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Probing conflict contagion and casualties in Mindanao, Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J. - In: Defence and peace economics 31 (2020) 7, pp. 810-829

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What drive the local incidence of crime, shadow economy and resource-related conflicts in Mindanao, Philippines? : evidence of spillover effects

Capuno, Joseph J. - In: Journal of the Asia Pacific economy 24 (2019) 1, pp. 42-65

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Violent conflicts in ARMM: Probing the factors related to local political, identity, and shadow-economy hostilities

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2017

The Philippines has a long history of internecine warfare or conflicts, especially in Mindanao where the secessionist … and widespread in Mindanao underscores the need for a better understanding of their causes to guide policy. Applying … violent conflicts related to political, identity and shadow-economy issues in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao …

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Violent conflicts in ARMM : probing the factors related to local political, identity, and shadow-economy hostilities

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2017

Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011796914

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...

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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 (Reduce child mortality), but less so for Goal 7 (Ensure environmental sustainability). In pursuit of the latter, the government expands its provision of water and services to more...

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Perks and public provisions: Effects of yardstick competition on local government fiscal behavior in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J.; Quimbo, Stella A.; Kraft, Aleli D.; … - 2012

Using a panel dataset from cities and municipalities in the Philippines in 2001, 2004 and 2007, we investigate whether yardstick competition

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Fiscal transfers and gerrymandering under decentralization in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J. - 2013

While gerrymandering in developing countries is often pushed by local authorities to secure political advantages, fiscal grants systems under decentralization may also have result in the same. We investigate this issue to identify the correlates of the growth in the number of cities in the...

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Household decisions and child health: Estimating the links between water treatment and the incidence of diarrhea using non-recursive two-equation causal models

Tan, Carlos Antonio R.; Capuno, Joseph J. - 2012

The treatment of drinking water is advocated to reduce the incidence of child diarrhea. However, evaluating the impact of water treatment with only observational data leads to biased estimates since it could be the occurrence of child diarrhea that induced the household to treat their drinking...

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Whose child is it anyway? Differential parental investments in education and children under kinship care in the Philippines

Capuno, Joseph J.; Javier, Xylee - 2012

While education is universally held to enhance a child human development, policies must still contend with parental biases. Here, we investigate if school attendance of young household members aged 6-12 years old varies with their kinship ties to the household heads in the Philippines. Applying...

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