Capital diversion in Vietnamese state-owned enterprises

Cuong Le Van (), Ngoc Minh Nguyen, Ngoc Anh Nguyen and Phu Nguyen-Van

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Abstract: We consider the capital productivity of a panel data set of 10,200 Vietnam state-owned enterprises over the period 2010-2018, using a stochastic frontier production modelling. We discover there exists an overutilization of the physical capital and more importantly, diversion of the capital stock. This diversion may be due to a waste of capital stocks or to a special form of bribery we call "hidden overhead". The very high diversion rate, 69% on average, calls for a profound reform of the sector.

Keywords: Productivity; stochastic production frontier; hidden overhead (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2023
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