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Socioeconomic Research Portal for the Philippines
Artificial intelligence (AI) is expected to make substantial contributions to Philippine growth and productivity in the coming years. Local government units (LGUs) may leverage this new technology to provide enhanced public service delivery to their respective constituencies. The question now is how ready these units are to adopt AI.
What Makes a City Livable – The Experiences of People Living in Greater Manila Area
More than half of the global population today lives in cities. Cities, having served as beacons of social progress and unprecedented economic growth, account for more than 80 percent of global GDP. However, complex problems of congestion, pollution, climate change vulnerabilities, socio-economic inequalities, and inadequate urban infrastructure undermine the livability of cities within and outside the Philippines.
The Response of Inflation and Other Macroeconomic Variables to Global Rice Price Shocks: A Structural Vector Autoregressive (SVAR) Analysis
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Future-Proof Work? The Experiences of Gig Economy Workers in the Philippines
2022-004 2022 COVID-19 pandemic caused massive disruptions job market. This also puts " " spotlight since many are seeing it as a viable career option, and are considering leaving their 9-to-5 jobs to pursue a career there. Even before pandemic, forms a significant portion workforce different countries. This paper aims to understand journey and location-dependent and purely online . Our study finds that respondents enjoy as it allows them to manage their own time.
Journey to Recovery and the Next Normal for Philippine MSMEs
The evolution of the COVID-19 crisis has brought unprecedented uncertainty more than one year into the pandemic. Although mobility restrictions have gradually eased and vaccination roll-out has started to pick up, institutions such as public health have continued to face immense pressure from the emergence of more threatening variants. Supply-side and demand-side shocks have ravaged the small business sector, comprised of micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs).
Resource Mobilization amidst Challenges: Results of the 2023 SME survey
2023-002 2023 Small medium enterprises (SMEs) provide employment value added to economies across world. Nevertheless, their small size means that they may have had to adapt resource mobilization strategies to survive thrive despite unique challenges they face. One such approach is through or usage existing resources to help SMEs overcome challenges such as limited access to finance, corruption other challenges that particularly affect SMEs economies such as Philippines.
Decomposing the Role of Mobility Restrictions in Controlling COVID-19 Outcomes: A Regional Level Study of the Philippines
2022-001 2022 This paper aims to explore empirically, using vector autoregression (VAR) analysis and weekly data for 17 Philippine regions, interactions between pandemic, economic , and containment policy. authors conclude that deaths and incidence primarily respond to shocks that affect lethality and transmissibility disease, and and strict quarantine levels do not seem to have any impact on these outcomes.
Gender, Telework, and Worker Welfare during the COVID-19 Pandemic
2022-001 2022 This qualitative study probes into teleworking experiences of married men women analyzes how teleworking affects their productivity, mental well-being, family life. Four married males four married females who were teleworking due to participated in study.
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