European Journal of Development Studies

Improving the Provincial Competitiveness Index for Thai Nguyen Province, Vietnam

2025-03-31T13:33:29+02:00

The study uses secondary data collection and descriptive statistics to analyze the provincial competitiveness index of Thai Nguyen province. The province’s competitiveness index in the period 2019–2023 is in the top 30 provinces with high PCI index nationwide. Based on the assessment of the current status of the competitiveness index; the study proposes a number of solutions to improve this index in the next stages.

Research on the Development of Vietnamese Enterprises in the Period 2016–2022

2025-02-28T16:13:46+01:00

The research employs a descriptive statistical method to analyze the current state of business development in Vietnam. The results show that ROA fluctuated between 2.1% and 2.9% during the 2016–2022 period. ROA peaked in 2017 (at 2.9%) and declined to its lowest level in 2020 (at 2.1%). ROS ranged from 3.4% to 4.3%, showing a downward trend from 2017 to 2019, followed by a recovery from 2020 onward. REO exhibited a declining trend from 2017 to 2020, then slightly recovered from 2021. In 2017, REO reached its highest level (at 10%), then gradually decreased to 6.3% in 2020. From 2021, REO recovered to 7.9% and continued to rise to 8.3% in 2022. To foster business development, the following solutions should be implemented: Continue maintaining the growth momentum of ROA and REO by improving asset utilization efficiency and optimizing returns on capital. Control costs to sustain and enhance ROS, maximizing profitability per unit of revenue. Focus on sustainable development strategies to ensure long-term growth in the coming years.

Foreign Direct Investment, Trade Openness, Financial Development, and Economic Growth Dynamics: Empirical Evidence from Bangladesh

2024-12-16T20:56:10+01:00

This study investigates the relationships between Foreign Direct Investment (FDI), trade openness, financial development, and economic growth within the context of Bangladesh, a rapidly developing economy in South Asia. By analyzing annual data from 1999 to 2023, the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM) has been used to assess both the short-term dynamics and long-term interactions among these variables. The analysis demonstrates how financial development can enhance the effects of FDI and trade openness, promoting economic growth. The results indicate that while FDI and trade openness directly contribute to economic growth through increased productivity and improved market access, their impacts are significantly bolstered by a well-developed financial sector that supports effective resource allocation and investment. Granger causality tests confirm that financial development causally influences economic growth, highlighting its critical role as a driver of economic performance. The results highlight the need for strategic financial policies that promote financial development to maximize the economic benefits of increased FDI and trade openness.

Knowledge and Awareness on Sustainable Development Among University Students

2024-12-04T03:22:05+01:00

Sustainable development has attracted great attention lately. As the human population increases, the demand for natural resources for development increases, and this has caused the depletion of non-renewable resources and damage to the environment. Therefore, there is a clear need for global action to create a more sustainable future. The future depends on the students at present because they are the future leaders. The main objective of this study was to determine the level of knowledge and awareness of the concept of sustainable development among the students at the University of Malaysia Sabah (UMS). A set of questionnaires was developed for this preliminary survey. 158 students were randomly engaged to be involved in this study. Based on the findings, the students’ knowledge and awareness level is considered high, and the average values range from approximately 70% to 91%. Findings also showed that terms such as “Eco-Campus,” “Earth Hour,” “Earth Day,” and “Green Energy” are keywords that most of the respondents are familiar with. It was interesting to note that there were still a handful of students unaware of the term “Sustainable Development Goals” at the time of the study (the year 2019). In conclusion, generally, the students have sufficient knowledge and awareness of sustainable development.

Cases of Migration Fluxes and Regulations: A Crucial Trending Issue in the Western World

2024-11-14T01:10:56+01:00

Migration fluxes are historical as humanity grows beyond local and regional and runs across global boundaries, turning the world into a worldwide village humans have never presumed and aspired to. It uses the gateway of Europe (Turkey) as a reference and pivot study to assess the most trending issue in the history of human civilisation. With more emphasis, the study covered diverse disciplines—from humanities to social sciences, arts, and anthropological studies—which provides a variety of opinions to this pragmatic study. Data collection for this study involves enormous search, selection, assessment, review, and categorisation of various articles related to the research theme. The research offers qualitative information for the contents and an in-depth analysis—of which findings indicated that migration flux has remarkable effects on immigration regulations, political and defence, social, traditions, urban and rural infrastructures, medical and educational infrastructures, and economics of the host country. These migrants are large enough to remarkably impact populations’ size, composition, and distribution in sending and receiving nations. The study further depicted that the origin nations’ social, financial, and political situations always trigger the massive movement of people to the Western and Eastern World—which indicated that the correlation between economic advancement and movement of people is fundamental and vital reasons above. Thus, public representatives should recognise such tips as a pivotal compass to guide their decision-making on global migration regulations.