Poverty - Matches

Highly unequal access to health services and the large share of household out-of-pocket spending in total health expenditures underscore the importanc..

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..

With a new government in place and amid all the developments that have taken place in the past two years and that are happening at the moment, what pr..

Government think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) strengthens its contribution to policy deliberations by releasing its first ..

Drugs and medicines account for about half of the total medical out-of-pocket expenses of households. This share of drugs to total medical expenses is..

What are the factors that contribute to the nonparticipation of children in school? Who are the ones accountable to this complicating issue? This Note..

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), being true to its mandate of conducting policy research in aid of planning and policymaking, ..

This paper presents a few of the latest statistics on income poverty, growth, and inequality, and makes a case about the need not only to monitor curr..

In this paper, we present a new model for constructing poverty lines. The model uses consumer theory to construct both food and nonfood poverty thres..

Despite the many propoor policies, programs, and projects instituted, the country's gains in the fight against poverty have still been modest. This No..

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..

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..

In 2006, poverty incidence in the Philippines went up by 3 percentage points from 2003, marking a reversal against the downward trend in previous pove..

This paper examines the linkages of poverty and environment at the household level in Philippine slums. Rapid urbanization and the inadequate infrastr..

Directing government subsidies to social services such as health care is expected to bring about positive external/social benefits and improve equity ..