The Impacts of Social Enterprises on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence from Vietnam

Nghia Thi Thu Nguyen, Cheng-Tao Tang and Chun Yee Wong
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Nghia Thi Thu Nguyen: Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan, Niigata 949-7277, Japan
Cheng-Tao Tang: Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan, Niigata 949-7277, Japan
Chun Yee Wong: Graduate School of International Relations, International University of Japan, Niigata 949-7277, Japan

Sustainability, 2021, vol. 13, issue 19, 1-13

Abstract: This study examines whether social enterprise development improves labor market outcomes of the entire economy. Using the data of social enterprise and labor force survey in Vietnam, we conduct a regression analysis to address this question. We focus on the rapid growth period of social enterprises in Vietnam during the early 2010s. Our results suggest that, as the number of social enterprises increases, average labor earnings increase, the probabilities of being unemployed and being self-employed decrease, and average working hours increase. Since our study evaluates the effect of social enterprise development on the outcomes for the overall labor market rather than the social enterprise sector alone, it provides justification for promoting such a policy from policymakers’ point of view.

Keywords: social enterprises; labor market outcomes; sustainable development; gender (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: O13 Q Q0 Q2 Q3 Q5 Q56 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2021
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