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The persisting legacies of imperial elites among contemporary top-ranked Vietnamese politicians

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  • Vu, Manh Tien
  • Yamada, Hiroyuki

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This study investigated how the legacies of Vietnamese elites continue to affect top-ranked politicians in Vietnam. We therefore compared a list of elites who passed the imperial examination (1075-1919) at the national level with a list of currently active Vietnamese topranked politicians (1930-2020) by matching their home districts. We used the average distance from each district to imperial test venues as instrumental variables for estimating possible connections at the district level. Results showed strong and persistent imperial legacies based on these home districts. This suggests the existence of persistent transmissions via informal institutions and channels of home favoritism.

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  • Vu, Manh Tien & Yamada, Hiroyuki, 2020. "The persisting legacies of imperial elites among contemporary top-ranked Vietnamese politicians," AGI Working Paper Series 2020-13, Asian Growth Research Institute.
    • Handle: RePEc:agi:wpaper:00000177
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    • N35 - Economic History - - Labor and Consumers, Demography, Education, Health, Welfare, Income, Wealth, Religion, and Philanthropy - - - Asia including Middle East
    • N45 - Economic History - - Government, War, Law, International Relations, and Regulation - - - Asia including Middle East
    • P26 - Political Economy and Comparative Economic Systems - - Socialist and Transition Economies - - - Property Rights
    • J62 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Mobility, Unemployment, Vacancies, and Immigrant Workers - - - Job, Occupational and Intergenerational Mobility; Promotion

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