title: The impact of provincial‑level institutional quality on attracting foreign direct investment in the red river delta provinces
abstract: This study empirically investigates provincial-level institutional quality's impact on foreign direct investment (FDI) inflows within Vietnam's Red River Delta region (2009–2023), addressing a literature gap concerning how subnational governance affects FDI distribution in a rapidly transitioning economy. Inspired by the Worldwide Governance Indicators (WGI) framework, an Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) panel regression model analyzed data from 11 provinces over 15 years. Key Provincial Competitive
journal: International Journal of Innovative Research and Scientific Studies