Enterprise Growth and Survival in Vietnam: Does Government Support Matter?
利用1990-2000年越南中小制造企业的调查数据，发现与国有部门的互动（如作为主要客户、初创期税收减免和信贷支持）显著影响企业的生存与长期增长。
This paper analyses whether direct government assistance during start-up and other forms of interaction with the state sector have influenced the long-run performance of small and medium-sized manufacturing enterprises (SMEs) in Vietnam. Using three partly overlapping surveys during the period 1990-2000, we find strong effects on firm dynamics from interaction with state institutions. Enterprises which have the state sector as their main customer perform better. This is so for both survival and growth. Moreover, temporary tax exemptions during firm start-up had a separate and positive influence on long-run growth for non-household enterprises and initial credit support seems to benefit rural firms.