Poverty reduction and migration in rural Vietnam: Role of local firm clusters
Pham Tien Thanh,
Katsuhiro Saito
Abstract:Firm clusters are considered as a contributing factor to local economic development. However, there are limited studies on the effect of firm clusters on the well‐being of rural communities, particularly in terms of income improvement, poverty reduction, and migration. Our research aims to shed light on these relationships at both the household and commune levels. For empirical analysis, we employ the propensity score matching method to mitigate endogeneity bias. Our results reveal the role of firm clusters in… Show more
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