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Why Slum Poverty Matters

Jun 01, 2011

PN 2011-02

What brings about the deepening poverty in urban slums? How does it compare with the rural poverty incidence? And why is it urgent that the urban pove..

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How Can Government Increase R&D Activities in the Philippines?

Jun 01, 2011

PN 2011-01

How significant is research and development (R&D) in the Philippines` overall economic development? What drives firms to locate (or not locate) their ..

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Coping with High Oil Prices

Mar 12, 2012

2011-5

Amid rising international crude oil prices that have once again breached the US$100 per barrel mark and sparked calls for a return to government regul..

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Understanding the Recent Rise in Poverty Incidence: a Look at Growth and Income Distribution Effects

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-16

What caused the worsening of the poverty situation in the Philippines from 2003 to 2006? What strategies and kind of interventions are called for? Rea..

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How Are DOH Hospitals Funded?

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-15

How are government hospitals funded? What are the sources of their funds and how are these allocated to them? This Note takes a deeper look at this an..

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Supporting Innovative Small and Medium Enterprises: New Ideas from Taiwan and Korea

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-14

Small and medium enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in economic growth and development. For them to compete in the regional and global markets,..

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Investing in Local Roads for better Mobility of People, Goods, and Services

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-13

Quality local road networks are critical components needed in facilitating trade and movement of people and services. Constraints, however, are presen..

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Weather and Climate-related Disasters: the Cost of Inaction

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-12

The Philippines being geographically located within the typhoon belt facing the Pacific Ocean and close to the equator wherein it is susceptible to va..

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Addressing Constraints to Agricultural Finance to Boost Food Production

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-11

This Note discusses two major constraints to agricultural finance that hinder private investments in food production. The policy gaps that need govern..

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Localizing Child Protection: Does the Local Council for the Protection of Children Matter?

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-10 (Policy Brief)

Child protection pertains to “preventing and responding to violence, exploitation, and abuse against children.” More specifically, it encompasses ..

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Schooling Disparities: an Early Life Lever for Better (or Worse) Equity in the Future

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-09 (Policy Brief)

Why should we be concerned with education disparities? The short answer is that schooling disparities get translated into income and other social disp..

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Proliferation of Street Children: a Threat to the MDGs

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-08 (Policy Brief)

The abundance of street children in major cities in the country does not sit well with the country’s commitment to the Millennium Development Goals ..

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A Glimpse at the School Dropout Problem

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-07 (Policy Brief)

Dropout is a problem for many reasons. One, at the aggregate economy level wherein education is known to be an important determinant of economic growt..

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Children Suffer from Multiple Dimensions of Poverty

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-06 (Policy Brief)

Aside from the rising income poverty, it is a disturbing situation when about half (44%) of all Filipino children are living in poverty. The lack of i..

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Is PhilHealth's Sponsored Program Reaching the Poorest of the Poor?

Jun 01, 2010

PN 2010-05 (Policy Brief)

One of the key programs of the PhilHealth is its Sponsored Program for the less privileged wherein health insurance coverage is open to qualified indi..

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