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Measuring poverty dynamics and inequality in transition economies : disentangling real events from noisy data
Luttmer, Erzo F. P. - 2001
Estimates of income inequality and the dynamics of poverty are highly sensitive to measurement error and transitory …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524084
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Doha scenarios, trade reforms, and poverty in the Philippines : a computable general equilibrium analysis
Cororaton, Caesar Bucia - 2005
poverty, especially in rural areas and among the unemployed, self-employed, and rural low-educated. The Philippines is found …"Since the early 1980s the Philippines has undertaken substantial trade reform. The current Doha Round of World Trade … detailed economywide computable general equilibrium (CGE) model to run a series of policy experiments. They find that poverty …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522462
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El Niño or el peso? : crisis, poverty and income distribution in the Philippines
Datt, Gaurav - 2000
In terms of its impact on poverty, the recent economic crisis in the Philippines was more of an El Niño phenomenon than …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010524258
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A road to trust
Labonne, Julien - 2008
,100 households in 135 rural communities of the Philippines, the paper shows that where transaction costs are reduced (proxied by road …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521053
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Do community-driven development projects enhance social capital? : evidence from the Philippines
Labonne, Julien - 2008
Philippines in which communities competed for block grants for infrastructure investment. The analysis uses a unique data set of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010521081
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Early childhood development through an integrated program : evidence from the Philippines
Behrman, Jere R. (contributor) - 2006
"More attention and resources have been devoted in recent years to early childhood development (ECD) in low- and middle-income countries. Rigorous studies on the effectiveness of ECD-related programs for improving children's development in various dimensions in the developing world are scant....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522139
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International migration, human capital, and entrepreneurship : evidence from Philippine migrants' exchange rate shocks
Yang, Dean - 2005
"Millions of households in developing countries receive financial support from family members working overseas. How do the economic prospects of overseas migrants affect origin-household investments-in particular, in child human capital and household enterprises? Yang examines Philippine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010522622
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Contracting models of the Phillips Curve : empirical estimates for middle-income countries
Agénor, Pierre-Richard - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523298
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Intersectoral migration in Southeast Asia : evidence from Indonesia, Thailand, and the Philippines
Larson, Donald F. - 2003
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523483
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Determinants of agricultural growth in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand
Mundlak, Yair - 2002
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010523737