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Protecting Filipino Transnational Domestic Workers: Government Regulations and their Outcomes
Battistella, Graziano; Park, Jung Soo; Asis, Maruja M.B. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
prior to migration, many departing migrant workers were not aware of basic work rights and government regulations … recommendations based on findings and insights from the study are programs on migration must be improved to promote awareness and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394378
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Contagious Migration: Evidence from the Philippines
Abrigo, Michael Ralph M.; Desierto, Desiree A. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
Outward migration data from the Philippines exhibit spatial clustering. This is likely due to information spillover … effects--fellow migrants share information with other neighboring migrants, thereby lowering the costs of migration. To verify … the number of succeeding migrants. We find that current and past migration from one municipality induces contemporaneous …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394692
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Population Pressure, Migration and Markets: Implications for Upland Development
Cruz, Maria Concepcion J.; Goce-Dakila, Cristela; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 1984
migration to upland areas. It also analyzes the socioeconomic and environmental determinants of frontier migration and evaluates … through case studies the dynamics of migration behavior and the effects of socioeconomic and environmental factors influencing …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005685879
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Assessment of the Bottom-up Budgeting Process for FY 2015
Manasan, Rosario G. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2015
The bottom-up budgeting (BUB) process is one of the major reform initiatives of the Aquino administration and has been tagged as such from several perspectives. First, it is seen as a component of its budget reform thrusts that are aimed at making the national government budgeting process more...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011261238
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A System-wide Study of the Logistics Industry in the Greater Capital Region
Patalinghug, Epictetus E.; Llanto, Gilberto M.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2015
The Port of Manila, the largest seaport in the country, has been recognized as the most widely used port in the Greater Capital Region with utilization rate of 71.6 percent compared to only 2.3 percent and 6.1 percent utilization of Batangas and Subic Ports, respectively (NEDA 2012). The ports...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011203045
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Linking Poverty and the Environment: Evidence from Slums in Philippine Cities
Ballesteros, Marife M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
This paper examines the linkages of poverty and environment at the household level in Philippine slums. Rapid urbanization and the inadequate infrastructure and basic services in large towns and cities have led to the proliferation of slums and informal settlements in the country. While poverty...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008915782
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An Estimated (Closed Economy) Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for the Philippines: Are There Credibility Gains from Committing to an Inflation Targeting Rule?
Majuca, Ruperto P. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
We use Bayesian methods to estimate a medium-scale closed economy dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model for the Philippine economy. Bayesian model selection techniques indicate that among the frictions introduced in the model, the investment adjustment costs, habit formation, and...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008915783
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Integrating SMEs into the East Asian Region: Philippines
Medalla, Erlinda M.; Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; del Prado, Fatima - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
they share certain characteristics such as age, Filipino ownership, and foreign equity share; they differ in terms of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008915784
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Chronic and Transient Poverty
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
The Philippines has been posting progress in terms of poverty reduction since the early 1990s. However, reversal in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008915785
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Employment Choices of Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Metro Manila
Mina, Christian D. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010
This paper examined how PWDs in the Philippines make a living and determined the factors that influenced them to select … conditions of PWDs in selected cities in Metro Manila, Philippines conducted in 2008, econometric analyses were conducted. The …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008915786