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National industrialization in Philippine mining: review and suggestions
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011Among the most daunting constraints mining has been facing is that it is aDocumentPersons with Disability (PWDs) in rural Philippines: results from the 2010 Field Survey in Rosario, Batangas
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011In an effort to complement the 2008 disability survey conducted in Metro Manila, the University of Tokyo and the Philippine Institute for Development Studies collaborated to undertake a similar study in a rural area. The survey was conducted in Rosario, Batangas in 2010, where 106 PWDs from 31 barangays were interviewed.DocumentAssessment on the use of marginal areas for cultivation of feedstock for biofuel
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011The Philippines has made a major push toward development of biofuel, enacting biofuels mandates and subsidies by the Biofuels Law. To maintain food security, biofuels policies currently restrict feedstock production to marginal lands. This raises its own issues related to commercial viability, small farmer livelihood, and environmental sustainability.DocumentPhilippines 2007 National Transfer Accounts: consumption, labor income, and lifecycle deficit by income group
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012The NTA flow accounts for the Philippines for the year 2007 include not only national level estimates but also estimates by income group. Three income groups are defined, referred to as income terciles. This paper compares age profiles of consumption and labor income across income groups.DocumentPhilippines 2007 National Transfer Accounts: consumption, income, and intergenerational reallocation of resources - revised estimates
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012This paper describes the revised national level estimates of the 2007 Philippines NTA.DocumentContagious migration: evidence from the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011Is migration contagious? Research on migrant networks suggests that individuals who have migrated outward provide valuable information to other potential migrants, thereby lowering the costs of subsequent migration.DocumentA generalized exactly additive decomposition of aggregate labor productivity growth
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011Aggregate labor productivity (ALP) growth--i.e., growth of output per unit of labor--may be decomposed into additive contributions due to within-sector productivity growth effect, dynamic structural reallocation effect (Baumol effect), and static structural reallocation effect (Denison effect) of cross-sectional components (e.g., industry or region) of output and labor.DocumentThe impact of the global financial crisis on the labor market: the case of the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011The Global Financial Crisis of 2007 was one of the worst crises that hit the world economy since the Depression era. For the next two years, the crisis created waves of economic contraction that affected developed and developing economies. The Philippines was not spared from this crisis.DocumentInvesting in local roads for economic growth
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012Local road investments work for growth and poverty reduction in local areas. The paper highlights the importance of investing in local roads and directs attention to the critical role of local government units (LGUs) in improving the local road network. Raising additional monies to fund local roads is only partly a solution.DocumentThe impact of infrastructure on agricultural productivity
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012Recent literature indicates the significant role played by rural infrastructure in improving agricultural productivity in developing economies.Pages