Philippines - Matches
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This paper explores the origins and development of the Philippine stock market. Specifically, it looks at the structural and regulatory development of..
Philippine Journal of Development
Out-of-pocket health spending a major household expenditure – PIDSIncome and social inequalities still persist in the country even as the econom..
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HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published ..
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Increasing the legal minimum wages (LMWs) is seen as more detrimental to the welfare of workers particularly the young and inexperienced, less educate..
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The President and the country’s top businessmen found common ground on the various economic issues affecting the country during a dinner meeting..
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Providing agricultural insurance to farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines has been implemented for nearly three decades. While it is agreed that a..
Discussion Papers
While agricultural insurance has long been considered a risk management tool for farmers in both developing and developed economies, policy directions..
Discussion Papers
The government’s plan to end endo, or contractualization, could lead to layoffs and greater inequality in the country, according to a study rele..
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THE government should carefully weigh its policy options on “endo,” or temporary employment contracts (TEC), because immediately ending th..
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Using the panel data for the Philippines in 2003-2009, the paper estimates a three-level random coefficient model to measure household vulnerability a..
Discussion Papers
The abolition or the scaling down of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), pushed by the militant left and their allies in Congress would hav..
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Budgeting practices for the procurement of healthcare equipment are contributing to the deficiencies in equipment and deterioration of services in gov..
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A study conducted by the Philippine Institute of Development Studies (Pids) raised warning bells over higher- than-necessary conditional cash transfer..
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MANILA, Philippines - The public health sector stands to benefit from special forms of public-private partnerships (PPP) especially in expanding the p..
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THE National Greening Program (NGP) generated about 3.3 million jobs in the first six years of its implementation, but continued to miss its target su..
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