The spatial granularity of poverty statistics can have a significant impact on the efficiency of targeting resources meant to improve…

Poverty statistics are conventionally compiled using data from household income and expenditure survey or living standards survey. This…

This study assesses the payment system of the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps or Pantawid Pamilya) in terms of the amount,…

Poverty simulations suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented by the government to contain the spread of the virus…

Achieving inclusive development has become the mantra in the global and national development discourse. A great deal of the initiatives…

The Philippines is generally winning its fight against poverty as the magnitude and incidence of poverty, income gap, and severity of…

This study outlines a computational framework to enhance the spatial granularity of government-published poverty estimates, citing data…

This study examines an alternative approach in estimating poverty by investigating whether readily available geospatial data can…

Tariffication of quantitative restrictions on rice imports was a key policy reform of the Duterte administration. This study reviews…

This working paper examines the push and pull factors that shape return migration in the People’s Republic of China, drawing on research…