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Deviant behavior: A century of Philippine industrialization
de Dios, Emmanuel S.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2013
unconditional convergence on the leaders long before the modern BRICS and even before the Asian Tigers. The Philippines was very …, way above that achieved by the industrial leaders. Indeed, the Philippines was the third Asian country to enter the 5 …% industrial growth club: Japan 1899, China 1900, the Philippines 1913, Taiwan 1914, Korea 1921, and India 1929. The Philippines …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333519
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The effects of term limits and yardstick competition on local government provision of health insurance and other public services: The Philippine case
Capuno, Joseph J.; Quimbo, Stella A.; Kraft, Aleli D.; … - 2012
We investigate the effects of two accountability measures on the decisions of the local governments under decentralization. Using a panel of Philippine municipalities and cities in three election years, we find that term limits have negative but weak effects on the provision of health insurance...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333528
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Are improved water supply and sanitation always safe for children? Implications for attaining the MDGs in the Philippines
Capuno, Joseph J.; Tan, Carlos Antonio R. - 2012
In 2010, the Philippines appeared to be on track to attain by 2015 its target for Millennium Development Goals 4 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333533
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Leadership and innovation under decentralization: A case study of selected local governments in the Philippines
Capuno, Joseph J. - 2010
209 innovations introduced in selected 48 local governments in the Philippines during the period June 2004-June 2008, the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275058
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MDG 1 in the Philippines: Setting the scores right and achieving the targets
Balisacan, Arsenio M. - 2010
The official poverty data fall short of properly informing public policy and governance concerning the progress, or lack of it, in achieving the country's commitment of halving, between 1990 and 2015, the incidence of poverty and hunger. Imposing consistency in poverty estimation shows that the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275081
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The Philippine economy and poverty during the global economic crisis
Balisacan, Arsenio; Piza, Sharon; Mapa, Dennis Claire S.; … - 2010
Anecdotal evidence permeates accounts on the impact of the global economic crisis (GEC) on Philippine poverty. This study systematically assesses the evidence and recent data. It adopts a somewhat eclectic approach, applying regression and decomposition techniques to trace the GEC impact on GDP...
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Spatial development and the law of one price: Evidence of convergence of land values
Capuno, Joseph J. - 2010
measures of spatial autocorrelation on land values, patterns of local development and linkages in the Philippines are traced …
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Why are boys falling behind girls in schooling?
Tan, Edita E.; Canales, Kristine S.; Cruz, Kevin G.; … - 2011
The paper tries to explain why women in the Philippines, as yet a low middle income country, obtain higher levels of …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333529
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2D: 4D asymmetry and gender differences in academic performance:evidence from Moscow and Manila
Nye, John V. C.; Androuschak, Grigory; Desierto, Desirée; … - 2012
Exposure to prenatal androgens affects both future behavior and life choices. However, there is still relatively limited evidence on its effects on academic performance. Moreover, the predicted effect of exposure to prenatal testosterone (T) - which is inversely correlated with the relative...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010333561
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Measuring education inequality in the Philippines
Mesa, Eirene P. - 2007
This paper measures the degree of education inequality in the Philippines. It generates the average years of schooling … (AYS) and education Gini coefficients of the Philippines as a whole, and all its regions and provinces to examine the … inequality in educational attainment declined from 1960 to 2000 for the Philippines as a whole, and in all its regions and …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275075