Ballesteros, Marife M. - Matches

This third issue of the òòò½´«Ã½ Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) focuses on regional economic integration and inclusive growth. With the approaching ASEAN E..

Vulnerability to natural hazards is measured like hazard frequencies that reflect the predisposition of a system to extreme events at a certain instan..

This study proposes a set of indicators for monitoring and evaluation of agricultural policy, patterned after the support estimates of the Organizatio..

In this update of housing subsidies in the Philippines and the fiscal costs of their application, the author delves into the issue of whether the subs..

What brings about the deepening poverty in urban slums? How does it compare with the rural poverty incidence? And why is it urgent that the urban pove..

This paper examines the linkages of poverty and environment at the household level in Philippine slums. Rapid urbanization and the inadequate infrastr..

This paper examines the cost of implementing redistributive land reform in the Philippines. Land redistribution has become the core feature of land re..

The enactment of two pro-poor housing legislations in the 1990s--the Urban Development and Housing Act (UDHA) of 1992 and the Comprehensive Shelter Fi..

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..

The objective of this paper is to present the land administration and management (LAM) issues on CARP and determine the necessary institutional reform..

Has land ownership distribution in the Philippines improved as a result of the land reform program instituted in the country? Not quite, this Policy N..

This paper examines the effect of land reform and land transfer actions of farmer beneficiaries on land ownership concentration. A case study of two r..

Why have housing reforms failed to achieve the desired improvements in housing in the Philippines? A review of trends in government housing strategies..

For a family, homeownership is a very important resource given the economic, psychological and social benefits it offers. But not all people have the ..

In recent years, a number of lending instruments have been introduced and tried out in the area of housing finance. In the Philippines, a group lendin..