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Sustainable Development Issues in Tay Nguyen

Writer Nguyên Ngọc

April 22, 2008

 

Transportation and Land-Use policy in HCM City

Prof. Jose Gomez-Ibanez

March 27, 2008

 

Vietnam and the Global Rice Market

Prof. Randy Barker

March 20, 2008

 

Evolution of Economic Thoughts Before and After Doi Moi

Mr. Đặng Phong

Economic Historian

February 28, 2008

 

Through the Looking Glass of the US Subprime Mortgage Turmoil: Policy Implications for Vietnam Financial Stability and Development

Dr. Thái Văn Cẩn

Consultant

the IMF and the World Bank

November 22, 2007

 

Provincial Competitiveness Index 2007

Dr. Edmund Malesky

Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative

November 09, 2007

 

Securities Companies in Vietnam's Financial Market

Mr. Hồ Công Hưởng

General Director

Hoang Gia Security Company

November 01, 2007

 

The Development of Vietnam's Security Market: A regulator's Perpective

Mr. Lê Hải Trà

Deputy Director

Ho Chi Minh Stock Exchange (HOSE)

October 18, 2007

 

Taxation, population and democratic election: Evidence from Chinese villages

Mr. Đỗ Quốc Anh

Ph.D Candidate, Department of Economics

Harvard University

August 23, 2007

 

Corruption in Asia: A Behavioural Economics Perspective

Mr. Trần Ngọc Anh

PhD Candidate in Public Policy

Kennedy School of Government

July 13, 2007

 

Pham Luc and his paintings

Mr. Phạm Văn Ngọc

Vice Chairman

Pham Luc Painting Collection Club

May 14, 2007

 

Impact of policy on land use and infrastructure on real estate market

Prof. Gomez-Ibanez

May 11, 2007

 

Costs of Exchange and Response to Regulation: A new Institutional Economics Perspective

Mr. Lee Benham

Ronald Coase Institute and Washington University

April 18, 2007

 

Vietnam's Economic Breakthroughs in the Pre-reform Period

Economic Historian Đặng Phong

April 06, 2007

 

Vietnam's recent economic developments and future prospects

Mr. II Houng Lee

Senior Resident Representative

International Monetary Fund Hanoi, Vietnam.

March 28, 2007

 

The Possible Role of Asia in World Politics and Economics in the 21st Century

Dr. Armand Clesse

Director

Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies

March 19, 2007

 

Economic and social opportunities and challenges as Vietnam enters WTO

Mdm. Phạm Chi Lan

Former Deputy President of Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry and member of the Prime Minister Research Council

February 02, 2007

 

Vietnam: WTO and integration

Dr. Lê Đăng Doanh

Former Director of Central Institute of Economic Management

January 22, 2007

 

Land Legislation and Policies for Vietnam’s Market Economy

Dr. Đặng Hùng Võ

Deputy Minister

The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment

January 08, 2007

 

Agricultural and economic development and poverty alleviation: Lessons from five Asian countries

Prof. Randy Barker

November 28, 2006

 

Vietnam's positioning strategy under international integration and division of labor

Prof. Kenichi Ohno

National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies

November 15, 2006

 

Current issues in Chinese public policy

Prof. Anthony Saich

October 05, 2006

 

Competition framework and public policy implications

Dr. Paul A. London

President

Paul A. London and Associates

September 27, 2006

 

Public policy workshop: Testing the optimum currency area theory - The case of exchange rate regime for Vietnam

Dr. Lê Hồng Giang

Lecturer

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

September 13, 2006

 

Intellectual Property colloquium: Current Issues And Public Policy Alternatives in Vietnam’s

Judge Randall R. Rader

U.S. Court of appeals for The Federal Circuit

September 12, 2006

 

What should we do to help preventing the outbreak of a bird flu pandemic

Dr. Nguyễn Đỗ Như Quỳnh

FV Hospital

September 06, 2006

 

Roundtable discussion: The challenge of alleviating poverty in Vietnam

Ms. Mary Jo Bane

Academic Dean at the Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

August 07, 2006

 

The transformation of Vietnamese agriculture

Professor Randy Barker

April 21, 2006

 

