Changes in Urban Inequality in Vietnam: 1992-1998

Posted: 10 Jan 2009

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Amy Y.C. Liu

Crawford School of Public Policy

Abstract

The urban inequality in Vietnam has declined in the 1990s. Using the regression-based decomposition methods (Fields, 2003; Yun, 2006), we identify the contributing factors and distinguish between changes of the inequality due to changing returns to characteristics and distribution of these characteristics. We find that the changing returns to regional factors and to physical assets are behind the decline in urban inequality. However, the decline hides adverse changes from human capital and unemployment. Policies to encourage regional labour market integration, improve the quality of and equal access to education are important to make the equal urban distribution sustainable in the new millennium.

Keywords: Urban inequality, Market reform, Vietnam, Decomposition, Unemployment

JEL Classification: O1

Suggested Citation

Liu, Amy Y.C., Changes in Urban Inequality in Vietnam: 1992-1998. Economic Systems, Vol. 32, No. 4, 2008, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1324654

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