PurposeThis research identifies the level of labor misallocation in Vietnamese manufacturing sector for the period 2005–2019. The paper also examines the effects of labor misallocation on productivity in Vietnamese manufacturing firms controlled by industry- and firm-level factors.Design/methodology/approachThe level of labor misallocation and efficiency gains in total factor productivity (TFP) are assessed using Vietnam's annual enterprise survey data for the period 2005–2019 and Hsieh and Klenow (2009) productivity decomposition framework.FindingsThe results indicate four main points. Firstly, labor misallocation tends to increase from 2005 to 2019. Secondly, labor misallocation by firm ownership and technology level is found to be highest in state-owned enterprise and low-tech industries, whereas foreign direct investment and high-tech firms have lowest labor misallocation. Labor misallocation in small- and medium-sized enterprises is higher than in large-sized enterprises and is equivalent to overall sample. Thirdly, labor misallocation decreases productivity in manufacturing firms. The firm-level factors such as bigger technology gap, external capital, firm scale and poor liquidity ratio decrease productivity in manufacturing firms. Whereas firm-level factors such as Vietnam's accession to the WTO, reasonable corporate tax structure, capital intensity, human capital and firm age increase productivity of manufacturing firms. The industry-level factors such as FDI horizontal, forward and supply backward spillovers promote productivity from foreign firms to domestic ones. Meanwhile, only backward linkages reduce productivity of firms. Finally, by difference-in-differences (DID) method, the result indicates foreign firms have higher average labor productivity than domestic firms before or after Vietnam's accession to the WTO. After joining WTO, the average labor productivity of foreign firms is increased by 854 million VND while the average labor productivity of domestic firms is increased by 895 million VND. The DID between the two groups (domestic firms and foreign firms) before and after Vietnam's accession to WTO is 41 million dong.Research limitations/implicationsThe main limitation of the study is that the market is assumed perfectly competitive. The model focuses on selective factors affecting labor productivity.Originality/valueThe focus of many previous international research papers was generally to look at the level of labor misallocation in developed countries. However, knowledge about labor misallocation is limited, particularly in the context of developing countries. This paper examines the level of labor misallocation by region, ownership, level of technology and firm size on productivity and the effect of misallocation on productivity in Vietnamese manufacturing firms.Peer reviewThe peer-review history for this article is available at: https://publons.com/publon/10.1108/IJSE-09-2021-0552.
Cadastral maps are an important part of cadastral documents, they are legal component of land administration in local authorities. Traditionally, a cadastral map is established by using land surveying methods which can provide high accuracy as required. In recent years, the UAV devices are developed and can provide an accurately tool for cadastral mapping on arable lands. This paper presents an evaluation of UAV application in cadastral mapping in comparison with traditional surveying for arable land. The results show that using UAV images in the mapping of agricultural land can achieve ground accuracy of 1,7 cm and height accuracy of 0,6 cm; In addition, when comparing the average accuracy of the 30 plot vertices and the mean lengths from 29 pairs of edges between the newly created map from the UAV image data and the map provided by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment of Phu Tho province, respectively is: 0,181 m and: 0,051 m.
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