC) in Vietnam). Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance) No. 68 (August 2004): 24-26.

  23. [21]   2004, Giang Thanh Long, “Van de no luong huu tiem an va de xuat giai phap thao go” (The Implicit Pension Debt Issue and Policy Suggestions), Tap chi Bao hiem Xa hoi (Review of Social Insurance) No. 64 (April 2004): 23-26.

  24. [22]   2004, Mai The Cuong and Giang Thanh Long, “Suc canh tranh cua Vietnam: Nhan dinh tu mot cuoc dieu tra” (Vietnam’s Competitiveness: Comments from a Business Survey), Vietnam Economic Times 37 (March 5, 2004): 5.

  25. [23]   2004, Tran Long and Giang Thanh Long. "Phat trien khu vuc tai chinh vi mo ben vung o Vietnam" (Developing a Sustainable Microfinance Scheme in Vietnam), Tap chi cac van de kinh te the gioi (The World Economic Issues), 6(98): 46-56. 

  26. [24]  2003, Nguyen Khac Minh, Dang Ngoc Tu, Nguyen Van Luyen, Nguyen Viet Hung, Giang Thanh Long, Nguyen Ngoc Tuyen, and Phan Huu Nhat Minh, “Du bao mot so chi tieu kinh te: Ket qua buoc dau” (Forecasts of Some Economic Indicators: Initial Results), Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review), November 2003: 54-57.

  27. [25]   2003, Giang Thanh Long, “Cai cach he thong huu tri Vietnam trong dieu kien dan so gia hoa” (Reforming the Pension Scheme of Vietnam in an Aging Society), Tap chi Kinh te va Phat trien (Economics and Development Review), November 2003: 66-68.

  28. [26]   2003, Giang Thanh Long, “Gia hoa dan so va nhung thach thuc doi voi he thong an sinh xa hoi cua Nhat Ban” (Rapidly-Aging Society and Challenges of the Social Security in Japan), Tap chi khoa hoc lao dong va cac van de xa hoi (Scientific Bulletin on Labour and Social Affairs) No. 3(2003): 10-14.

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.

Forthcoming

  1. [1]    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.

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.