2022 Fiscal Year Research-status Report
Multifaceted favoritism from longitudinal view
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21K01455
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| Research Institution | Miyazaki International College |
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Principal Investigator |
VU MANHTIEN 宮崎国際大学, 国際教養学部, 准教授 (80734045)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2021-04-01 – 2024-03-31
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| Keywords | Human capital / Education / Historical legacy / Imperial examination / Returns to education / Tes scores / Cognitive skills / Vietnam |
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| Outline of Annual Research Achievements |
I have published two papers in international refereed journals this year. The main results of the two papers are as follows.
1. We measure the impact of the number of people who passed the Vietnamese imperial examinations (1075-1919) on the present-day quantity and quality of education in their home districts. Our analyses at the district and individual levels are based mainly on the data of successful imperial test takers, the 2009 population census, and 2009 National Entrance Exams to University test scores. We find a persistent legacy in educational attainment outcomes. A tradition of human capital investment and cultural elements are among the most important factors to explain the long-term historical effects of the Vietnamese imperial examinations.
2. We examine the returns to test scores from the 2009 Vietnamese National Entrance Examination to University (NEEU) of individuals born in 1991. We investigate their labor outcomes in terms of hourly wage and employment measured in 2018 or 2020. We find a one standard deviation in the mathematics test scores recorded in 2009 Vietnamese National Entrance Examination to university is associated with 9% increase in wage rate 9-11 years later. The results suggest mathematics test scores have significant correlation with labor outcomes in the long run.
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| Current Status of Research Progress |
Current Status of Research Progress
1: Research has progressed more than it was originally planned.
Reason
I was able to publish two papers in international refereed journals in this year.
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| Strategy for Future Research Activity |
I am going to revise and improve the remaining papers of the theme until they are accepted for publications in international refereed journals. I will also expand the theme toward different important outcomes regarding inequality.
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