A land of sages: A legacy of former elites and university professors in Vietnam

Luu Duc Toan Huynh and Kiet Tuan Duong ()
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Kiet Tuan Duong: School for Business and Society, University of York.

No 115, Working Papers from Queen Mary, University of London, School of Business and Management, Centre for Globalisation Research

Abstract: Using a unique manually collected dataset of 3,131 former elites, who successfully passed the imperial examination from 1075 to 1919 (Ly Dynasty to Nguyen Dynasty), and 1,324 successful professorship candidates from the Vietnam State Council of Professorship between 2021 and 2023, we consistently obtain precise estimates that a higher number of former elites is associated with a greater number of appointed contemporary professors (both associate and full). We also document that such modern human capital is influenced by the distance to the Hoan Kiem District, where the professorship examination venue is located. Additionally, we find that the social capital of these former elites primarily benefits those who were born, raised, and currently work in areas with a higher density of former elites. Using manually gathered geographical data on ancestral temples, names of schools associated with elites, and street names attributed to elites, we identified three cultural mechanisms that elucidate the influence of historical elites on contemporary university professorship in Vietnam. Our findings highlight the influence of historical tradition on current human capital in a Confucian country.

Keywords: Education; Elites; Tenured professorship; Vietnam academia (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: I25 N35 O15 Z1 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 50 pages
Date: 2024-03
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