SECURITIES MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND THE INVESTMENT GROWTH of VIETNAMESE FIRMS

Abstract

This paper investigates the effect of securities market development on the investment growth of 577 Vietnamese listed firms over the period 2000-2015. Using the econometric methods for unbalanced dataset, the study documents two key findings. First, securities market development may encourage the investment growth of Vietnamese firms. Second, when taking in-depth analyses in the aspects of securities market, the study highlights the efficiency of securities market is one of the main factors that associate positively firms’ long-term investment.

Keywords: Firm investment; securities market; Vietnam.