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Using data from 3,120 farm households surveyed in 2000 and 2006, the paper tests for factors that affect the degree and extent of households’ partic..
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Illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities and natural disasters have a devastating effect on those poor households’ cash flow..
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Understanding and eradicating poverty has hounded mankind for centuries and despite the multitudes of studies on the subject, there is still no single..
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GDP in constant prices of ASEAN countries suffers from substitution bias by ignoring relative price changes and makes GDP growth and shares dependent ..
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The efficiency of 119 electric cooperatives in the Philippines from 1990 to 2002 is analyzed using a stochastic frontier model augmented with spatial-..
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While the national average for maternal and child health services utilization shows improvement, the Philippines is yet to achieve the MDG targets for..
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What brought about the soaring price of rice in recent months? How did the government respond to it? This Notes traces the root of the situation and a..
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What caused the global financial crisis of 2008? What series of events led to the situation? This Economic Issue of the Day presents a brief summary o..
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Microinsurance--insurance services for low-income households--has emerged as a phenomenon in recent years. This Policy Notes draws attention to the ne..
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This paper deals with a basic question: How central is rice to Philippine culture, as gleaned from its role in Filipino material and cultural life? To..
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For a national statistical system to continue to be useful and relevant to its clients and the general public, it has to occasionally undergo an exhau..
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This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration program in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved ..
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Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released recently. Many were found to have co..
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Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, susta..
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International migration as a development concern took center stage in this year`s observance of the 6th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). The ..
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