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In this paper, we test the effect of weather shocks and floods on urban social disorder for a panel of large cities in developing countries. We focus on a particular mechanism, namely the displacement of population into (large) cities. We test this hypothesis using a novel dataset on...
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, based on the experience of four low-lying islands in central Philippines. In the aftermath of the 2013 7.2-magnitude Bohol …
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cyclones (TCs) in the Philippines’ Exclusive Economic Zone during 2012. We use satellite imagery from the National Oceanic and …
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conducted in Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines. Furthermore, survey results suggest substantive gender gaps in …
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This paper analyzes why the Philippines' growth performance has improved significantly in recent years. As in the …
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We examine the effects of a mandated credit program to small and medium enterprises in the Philippines (Magna Carta Law … financial institutions represented over 90% of total finance sector assets in the Philippines. We highlight three important …
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This paper seeks to analyze the factors affecting the growth of enterprises in the Philippines, as measured from the …
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—the Philippines, Thailand, and Viet Nam—with multiple factors at play. In each country, wage, nonfarm business income, and overseas … inequality also included a narrowing in regional disparity and urban–rural income gaps, and, in the Philippines and Thailand, a …. Nonetheless, income inequality remains high, especially in the Philippines and Thailand. More policy efforts are still needed to …
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of poverty episodes experienced by a household. Using panel data from the Philippines, we examine the differences between …
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Philippines between 1992 and 2015. Using local-level data of public income and expenditures, local precipitation, poverty …
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