"This paper explores the heterogeneity of the migrant experience using the Bukidnon Panel Survey, which follows up 448 families in rural Mindanao who were first interviewed in 1984-85, as well as their offspring.
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discussion paper
Philippine rice and rural poverty
This paper looks at how Philippine trade reform which consists of tariff reduction and elimination of quantitative restrictions (QR) on rice imports will affect poverty within two world trade scenarios: Doha and free world trade.
discussion paper
Migration and the rural-urban continuum
This paper explores the diversity of the experience of migrants to rural, peri–urban, and urban areas using a unique longitudinal data set from the Philippines.
discussion paper
Doha scenarios, trade reforms, and poverty in the Philippines
The paper examines the possible impact of Doha agreement on Philippine poverty.
discussion paper
Grain marketing parastatals in Asia
Using case studies from six Asian countries, this paper (a) assesses the relevance of underlying rationales for public intervention in foodgrain markets, (b) documents the existing policies and regulations that support operation of grain parastatals,
Iron deficiency is the most prevalent nutritional deficiency in the world affecting an estimated 3.5 billion people. Among the most at risk in developing countries, are women of reproductive age.
The study draws on household survey data collected in 2000-2001. The survey was conducted in three hog producing cities in the provinces of Batangas and Laguna in Southern Luzon, Philippines.
working paper
Trade reform and poverty in the Philippines
Using a unique longitudinal data set to follow movements across generations, this study explores the nature of the migration experience for rural dwellers in the Philippines.
working paper
Is private school premium spurious?
This paper examines schooling investments and the returns in private and public schools in the Philippines, using data from a recent employee survey.
working paper
Why do schooling returns differ so much?
This paper examines returns to schooling in Thailand and the Philippines, using recent employee surveys in some manufacturing industries.
discussion paper
Dietary diversity as a food security indicator
Household food security is an important measure of well-being.
Household food security is an important measure of well-being.
journal article
Gender differences in land inheritance, schooling, and lifetime income: evidence from the rural Philippines
"This article examines the difference in lifetime incomes arising from parental preferences in the allocation of land inheritance and investments in schooling between sons and daughters in the rural Philippines.