Corporate governance, bank concentration and economic growth in vietnam

Le Van1, Nguyen Khac Quoc Bao1
1 University of Economics Ho Chi Minh City

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This paper examines the impacts of corporate governance quality and bank concentration on economic growth by using panel data of Vietnam industries from 2006 to 2017. It is found that (i) bank concentration negatively affects industries with the high dependence on external financing; and (ii) positive corporate governance mitigates such negative impact on the economy. Accordingly, corporate governance quality is a key driver to enhance growth and prosperity in emerging and developing economies such as Vietnam, where industries highly depend on external financing resources.

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