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The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Poverty in the Philippines
Sobrevinas, Alellie B.; de Jesus, Jeremy; Reyes, Celia M. - 2010
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 …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421162
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Are We Winning the Fight against Poverty? An Assessment of the Poverty Situation in the Philippines
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2010
In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421186
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Chronic and Transient Poverty
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2010
The Philippines has been posting progress in terms of poverty reduction since the early 1990s. However, reversal in the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421189
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Social Protection in the Philippines: Current State and Challenges
Orbeta, Aniceto Jr. C. - 2011
This paper reviews the current state of and challenges facing social protection in the Philippines. It describes the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421203
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Dynamics of Poverty in the Philippines: Distinguishing the Chronic from the Transient Poor
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Mina, Christian D.; Reyes, Celia M.; … - 2011
Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up further to 26.5 percent in 2009. Although this aggregate poverty rate shows only a few percentage points change from 2003 to 2009, this does not mean there are no movements in and out of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421217
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A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines
Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Reyes, Celia M. - 2011
This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at subnational levels. The results were examined against the performances of the different economic sectors in the regions to understand the relationships while accounting for the...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421219
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Expanding Social Health Insurance Coverage: New Issues and Challenges
Manasan, Rosario G. - 2011
Highly unequal access to health services and the large share of household out-of-pocket spending in total health expenditures underscore the importance of attaining universal health coverage. This study evaluates the major challenges involved in moving toward universal coverage of the Philippine...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011421230
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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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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...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010275856