Globalization, Povery, and Inequality

Dr. Jonathan Pincus

Senior Country Economist

UNDP Vietnam

March 29, 2006

 

An overview of Vietnam's Socio-Economic development in 2005: Perspective on rural agriculture development strategy planning - A synthesis research on the Mekong

Professor Đào Công Tiến

March 21, 2006

 

Vietnam's economic breakthroughs in the pre-reform period

Economic Historian Đặng Phong

March 08, 2006

 

Cultural issues of Vietnam's Central Highland: A socio-cultural anthropology perspective

Writer Nguyên Ngọc

February 22, 2006

 

Some historical perceptions to define Vietnam’s current position

Historian Dương Trung Quốc

Secretary General, Association of the Vietnamese Historians

January 05, 2006

 

Regulating Motor Vehicle Air Polution in China

Dr. Arnold M. Howitt

Executive Director,
Taubman Center for State and Local Government
Director, Executive Session on Domestic Preparedness
Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

December 09, 2005

 

Another Perspective about Thủ Thiêm Urban Development Project

Mr. Phan Chánh Dưỡng

Deputy General Director,
Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone Joint Venture Company
Lecturer of Practice, Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

December 07, 2005

 

Investment Climate and Investors' Satisfaction A Case Study in Tien Giang Province

Dr. Nguyễn Đình Thọ

University of Economics - Ho Chi Minh City

November 23, 2005

 

Vietnamese Businesses in the Integration Process

Mrs. Phạm Chi Lan

Senior Advisor to the Prime Minister
Prime Minister’s Research Commision (PMRC)

November 09, 2005

 

Foreign aid and the role of the state: State ownership and the external influence on the development policy and planning in Vietnam

Ms. Lệ Thanh Forsberg

Research Associate
European Institute of Japanese Studies
Stockholm School of Economics, Sweden

November 07, 2005

 

The WTO and Development: A rocky road to Hong-Kong

Ms. Elisabeth Dahlin

Deputy Director General
Mr. Ulrika Lyckman-Alnered, Senior Advisor
Mr. Per Altenberg, Senior Analyst
Global Trade Department, The Swedish National Board of Trade

October 19, 2005

 

The Achievements and Emerging Issues of our Republican Democracy since the Declaration of Independence

Dr. Nguyễn Sỹ Dũng

Deputy Secretary General, The National Assembly Office

October 13, 2005

 

Culture and Economic Development

Mr. Phan Chánh Dưỡng

Deputy General Director
Tan Thuan Export Processing Zone Joint Venture Company
Lecturer of Practice, Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

September 28, 2005

 

Vietnam’s Economic Model: Development and Progress

Dr. Lê Đăng Doanh

Senior Advisor, Prime Minister’s Research Commission
Senior Advisor to Minister of Planning and Investment

September 14, 2005

 

Critical Success Factors in Project Management - An Analysis of Infrastructure Projects in Vietnam

Mr. Cao Hào Thi

Ph.D. Candidate, Asian Institute of Technology

July 01, 2005

 

Free Trade or Fair Trade: Doing Business with the U.S.

Ambassador Michael B. Smith

President of Rockmere Associates and Chairman and CEO of Cantabs, Inc.

June 23, 2005

 

Inflation Outlook for 2005: Vietnam and the World

Dr. Lazaros Molho & Dr. Susan J. Adams

International Monetary Fund

May 30, 2005

 

Experiment on Real Social Networks: Altruism and Trust

Mr. Đỗ Quốc Anh

Harvard Ph.D. Candidate, Economics Department, Harvard University

April 27, 2005

 

Protection of Intellectual Property Rights

Mr. Timothy Trainer

President of Global Intellectual Property Strategy Center

April 25, 2005

 

Land Titling and Rural Transition in Vietnam

Dr. Đỗ Quý Toàn

Research Department, The World Bank, Washington D.C.

