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Local government capacity and total factor productivity growth: evidence from an Asian emerging economy

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  • Su Thanh Dinh
  • Canh Phuc Nguyen

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This study provides a vital understanding of how local government capacity affects total factor productivity (TFP) growth in the context of an emerging economy. The sample of the study is a panel dataset of 63 Vietnamese provinces over the period of 2006-2017. We find that provinces that are high in self-financing have a positive effect on TFP growth, while low self-financing provinces have a negative effect on TFP growth. More interestingly, the impact of public governance is negative on TFP growth for high self-financing provinces, but is positive for low self-financing provinces. Our findings imply that the Vietnamese decentralisation regime drives high self-financing and low self-financing provinces to pursue different paths. High self-financing provinces defy governance reforms, leading to a race to the bottom.

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  • Su Thanh Dinh & Canh Phuc Nguyen, 2023. "Local government capacity and total factor productivity growth: evidence from an Asian emerging economy," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 619-649, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:taf:rjapxx:v:28:y:2023:i:2:p:619-649
    DOI: 10.1080/13547860.2021.1942412
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