Firm-Level Green Investment and Financial Constraints in Vietnam

Firm-level data from the World Bank Enterprise Survey in Vietnam examines the relationship between environmental pressure and green investment. The dataset, created by Dinh Duc Truong and last updated in May 2026, is used to estimate nonlinear probability models with interaction terms. It includes controls for firm characteristics as well as industry and regional fixed effects.

Use Cases

• Analyzing the conditional effect of environmental regulation on green investment based on firm-level survey data.
• Modeling the interaction between financial constraints and regulatory pressure mentioned in the description.
• Investigating firm characteristics and regional factors that influence environmental investment behavior.
• Conducting robustness checks for econometric models on green investment drivers.

Strengths

• Data is sourced from the authoritative World Bank Enterprise Survey.
• Dataset is licensed under CC-BY-4.0, allowing for open reuse and modification.
• Analysis includes industry and regional fixed effects, as mentioned in the description.

Limitations

• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• The dataset is very small at 5.5 KB, indicating limited scope or summary-level data.

Provenance

Source

World Bank Enterprise Survey

Collection Method

Firm-level survey data

Time Range

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Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-04 17:22:38; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Vietnam