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Title:
THE EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF REMITTANCES ON HEALTH INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM: THE REGULATORY ROLE OF QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTION

Authors:
Nguyen Thi Bich Tram , Hoang Thu Hien , Vu Thi Thanh Binh , Hoang Minh Quyen and Vu Ngoc Khanh

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Nguyen Thi Bich Tram1 , Hoang Thu Hien 2 , Vu Thi Thanh Binh3 , Hoang Minh Quyen 4 and Vu Ngoc Khanh5
1,2,3,4,5. National Economics University

MLA 8
Tram, Nguyen Thi Bich, et al. "THE EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF REMITTANCES ON HEALTH INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM: THE REGULATORY ROLE OF QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, vol. 8, no. 6, June 2023, pp. 1302-1315, doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i06.008. Accessed June 2023.
APA 6
Tram, N., Hien, H., Binh, V., Quyen, H., & Khanh, V. (2023, June). THE EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF REMITTANCES ON HEALTH INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM: THE REGULATORY ROLE OF QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTION. Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research, 8(6), 1302-1315. Retrieved from https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i06.008
Chicago
Tram, Nguyen Thi Bich, Hoang Thu Hien, Vu Thi Thanh Binh, Hoang Minh Quyen, and Vu Ngoc Khanh. "THE EFFECT OF THE QUALITY OF REMITTANCES ON HEALTH INEQUALITY IN VIETNAM: THE REGULATORY ROLE OF QUALITY OF GOVERNANCE INSTITUTION." Int. j. of Social Science and Economic Research 8, no. 6 (June 2023), 1302-1315. Accessed June, 2023. https://doi.org/10.46609/IJSSER.2023.v08i06.008.

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ABSTRACT:
The study examines the effect of remittances on health inequality: the regulatory role of quality of governance institutions in 63 provinces in Vietnam through the Vietnam Household Living Standard Survey (VHLSS) and the Vietnam Provincial Governance and Public Administration Performance Index (PAPI) within 5 years (2012, 2014, 2016, 2018 and 2020). The article measures health inequality using the Atkinson index through the health index proposed by Bui and Erreygers (2020). Applying the general method model of moments (GMM), the study shows that remittances have a negative effect on health inequality. From there, the study proposes recommendations to improve health inequality in Vietnam.

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