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Sectoral Employment and Poverty in Rural Vietnam in 2000s

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  • Trung Xuan Hoang

    (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam)

  • Quang Nhat Bui

    (Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, Vietnam)

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This paper uses Vietnam Households Living Standards Surveys of 2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008 and utilize a linear probability model with household fixed-effects to examine the impact of sectoral employment on rural poverty. The result shows that non-farm employment play a vital role in poverty reduction in rural Vietnam. The number of household members self-employing has a significant impact on poverty reduction. Employment in domestic private enterprises also contributes significantly to poverty reduction. Finally, change in rice price only helped to reduce poverty in 2006-08 when rice pric

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  • Trung Xuan Hoang & Quang Nhat Bui, 2017. "Sectoral Employment and Poverty in Rural Vietnam in 2000s," Economics Bulletin, AccessEcon, vol. 37(4), pages 2458-2465.
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    • I3 - Health, Education, and Welfare - - Welfare, Well-Being, and Poverty
    • C1 - Mathematical and Quantitative Methods - - Econometric and Statistical Methods and Methodology: General

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