This volume is significant for two reasons. First, it introduces the new Editorial Board members who will be providing direction and guidance to the P..

Out-of-pocket health spending a major household expenditure – òòò½´«Ã½Income and social inequalities still persist in the country even as the econom..

òòò½´«Ã½ President Gilberto Llanto met with delegates of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) who are conducting the Total Of..

HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published ..

Increasing the legal minimum wages (LMWs) is seen as more detrimental to the welfare of workers particularly the young and inexperienced, less educate..

State think tank òòò½´«Ã½ (òòò½´«Ã½) hosted the assessment and coordination meeting of the Federalism Initiative Proje..

With the anticipated impact of the worsening hot weather to the water supply, a business leader calls for long-term and sustainable programs to mitiga..

The President and the country’s top businessmen found common ground on the various economic issues affecting the country during a dinner meeting..

The government’s plan to end endo, or contractualization, could lead to layoffs and greater inequality in the country, according to a study rele..

THE government should carefully weigh its policy options on “endo,” or temporary employment contracts (TEC), because immediately ending th..

The global unemployment rate will increase to 5.8 percent representing 3.4 million people or a total of 201.1 million, according to the World Employme..

Not just the lives but even the livelihood of poor Filipinos, particularly those depending on agriculture exports to Europe, are at stake once the bil..

Using the panel data for the Philippines in 2003-2009, the paper estimates a three-level random coefficient model to measure household vulnerability a..

Providing agricultural insurance to farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines has been implemented for nearly three decades. While it is agreed that a..

While agricultural insurance has long been considered a risk management tool for farmers in both developing and developed economies, policy directions..