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Employment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in the Philippines: The Case of Metro Manila and Rosario, Batangas
Mina, Christian D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
surveys in selected cities of Metro Manila (urban) and Rosario, Batangas (rural), respectively. Key findings of this paper are … rural area; (2) Roughly half of working PWDs are underemployed; (3) Employed PWDs in the urban area are dominated by the … visually-impaired while the hearing-impaired has the highest proportion of employed in the rural area; (4) The leading …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003974
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Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Rural Philippines: Results from the 2010 Field Survey in Rosario, Batangas
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
Philippine Institute for Development Studies collaborated to undertake a similar study in a rural area. The survey was conducted … going to school ever or completing schooling is poverty. Employment rate among the respondents, however, is slightly lower …, economic, and physical constraints that PWDs in rural areas are facing. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394702
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Surge in Capital Inflows, Response of the Government, and Effects on the Economy: The Philippine Case
Cororaton, Caesar B. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1995
The Philippine economy has manifested signs of recovery due to various factors such as political and economic stabilization. Hence, inflows are expected to continue in the future. While these capital flows are positive developments, it carries with it adverse impacts on the real sector of the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005490079
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The Philippines` Absorptive Capacity for Foreign Aid
Kang, Hyewon - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
This study evaluates the Philippines` absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period 2003 to 2008, and compare this to that of the previous period, 1986 to 1988. We observe that the country`s capacity to absorb foreign aid has declined during the period under...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008675759
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International Remittances and Family Expenditure Patterns: the Philippines` Case
Tabuga, Aubrey D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
This paper examines the influence of overseas remittances to patterns of family expenditures in the Philippines using a … whether or not remittances influence budget allocation of families receiving these income transfers. Specifically, it is … interesting to check if families with remittances tend to allocate more on say education, healthcare, and housing thereby …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833992
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Migration Outflow and Remittance Patterns in Indonesia: National as well as Subnational Perspectives
Bachtiar, Palmira Permata - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
The article compares and contrasts the scale and composition of workers` outflow and remittance flow from 1994 to 2012 at the national level and in East Java and West Nusa Tenggara--two big migrant-sending provinces. Analysis over the longer period gives a better understanding of contemporary...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184717
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International Remittances and Family Expenditure Patterns: the Philippines` Case
Tabuga, Aubrey D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
This paper examines the influence of overseas remittances to patterns of family expenditures in the Philippines using a … whether or not remittances influence budget allocation of families receiving these income transfers. Specifically, it is … interesting to check if families with remittances tend to allocate more on say education, healthcare, and housing thereby …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184881
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Economic Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Philippine Households: What We Thought We Knew, What We Need to Know
Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2008
Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005432636
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International Remittances and Household Expenditures: the Philippine Case
Tabuga, Aubrey D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2007
This paper examines the general relationship between remittances and household expenditures in the Philippines by doing … while heterogeneity was addressed by employing the Quantile Regression technique. Also, the FIES data on remittances was … more accurate estimate of remittances sent by family members working abroad and its effects. The study found that while …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005432639
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Development Finance and Aid in the Philippines: Policy, Institutional Arrangements and Flows
Llanto, Gilberto M.; Navarro, Adoracion M.; Ortiz, Ma. … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2015
one of the better performers among the developing economies. However, the economy faces problems of high poverty incidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011194315