About PCI Vietnam

The Provincial Competitiveness Index (PCI) is a comprehensive and objective measure of the business environment and economic governance quality across provinces in a country. The PCI is based on a large-scale survey of enterprises and expert assessments of provincial officials and other stakeholders. The PCI covers various dimensions of provincial performance, such as entry costs, land access, transparency, informal charges, policy bias, proactivity, business support services, labor training, legal institutions, and regulatory compliance. The PCI can help policymakers, researchers, investors, and other stakeholders to identify the strengths and weaknesses of each province and to design appropriate interventions to improve competitiveness and attract investment. 

Research ideas using PCI Vietnam

The PCI dataset provides a rich source of information for researchers who are interested in exploring various aspects of provincial development, governance, and business climate in Vietnam. Some possible research ideas using the PCI dataset are:

• How does the PCI affect the investment decisions and growth prospects of domestic and foreign firms?
• What are the determinants and consequences of provincial policy innovations and reforms?
• How do provincial leaders balance the trade-offs between growth and equity, efficiency and stability, and centralization and decentralization?
• How do provincial institutions interact with national and local institutions in shaping the business environment and economic outcomes?
• How do external factors, such as global market conditions, regional integration, and geopolitical tensions, influence the provincial competitiveness and governance quality?
• How does the PCI affect the investment decisions and location choices of domestic and foreign firms?
• How does the PCI relate to other indicators of provincial performance, such as economic growth, poverty reduction, social welfare, environmental quality, and innovation?
• What are the determinants and drivers of the PCI across provinces and over time? What are the best practices and lessons learned from the high-performing and low-performing provinces?
• How does the PCI influence the political economy and accountability of provincial leaders and officials? How does the PCI interact with the central-local relations and decentralization policies in Vietnam?
• How can the PCI be improved and refined to better capture the diverse and dynamic aspects of provincial competitiveness and governance?
• Evaluating the effectiveness and efficiency of provincial policies and programs that aim to enhance competitiveness and governance quality.
• Analyzing the impact of PCI on provincial economic growth, foreign direct investment, employment, poverty reduction, and social welfare.