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Impacts of enterprise zones on local households in Vietnam
| Author | Tien Manh Vu, Hiroyuki Yamada |
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| Date of Publication | 2020. 4 |
| No. | 2020-10 |
| Download | 751KB |
Contents Introduction
Based on the “winner-loser” scheme, we examine the possible impacts of enterprise zones (EZs) on local Vietnamese households between 2002 and 2008, using differences-indifferences approach and a panel-event study. We layer four waves of household surveys using a census of EZs in 2007, based on the same commune identity for our household and individual analyses. Within five years of EZ establishment, we find they are associated with higher household incomes, an increase in private property prices, and an increase in working hours. However, we do not find a significant impact on household living expenditure or school attendance/working probabilities among members aged between 7 and 17 years. Neither do we find a significant impact on health outcomes.