Research on potential scenarios for growth in Vietnam used in a Government-World Bank joint report on future growth in Vietnam. The “Vietnam 2035” report, released in Hanoi on February 16, 2016, recommended that Vietnam build a more competitive private sector, support smart urbanization, promote innovation, and take advantage of increasing trade opportunities to enact broad structural reforms. Research conducted by ImpactECON, using a dynamic global CGE model, examined Vietnam’s growth prospects in light of State-owned enterprise reform and the Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement. Read ImpactECON’s report here: Vietnam 2035 ImpactECON

World Bank Vietnam 2035 Report Delivered. Photo: Chau Doan–World Bank Group

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Dr. Walmsley, Director of ImpactECON, was inducted into the GTAP Hall of Fame by the GTAP Advisory Board for ”seminal contributions to CGE analysis of migration and long-run baselines.” Dr. Walmsley was presented with the award at the 2015 Conference on Global Economic Analysis in Melbourne, Australia.