The Mekong delta in Southern Vietnam is the third’s largest delta in the world, and home to almost 20 million people. It is also an important region for food security in Vietnam, producing most of the country’s rice. However, with its extremely low mean elevation of about 0.8 m above sea level, the Mekong delta…
Seasonal Migration to Alleviate Seasonal Poverty: A Randomized Social Experiment in Vietnam
Project
Structural Change, International Trade, and Labour Markets in a Low-Income Country
The project consists of two parts. The first part of the project seeks to understand the relationship between trade, employment, and productivity in a low-income country setting. This topic is particularly timely in the context of recent bilateral free trade agreements and international trade negotiations, which aim to improve the trading prospects of low-income countries. …