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While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic …
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This study provides an in-depth analysis of poverty dynamics in the Philippines, focusing on the period from 2003 to …. Despite the Philippines experiencing an average growth of 4.8% in real Gross Domestic Product during this period, the overall … provides valuable input for policymakers in formulating effective measures to address poverty and inequality in the Philippines. …
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The Philippines committed to Millennium Development Goals and Education for All (EFA) targets that include universal …
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In this paper, results of the 2009 Survey of Innovation Activities are described and discussed. The term innovation, traditionally associated with research and development, has evolved to mean the implementation of new or significantly improved goods and services, production process, marketing,...
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To improve the country`s standing on achieving the Millennium Development Goals on Education and Education for All targets, it is important to examine various economic and sociocultural demand-side factors that hinder children from attending and completing primary school, as well as maximizing...
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publicly available databases for the world, Asia-Pacific, and the Philippines, the case examined in detail. The risks of these … intense natural disasters. The economies along coastal areas in South, Southeast (for example the Philippines), and East Asia …
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Natural disasters are on the rise worldwide. There are more and more intense natural disasters—which are defined to cause at least 100 deaths or to affect the basic survival needs of at least 1,000 people—resulting from floods and storms as well as droughts and heat waves. The Asia and the...
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While economic growth is important for poverty reduction, the rather stellar performance of the Philippines in economic …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011115317
The measurement of vulnerability, as in the probability that a household becomes poor, is concomitant to the analysis of poverty. To estimate households' vulnerability to income poverty, this study used a modified probit model that considers volatilities in income per capita as explained by some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011184728
The measurement of vulnerability, as in the probability that a household becomes poor, is concomitant to the analysis of poverty. To estimate households' vulnerability to income poverty, this study used a modified probit model that considers volatilities in income per capita as explained by some...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008833990