@article{fdi:010072450,
  title = {{H}ousehold entrepreneurship and social networks : panel data evidence from {V}ietnam},
  author = {{N}guyen, {C}. {H}. and {N}ordman, {C}hristophe},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{U}sing a unique panel of household businesses for {V}ietnam, this paper sheds light on the links between households' and entrepreneurs' social networks and business performance. {W}e address two related questions. {T}he first question asks if we can find evidence of a differentiated effect of employment of members of the family versus hired workers on the business performance. {A} second question tackles the respective effects of various dimensions of social networks on business technical efficiency. {T}he hypothesis is that, beyond the channel of labour productivity, entrepreneurs that are confronted with an unfavourable social environment may produce less efficiently and realise a lower output than what could be possible with the same amount of resources. {W}e find evidence of a marginal productivity differential between family and hired labour and highlight results consistent with the presence of adverse social network effects faced by households running a business, in particular ethnic minorities. {W}e also stress the importance of professional networks for successful entrepreneurship.},
  keywords = {{VIET} {NAM}},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{J}ournal of {D}evelopment {S}tudies},
  volume = {54},
  numero = {4},
  pages = {594--618},
  ISSN = {0022-0388},
  year = {2018},
  DOI = {10.1080/00220388.2017.1303668},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010072450},
}