CENTRE FOR ANALYSIS AND FORECASTING
Mekong Economic Research Network
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WORKSHOP TO PRESENT FINDINGS FROM THE MEKONG ECONOMIC RESEARCH
NETWORK
AGENDA
Time: 24-25 April, 2015
Venue: Dao Xanh hotel, Thanh Thuy, Phu Tho
Friday 24th April
Morning
8.00 - 8.30
Registration of participants
8.30 - 8.45
Opening remarks – Dr. Nguyen Thang, CAF’s Director
SESSION I: INCLUSIVE GROWTH
Chaired by: Dr. La Hai Anh
8.45 – 9.15
Overview about MERN
Presenter: Dr. Nguyen Thang, CAF’s Director
9.15 – 9.45
Enterprise size and labour productivity: problems and solutions
Presenter: Dr. Tran Thi Bich
9.45 – 10.15
Discussion
10.15 – 10.45
Coffee break
10.45 – 11.15
Inclusive growth through Decent Work: Modeling the Determinants of Job
Satisfaction
Presenter: Nguyen Thi Tuong Anh
11.15 – 12.00
Discussion
12.00 – 13.30
Lunch
Afternoon
SESSION II: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR ISSUES
Chaired by Dr. Nguyen Thang
14.00– 14.30
Investment in human capital & labor productivity in Vietnam – The case of
small and medium enterprises
Presenter: Nguyen Khanh Duy, team leader
14.30 – 15.00
The Dynamics of Vietnam Informal Sector Formalization: Which Policy
Should Be the Best?
Presenter: TS. Nguyen Dinh Chuc, team leader
15.00-15.30
Discussion
15.30-16.00
Coffee break
16.00 – 16.30
Gender income gap in Vietnam in the 2000s: evidence from household
surveys
Presenter: Nguyen Van Trang
16.30 – 17.00
Discussion
Saturday 25th April
Morning
SESSION II: EMPLOYMENT AND LABOUR ISSUES (contd)
Chaired by Dr. Nguyen Thang
08.30 – 09.00
Occupational Choice in Vietnam: Entrepreneurship or Wage Employment?
– Investigation of Determinants and Policy Implications
Presenter: Nguyen Duc Hung
09.00 – 09.30
Trade liberalization and employments: the case of Viet Nam
Presenter: Vu Hoang Dat, team leader
09.30 – 10.00
Discussion
10.00 – 10.30
Coffee break
10.30 – 11.00
Does exporting spur firm productivity and promote inclusive growth?
Evidence from Vietnam
Presenter: Hoang Thi Anh Ngoc
11.00 -11.30
Discussion
11.30-11.45
Closing workshop - Dr. Nguyen Thang, CAF’s Director
11.45 – 12.30
Lunch
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