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    Investing in local roads for economic growth

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    Local 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.
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    Philippine productivity dynamics in the last five decades and determinants of total factor productivity

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    Various studies showed that total factor productivity (TFP) has not been a source of growth in the Philippines. It seems that factor accumulation, which is not a sustainable source of growth, has underpinned Philippine economic growth.
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    Why slum poverty matters

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    Notwithstanding the fact that poverty incidence among the Philippine urban population is low at 19 percent vis-à-vis the national average of 32 percent and rural poverty incidence of over 50 percent, urban inequality, however, is higher than rural inequality. 
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    Water financing programs in the Philippines: are we making progress?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    There is a low level of investments in water supply and sanitation, which as noted in the 2011-2016 Philippine Development Plan (PDP), has hindered the full achievement of the MDG target for this sector.
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    Agriculture, rural employment, and inclusive growth

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    At the top of the agenda of the Philippine Development Plan is inclusive growth, meaning growth that is rapid, sustained, and wide enough to matter to a broad spectrum of the population.
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    After five years of Pantawid, what next?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    When the Pantawid Pamilya Pilipino Program was designed the government publicly promised to limit to five years the giving of the education and health grants. This five year limit is almost over for the first set of beneficiaries by 2013. The natural policy question then is would it be wise to keep the promise or would an extension be better?
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    Feasibility of mortgage-backed securitization for the underserved housing market in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    This paper draws lessons from international practices to determine the feasibility of developing mortgage-backed securitization (MBS) to expand housing finance to the underserved market in the country.
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    Energy market integration and energy poverty in ASEAN

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    Based on available statistics, between 127 and 130 million people in South-East Asia lack access to electricity. At least 228 million still rely on traditional biomass for cooking and lack access to clean and modern cooking facilities, with dire consequences for their quality of life and human development.
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    Growth and redistribution: Is there 'Trickle Down' Effect in the Philippines?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    There is a general belief that economic growth is linked to poverty reduction because growth offers economic opportunities to the poor to improve their lot.
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    Is poverty really decreasing, and if not, why not?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015
    The Philippines has recently experienced economic growth despite the global economic slowdown. But there are debates on why economic growth has not translated into poverty reduction. The levels of income inequality have also barely changed, a pattern that could mean new opportunities created by economic growth do not allow the income of the poor to catch up with the rest.

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