While the Philippines has achieved remarkable progress in raising the education level of its labor force, the standard proxy for educational attainment years of formal schooling is increasingly inadequate as a measure of workforce skills. About one-third of employers report being unable to fill...

Rising youth unemployment rates have been increasingly recognized as a serious challenge in developing and advanced economies, as the trend indicates a potential skills gap between the demands of the workforce and recent graduates. Effective dual education programs utilizing a combination of...

Executive Summary -- Education and Labor-Market Outcomes in the Philippines -- Demand for Socioemotional Skills in the Philippine Labor Market -- Socioemotional Skills in the Philippine Labor Force -- Promoting the Development of Socioemotional Skills in the Philippines -- Conclusion and...

This paper builds on the existing literature assessing retrospectively the quantitative effects of natural disasters on different dimensions of household welfare, to make progress toward the ex ante identification of households that are vulnerable to poverty due to natural disasters, especially...

"Front Cover" -- "Contents" -- "Acknowledgments" -- "Main Messages" -- "Abbreviations" -- "Executive Summary" -- "Demand for Socioemotional Skills in the Philippines" -- "Socioemotional Skills and Labor-Market Outcomes" -- "Education and Skills Development in the Philippines" -- "Policy Options...

While the Philippines has achieved remarkable progress in raising the education level of its labor force, the standard proxy for educational attainment—years of formal schooling—is increasingly inadequate as a measure of workforce skills. About one-third of employers report being unable to...

Rising youth unemployment rates have been increasingly recognized as a serious challenge in developing and advanced economies, as the trend indicates a potential skills gap between the demands of the workforce and recent graduates. Effective dual education programs utilizing a combination of...

This paper builds on the existing literature assessing retrospectively the quantitative effects of natural disasters on different dimensions of household welfare, to make progress toward the ex ante identification of households that are vulnerable to poverty due to natural disasters, especially...