Poverty - Matches
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Government estimates obtained from sample surveys, such as the Family Income and Expenditure Survey (FIES), and national accounts have wide discrepanc..
Policy Notes
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Despite being against the law, wealthy households—especially those in gated communities—have been refusing to participate in state-sanctio..
In the News
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The PIDS and the Institute of Developing Economies (IDE) – Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) are conducting a study on "Poverty Al..
Events
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Some 6.4 million who have availed themselves of the government’s health-insurance subsidy for indigents are not at all that poor, according to t..
In the News
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It is more effective to monitor poverty and inequality by looking into the conditions of target social groups instead of specific individuals, accordi..
Press Releases
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In 1995, the Philippine government, through the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth), instituted the National Health Insurance Program..
Policy Notes
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The Philippines needs to develop an enabling "ecosystem" of policies and institutions to scale up social enterprises. In a recent study released by s..
Press Releases
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This final issue of the Development Research News (DRN) in 2016 highlights social protection measures like the government's Agricultural Insurance Pro..
Development Research 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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The global unemployment rate will increase to 5.8 percent representing 3.4 million people or a total of 201.1 million, according to the World Employme..
In the News
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Using the panel data for the Philippines in 2003-2009, the paper estimates a three-level random coefficient model to measure household vulnerability a..
Discussion Papers
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The abolition or the scaling down of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps), pushed by the militant left and their allies in Congress would hav..
In the News
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The Conditional Cash Transfer Program (Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program or 4Ps) is a smart populist program and its abolition or scaling down could..
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A study conducted by the Philippine Institute of Deve-lopment Studies (Pids) raised warning bells over higher- than-necessary conditional cash transfe..
In the News
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