Minimum wage - Matches
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A PIDS study finds that a higher and more rapid increase of the legal minimum wage leads to reduced working hours, lower employment rate, reduced hous..
Infographics - Fact Friday
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It is a common belief that government should set legal minimum wages (LMW) to a level that would
enable workers and their families to live decent live..
Discussion Papers
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Can success -- or at least a materially comfortable life -- be predicted? Yes, if the Brookings Institution is to be believed: get at least a high sch..
In the News
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Dr. Aniceto Orbeta and Dr. Vicente Paqueo, co-authors of the book "Unintended Consequences: The Folly of Uncritical Thinking", explain the impact of l..
Photos - Media Engagements
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The government needs rigorous analysis in formulating and implementing its policies, programs, and projects to prevent negative consequences.This was ..
Press Releases
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Before there was Francis Magalona, there was his grandfather, Enrique Magalona, assemblyman for Negros Occidental. In 1936, he wrote a letter to the p..
In the News
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This is a book on the law of unintended consequences dedicated to students, thinkers, dreamers, or the ordinary pilosopo who are encouraged to discove..
Books
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A recent achievement of the country has not been given the consideration it deserves. This pertains to the increase in average real wages, which was a..
In the News
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HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published ..
In the News
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Increasing the legal minimum wages (LMWs) is seen as more detrimental to the welfare of workers particularly the young and inexperienced, less educate..
In the News
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It is commonly believed that mandating higher legal minimum wages (LMWs) is needed to help the poor earn a level of income that would allow them healt..
Discussion Papers
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The minimum wage is a classic example of a price floor, the lowest price set by law with which to pay a commodity. The idea is to prevent wages from g..
Economic Issue of the Day
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This issue of the Development Research News mainly features the observance of the 12th Development Policy Research Month which the Institute spearhead..
Development Research News
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The Philippines is at a crossroad. It can choose to continue to follow current unrealistic policies that despite good intentions have been shown to be..
Discussion Papers
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This Policy Note presents the results of a study that explores the effects of labor policies on the industry. In particular, it examines the minimum ..
Policy Notes
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