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Government Support and Firm Performance in Vietnam

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  • Nguyen, Hoai Thu Thi
  • Vu, Huong Van
  • Bartolacci, Francesca
  • Quang Tran, Tuyen

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Using a sample of private manufacturing SMEs (small and medium-sized enterprises) in the period 2007-15, we analyze the effect of government support on firms’ financial performance in Vietnam. Contrary to many previous studies, we find that government support affects firms’ financial performance after controlling for heterogeneity, unobservable factors and dynamic endogeneity. The finding supports the viewpoint of institutional theory. Also, the study reveals that assistance measures, such as tax exemptions, soft loans and investment incentives to promote financial performance, are vital for the development of Vietnamese private SMEs.

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  • Nguyen, Hoai Thu Thi & Vu, Huong Van & Bartolacci, Francesca & Quang Tran, Tuyen, 2018. "Government Support and Firm Performance in Vietnam," MPRA Paper 93599, University Library of Munich, Germany, revised 12 Nov 2018.
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    • H7 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations
    • H71 - Public Economics - - State and Local Government; Intergovernmental Relations - - - State and Local Taxation, Subsidies, and Revenue
    • M2 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics
    • M21 - Business Administration and Business Economics; Marketing; Accounting; Personnel Economics - - Business Economics - - - Business Economics
    • O3 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Innovation; Research and Development; Technological Change; Intellectual Property Rights

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