The impact of virtual dissemination and interaction through online-based plastics sustainability groups is analyzed through its effect on behavior of consumers. The assessment was done through an online general population survey that yielded 213 respondents who are interested or conscious about...

In this study, we utilize an input-output (I-O) model to perform an ex-post analysis of the COVID-19 pandemic workforce disruptions in the Philippines. Unlike most disasters that debilitate physical infrastructure systems, the impact of disease pandemics like COVID-19 is mostly concentrated on...

We examined the impact of early childbearing on education, literacy, and labor-market outcomes of women in four African countries, using Demographic and Health Survey datasets. Cognizant of the endogeneity in this relationship, we identified the effect of teenage motherhood with individual...

We examined the labor-market participation, participation in formal jobs, and earnings of women who bore a child during their adolescent years. A woman’s decision to bear a child is influenced by such factors as her motivation and her own assessment of her productivity and labor-market...

Economic sectors play a vital role in ensuring that government's goals are achieved. This study analyzes the evolution of the structure and key sectors of an economy through the use of a sector prioritization index. This methodology integrates input-output analysis and analytic hierarchy process...

Economic sectors play a vital role in ensuring that government’s goals are achieved. This study analyzes the evolution of the structure and key sectors of an economy through the use of a sector prioritization index. This methodology integrates input-output analysis and analytic hierarchy...

This study is one of the component papers in the priority area on inclusive growth of Project APEC 2015. This paper aims to establish the linkages of enhancing human capital and human resource development in an economy in attaining inclusive growth. Various studies have suggested that education,...