Ngoc Pham Quang , Trinh Bui & Thanh Nguyen Duc, 2006, "Structural change and economic performance of 1986-2000: Evidence from Vietnam Input-output tables", Paper for the Intermediate Input-Output Meetings 2006 on Sustainability, Trade & Productivity, Sendai, Japan, July 26-28, 2006.
Keywords: input-output analysis,Vietnamese economy, transition economy, structural change, economic growth,economic

Abstract:
This study provides a concise introduction to the economic performance of Vietnamfrom 1986 to present, with a focus on the Vietnamese economy’s structural change and its performance. The paper focus on the current phases of the economic transition of Vietnam(1986-2000) by exploring the three national input-output tables (1989, 1996 and2000).

The interrelationships between the structural change and economic performance are investigated from four aspects:(i) evolution of domestic final demand; (ii) evolution of international trade structure; and (iii) the  technological change. A multi-sectoral dynamic input-output model is presented to quantitatively assess the potential effects of structural changes in the performance of the economy.

Main contributions of the paperare three. First, we demonstrate that the economic structural change in Vietnamis one of the most important driving forces of economic performance. Second, we propose a specific pattern of transition in the case of Vietnam.Third, this research is the first attempt to make a synthesis quantitative analysis of socio-economic aggregate data during different phases of the Vietnam