Evaluation studies on conditional cash transfers (CCT) in the Philippines found small if not insignificantly different … from zero effects on household consumption. We use propensity score matching to examine how recipients made use of the …

examines the relationship of household rice and noodle consumption in the Philippines. Results show that noodles are already a … relationship with their own prices and positive relationship with respect to household income which supports the idea that both … rice and noodles are normal goods. A number of significant variables on the characteristics of household heads suggest the …

As one of the world's largest recipients of remittances, the Philippines received remittances roughly 12% of its gross … role of remittances in increasing household consumption and investment and thereby their potential for rebalancing economic … to the Philippines do not have a significant influence on other key items of consumption or investment such as spending …

This paper detects pro-girl (age 5-15) bias in intrahousehold allocation of consumption budget in the rural Philippines … robust. The paper also finds that a larger share of girls among household members is positively associated with a larger …

-demographic characteristics on household’s carbon emission level. The analyses reveal that income has a significant nonlinear relationship with … carbon emission depicting a turning point. However, the turning point is very high implying that household carbon emissions … in Eastern Visayas will increase given the current income range. In addition, other household characteristics such as age …