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domestic investments targeted at productivity growth. Scenarios for Philippine agriculture under these policy options are … contractionary effect on agriculture; and production support is a costly instrument for promoting agricultural growth. The model … experiments suggest that a back-to-basics strategy for agriculture, incorporating various productivity-based instruments such as …
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The Agricultural Competitiveness Enhancement Fund (ACEF) is an ongoing loan and grant program in the Philippines for … agriculture and fisheries. From the start of its actual implementation in 2000 up to the present, it has been plagued by numerous …
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Using data from 3,120 farm households surveyed in 2000 and 2006, the paper tests for factors that affect the degree and extent of households' participation in the rural land rental market. The survey period coincided with the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program...
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Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …
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would serve as inputs to national strategies and plans in improving LSD in the Philippines. It develops a Triangulation …
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continue to be determined by the performance of its urban system. Overall, however, the Philippines is characterized by its …
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The paper characterizes how international labor migration became an enduring feature in the country's development. It presents data on the flow of temporary and permanent international migrant workers in the last thirty years. Characteristics such as destination, occupation, education, sex, and...
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This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to …
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The purpose of the paper was to summarize studies identifying the causes and effects of Philippine international labor migration and remittances and to highlight research gaps. Literature and reliability of findings that explore the many facets and implications of the social and economic impacts...
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the crisis on poverty in the Philippines. The result of this study would serve as inputs to policymakers in prioritizing … transmission channels for the Philippines including overseas employment and remittances, and local employment. The study also … Philippines were selected to serve as poverty observatories or sentinel sites for monitoring the impact of the global crisis …
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