April 21, 2005

 

Law and the Development of Stock Markets

Mr. Eli Mazur

Director, Law and Economics Program, Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

April 14, 2005

 

Trading and listing regulations at the HCMC Securities Trading Center

Dr. Trần Đắc Sinh

Director

HCMC Securities Trading Center

April 08, 2005

 

Cultural Foundations of Education Reform in Vietnam

Mr. Nguyên Ngọc

Novelist and Educator

April 06, 2005

 

Why should we care about child labor? The education, labor market, and health consequences of child labor

Dr. Kathleen Beegle & Dr. Roberta Gatti

Development Research Group

The World Bank

March 30, 2005

 

Knowledge Economy and Vietnam's Development Orientation

Dr. Nguyễn Sĩ Dũng

Deputy Secretary General of the National Assembly Office

March 21, 2005

 

An Empirical Study of Corporate Income Tax Investment Incentives

Dr. David Ray

Deputy Director of Project

Vietnam Competitiveness Initiative, USAID – The Asia Foundation

December 22, 2004

 

Defining a Momentum for VN’s Development Next 20 Years

Prof. David O. Dapice

Senior Economist, Vietnam Program, Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University
Associate Professor of Economics, Tufts Universit

December 18, 2004

 

Corporate Governance from the Perspective of the Revized Law on State-Owned Enterprises

Dr. Nguyễn Đình Cung

Director, Department for Macroeconomics Policy

Central Institute for Economic Management, Ministry of Planning and Investment

December 15, 2004

 

Vietnam’s Economy: Reform and Development, Performance and Prospects

Ph. D. Lê Đăng Doanh

Senior Advisor to the Minister

Ministry of Planning and Investment

December 08, 2004

 

Insurance of Interest Risks

Nguyễn Minh Kiều

Lecturer, Department of Finance & Banking
and the Fulbright Economics Teaching Program
The University of Economics – Ho Chi Minh City

December 01, 2004

 

A Better Investment Climate for Everyone

Mr. Warrick Smith

Director of World Development Report 2005

The World Bank

November 30, 2004

 

Total Factor Productivity Growth of Industrial State Owned Enterprises in Vietnam, 1976-1998

Dr. Vũ Quốc Ngữ

Social and Economic Researcher at the Strategic Policy Unit

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) - Hanoi

November 24, 2004

 

Vietnam’s Economy: Challenges and Development Opportunities

Mr. Joseph E. Stiglitz

Professor of Economics and Finance, Columbia University Graduate School of Business
Former World Bank Senior Vice President and Chief Economist (1997-2000)

November 22, 2004

 

Restructuring Commercial Banks in Vietnam

Dr. Lê Xuân Nghĩa

Director of Strategy and Development Department

State Bank of Vietnam

November 17, 2004

 

The Anatomy of Vietnam’s Inflation During 2004

Dr. Susan J. Adams

Senior Resident Representative in Vietnam

International Monetary Fund

November 17, 2004

 

The 2004 President Election in the United States Implications for the US and the world

Attorney Gary Nordlinger

President

Nordlinger Associates, U.S.

November 09, 2004

 

A Review of Traditional Inflation Theories and The Analysis of Vietnam's Case

Mr. Trương Quang Hùng

Lecturer, Macroeconomics

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

November 03, 2004

 

SME Reform: Theoretical Issues and Performance Assessment

Dr. Nguyễn Mạnh Cường

Acting Director, Center for Human Ecology Studies of Highlands
Lecturer, Hanoi National Economics University & Master Development Economics Program

October 28, 2004

 

Dealing with NPLs in China’s Banking Reform - Lessons for Vietnam

Huỳnh Thế Du

Research Assistant & Tutor

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

October 20, 2004

 

Gradualist vs. Big Bang Reform – The Role of Uncertainty & Reform Experimentation

Dr. Vũ Thành Tự Anh

Lecturer & Research Coordinator

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

October 13, 2004

 

Trade Relations between the United States of America and Vietnam

Mr. Shaun Donnely

Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary of State

Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, The United States Department of State

September 29, 2004

 

Consequences of WTO-Agreements for Developing Countries

Ms. Karin Elisabeth Dahlin

Acting Director General

Sweden National Board of Trade

September 15, 2004

 

The Situation: Vietnam Decides Its Future

Professor David Dapice

August 09, 2004

 

The pioneer program of "Self-assessment"

Mr. Hà Tiếp Nam

Taxation Department of Ho Chi Minh City

May 21, 2004

 

The Role of US Foreign Policy and Trade Policy in Asia Pacific Economic Growth and Stability

Ambassador Charles B. Salmon, Jr.

