Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

About: Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences is a education organization based out in Hanoi, Vietnam. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Vietnamese & Poverty. The organization has 228 authors who have published 222 publications receiving 1690 citations. The organization is also known as: VASS.

Full-day Schooling and Educational Inequality in Vietnam

Abstract: Full-day schooling was introduced in Vietnam to deal with the lack of instructional time in primary education compared to international standards. Yet full-day schooling could impact educational in...

Local governance and occupational choice among young people: First evidence from Vietnam

Abstract: Using data from the School-to-Work Transition Surveys 2015 (SWTS 2015), the Enterprise Census data in 2014 (ECD 2014), and the Provincial Competitiveness Index 2014 (PCI 2014), this paper examines for the first time the effect of individual and family characteristics, firm agglomeration, and the quality of labour training (provided by provincial governments) on occupational choice among young people in Vietnam. Interestingly, we find that women are more likely than men to have better jobs, even after controlling for all other variables in the models. Higher levels of education were the most important factor in choosing non-manual jobs, while family background (as measured by the father’s occupation) plays a significant role in explaining young people’s occupational choice. More importantly, it was found that the quality of labour training increases young people’s chances of gaining better jobs. In addition, living in urban areas, the provincial GDP per capita, and firm agglomeration were also found to improve the probability of youth choosing better jobs.

Nation building and religion in post-reform Vietnam: a case study of the Mariamman temple

Abstract: This paper examines the complex and dynamic dimensions of projects to nationalize the Mariamman Hindu temple in Ho Chi Minh City. It aims to show how the reform-era Vietnamese state has consistentl...

The Chinese script, Confucian script, and Nôm script: Some reflections on writing and politics in monarchical Vietnam:

Abstract: “Confucian script” 儒字 (chữ Nho) has become a unique name used to refer to the “Chinese script” 漢字 (chữ Han) in Vietnamese. The integration between Chinese script and Confucianism had progressed thr...