Labor - Matches
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The feature article in this issue of the DRN is based on the highlights of a recently completed study done by premier economist Dr. Gerardo Sicat whic..
Development Research News
This paper examined how PWDs in the Philippines make a living and determined the factors that influenced them to select a particular labor market stat..
Discussion Papers
This study reviews and evaluates the major contributory and noncontributory social protection programs that are currently in place as part of the gove..
Discussion Papers
This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to Filipino international migrant wo..
Discussion Papers
The purpose of the paper was to summarize studies identifying the causes and effects of Philippine international labor migration and remittances and t..
Discussion Papers
The paper characterizes how international labor migration became an enduring feature in the country’s development. It presents data on the flow of t..
Discussion Papers
In a country where poverty is prevalent, a significant number of children are likely to be illiterate, malnourished, and prone to abuse and physical v..
Discussion Papers
This note shows that unit labor costs, the most widely used measure of competitiveness, are equivalent to the labor share in output multiplied by a pr..
Philippine Journal of Development
Dependent population is defined as that part of the population that does not work and relies on others for the goods and services they consume. In pra..
Discussion Papers
Labor migration is a subject that is very familiar to most Filipinos. More than any nation in East Asia, the Philippines has the most number of migran..
Development Research News
This paper demonstrates how family size can be an important contributor to poverty in the Philippines. It examines one of the mechanisms behind this l..
Philippine Journal of Development
The United States of America is the top trading partner of the Philippines and also the top destination of highly skilled and professional Filipino wo..
Discussion Papers
What makes a large family more prone to poverty? Why is the poverty incidence invariably higher among households with larger family sizes? This Notes ..
Policy Notes
Productivity, whether defined at a firm/industry level or at an economy-wide level, is a key instrument in evaluating and monitoring performance. It i..
Economic Issue of the Day
Does the prevalence of child work or child labor encumber on the country's economic growth and development? This paper looks into the reality that is ..
Philippine Journal of Development
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