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This paper comprehensively reviews the developments in the education and labor markets in the Philippines in the past … 25 years. It highlights the trends on how the labor market used educated workers. It also reviews how education has …
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Philippine population lives below the poverty line. With landless status, the poor depended largely on labor with its embedded … unskilled labor situation, and low rate of return on education at basic levels. The poor faced high rate of underemployment and … pro-poor. Furthermore, opportunity costs and their unfavorable outcomes in labor markets prevent further improvements of …
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paper takes stock of the development in human capital, labor market, and e-commerce, identifies state-led initiatives to … build capacities, and analyzes barriers and gaps in labor and retail platforms. Data collected through desk reviews and key … gaps, break barriers to participation, and build capacities are forwarded to harness the full potential of labor and retail …
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development strategies, taking a closer look on this twin phenomenon is important. This study assesses how investments, labor …
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paper, we have examined the disproportionate impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic in the following sectors: health, labor and …
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It is commonly believed that mandating higher legal minimum wages (LMWs) is needed to help the poor earn a level of income that would allow them healthy and dignified lives. It is also seen as a tool to protect the weak against exploitation. This popular belief motivates and justifies the...
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