Foreign Policy Advisor

Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies

May 18, 2004

 

The Internationalization of Vietnamese SMEs

Prof. Ari Kokko

European Institute of Japanese Studies, Stockholm School of Economics

April 29, 2004

 

Vietnam's Exchange Rate and Competitiveness

Dr. Susan J. Adams

Senior Resident Representative in Vietnam

International Monetary Fund

April 09, 2004

 

Seminar on Public Policy

Prof. John Thomas

Lecturer in Public Policy

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

March 05, 2004

 

The World Economy in the 21st Century and China Economic Strategy

Prof. Lê Văn Sang

Senior Researcher, Institute of the World Economy
Deputy Director, Vietnam Asian-Pacific Economic Center (VAPEC)
General Editor, Asian-Pacific Economic Journal

January 15, 2004

 

Financial Cooperation in East Asia

Prof. Karel Jansen

Institute of Social Studies - The Netherlands

December 10, 2003

 

Working Capital Management

Ms. Võ Thúy Anh

Manager of Planning and Finance

Pepsico Vietnam

December 03, 2003

 

Can ASEAN (and Vietnam) Get Some Growth Momentum Like China?

Prof. David Dapice

Senior Economist

Vietnam Program, Center for Business and Government, John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

November 17, 2003

 

Experiences on Teaching by Case Studies & How to Write a Good Case Study

Prof. John Thomas

John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University

November 17, 2003

 

Beyond WTO negotiation table: preparing internal resources to meet the challenge in Vietnam

Dr. Ian Goldin

Vice President

The World Bank

November 14, 2003

 

Tax Administration: Barriers to Investment

Prof. Jo Beth Mertens

Assistant Professor

Hobart and William Smith Colleges

November 07, 2003

 

Company Restructure

Mr. Trần Tô Tử

Director

ICC Investment Consulting Corporation

October 24, 2003

 

Fiscal Policy in Vietnam: Data, Analysis and Policy Options

Dr. Susan J. Adams

Senior Resident Representative

IMF, Vietnam

October 13, 2003

 

Teaching by Case Studies

Dr. Nguyễn Hữu Lam

Instructor

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

October 01, 2003

 

Vietnam WTO negotiation: Process, problem and prospects

Mr. Hà Huy Tuấn

Vice Director, Dept. of International Cooperation, Member of Vietnam WTO negotiation team

Ministry of Finance

October 01, 2003

 

Identifying the current image of a locality

Mr. Huỳnh Bửu Sơn

Public Affairs Adviser

Pepsico Vietnam

May 28, 2003

 

Asean Tax Systems: A Comparative Study

Mr. Phan Hiển Minh

Chief of Foreign Investment Tax Division

HCMC Tax Department

May 23, 2003

 

Causes of the 1997-1999 Asian Economic Crisis and Lessons for Vietnam

Prof. Nguyễn Thiện Nhân

Vice Chairman

People’s Committee of HCMC

May 09, 2003

 

WTO Accession and Vietnam

Mr. Lê Lương Minh

Acting Director

Department for Multilateral Economic Cooperation, MOFA

April 08, 2003

 

The BTA, AFTA and Vietnam

Mr. Frederick Burke

Partner

Baker & McKenzie

April 07, 2003

 

Food Security at the Household Level in the Long Xuyên Triangle

Ms. Nguyễn Thị Song An

Senior Lecturer

University of Economics of HCMC

March 25, 2003

 

What is the Entrepreneurial Spirit?

Prof. Michael Melcher

Astra Consulting Inc.

