research into the following areas: (a) demographic processes (fertility, mortality, migration, gender in demographic process …); (b) program-related research; (c)population and environment; (d) population and poverty. Finally, for each of these …

This paper examines the development of microfinance market from the household perspective as it relates to poverty … alleviation. It employs poverty decomposition and dominance analysis. The analysis was divided into four components: comparison … between male-headed and female-headed nonbeneficiary households. Results show that there is a large disparity in poverty …

Philippines has not been as inclusive as in the other countries as manifested in the increase in the magnitude of poverty. This … paper examines how we can improve our record on poverty reduction by looking at how we can generate greater demand for the … persistence of poverty in the Philippines. To promote inclusive growth and reduce poverty, the manufacturing sector has to be made …

its inception in 2008. The first batch of beneficiaries will be graduating from the program in several months` time … to address the many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the … to alleviate their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human …

its inception in 2008. The first batch of 4Ps beneficiaries will graduate from the program in several months while the … many facets of poverty. The 4Ps is by far the largest poverty reduction and social development program the Philippine … their immediate needs and aims to "break the intergenerational poverty cycle through investments in human capital". As …

Concomitant to the analysis of poverty is the measurement of vulnerability. Estimates of household vulnerability to … household characteristics. Resulting vulnerability estimates are found to be higher than poverty rates, suggesting that policy … income poverty are developed using a modified probit model that considers volatilities in income as being explained by some …

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at … understand the relationships while accounting for the nature of growth. Moreover, the poverty elasticity of output growth was … estimated using regional-level data in 2003, 2006, and 2009. We learned that while the rate of growth matters a lot in poverty …

This paper aims to explore the determinants of household income and expenditure growth, and assess whether the poor are … benefiting from economic development. Using regression analysis, five factors were examined: (1) location of the household, (2 …) access to infrastructure, (3) changes in rice prices, (4) peace situation, and (5) initial household endowments. The most …