March 18, 2003

 

Capital: Value Creation in the Global Economy

Prof. Hilton Root

Senior Research Fellow

Economic Strategy Institute, Washington DC

March 13, 2003

 

The New Trade and Investment Regimes in East Asia

Prof. David Dapice

Tufts University

January 17, 2003

 

Comparative Study of Environment Policies – China, Japan and Malaysia

Prof. G. P. Shukla

Professor

Duke University

January 16, 2003

 

Restructuring East Asia’s Financial Sector

Prof. David Dapice

Tufts University

January 15, 2003

 

Economic Development and Environment – the Role of Public Policy

Prof. G. P. Shukla

Professor

Duke University

January 14, 2003

 

China: Economic Development, Income Distribution and Migration

Prof. Dwight Perkins

Harvard University

January 13, 2003

 

The Relevance to Vietnam of Corporate Law Reform in China and Western Countries

Prof. Thomas C. Heller

Professor of Law

Stanford Law School

January 11, 2003

 

East Asia - Industrial Policies and Lessons

Prof. Dwight Perkins

Harvard University

January 10, 2003

 

Law Seminars

Legal Education Delegation

January 08, 2003

 

The Audit Industry and Merger Experience in Vietnam

Mr. Warrick Cleine

Partner in charge

KPMG (Tax & Corporate Services, VN)

December 09, 2002

 

Restructuring Companies in Vietnam

Mr. Dominique Scriven

Managing Director

Dragon Capital Co.

December 06, 2002

 

Improving Quality of Learning and Teaching

Dr. Nguyễn Hữu Lam

Instructor

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

December 06, 2002

 

Listing on Vietnam’s Stock Market

Mr. Phạm Uyên Nguyên

Managing Director

HCMC branch, Bao Viet Stock Company

November 27, 2002

 

US – China Relations: What the Region Ought to Know

Prof. Robert Hathaway

Director of Asia Program

Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholarship

November 05, 2002

 

The Impact of Recent Global Developments on Vietnam

Prof. David Dapice

Tufts University

June 01, 2002

 

The IMF and Vietnam: Partners in Transition

Dr. Susan J. Adam

Senior Resident Representative

International Monetary Fund

May 28, 2002

 

Vietnam’s Implementation of BTA Commitments

Mr. Steve Parker

Support for Trade Adjustment and Reform Project (STAR Project)

April 24, 2002

 

Economic Policy Dialogue with Stiglitz

Mr. Vũ Quốc Huy

Economist

United Nations Development Programme

April 19, 2002

 

Knowledge Internalisation and the Internationalisation of Firms in Transitional Markets: An Application of a 2S Approach in Analysis of Moment Structures

Mr. Nguyễn Đình Thọ

Lecturer

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

April 18, 2002

 

The Role of Trade in Fostering Vietnam’s Economic Development, and How Ex-Im Bank Can Help Expand US-Vietnamese Trade Relations

Ms. D. Vanessa Weaver

Member of the Board of Directors

Export-Import Bank of the United States

April 17, 2002

 

Entrepreneurship, Institutions and Main Determinants of Economic Growth: A Cross-Country Study and the East Asian Experience

Mr. Nguyễn Văn Phúc

Ph.D Candidate

The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands

April 09, 2002

 

Information Economics and Lessons for Trade Negotiation

Dr. Lê Hồng Nhật

Lecturer

Fulbright Economics Teaching Program

March 30, 2002

 

The Impact of FDI on Household Income Distribution: The Case of Vietnam in the Period 1989-1999

Mr. Lê Thái Thường Quân

Ph.D Candidate

The Institute of Social Studies, The Hague, The Netherlands

March 20, 2002

 

Roles of Real Estate Companies in Place Development

Mr. Nguyễn An Bình

General Director

Saigon Real Estate Company

February 01, 2002

 

The potentials and challenges of exporting seafood-Basa Catfish from Vietnam

Mr. Nguyễn Văn Ích

Aqua-product Specialist

Ministry of Aquaculture

January 30, 2002

 

Supporting Small and Medium Enterprises

Mr. Lê Đình Long

Investment officer

Mekong Project Development Facility

January 29, 2002

 

Selection criteria and management policies of foreign companies investing in manufacturing sites

Mr. Ken Phillibert

Manufacturing Operations Director

Nike Inc.

January 21, 2002

 

Agriculture and Rural Development: experience and proposal

Mr. Đào Công Tiến

Former Rector

University of Economics of HCMC

January 21, 2002

 

Understanding investor’s needs and legal interests for optimal place marketing

Mr. Fred Burke

Baker McKenzie

January 17, 2002

 

Equitization, Financing and Listing in the Stock Market

Mr. Dominique Scriven

Executive Director

Dragon Capital Co.

December 07, 2001