Essays about: "effect of poverty in philippines"

Found 2 essays containing the words effect of poverty in philippines.

1. 1. Structural change, income distribution and poverty in ASEAN-4 countries

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Ekonomisk-historiska institutionen

   Author : Mustafa Kahya; [2012]
   Keywords : Structural change; income distribution; poverty; ASEAN-4; Malaysia; Indonesia; Thailand; Philippines; Social Sciences;

   Abstract : This study analyzes the relationship between structural change and income distribution and poverty in ASEAN-4 countries –Malaysia, Indonesia, Thailand, and Philippines, over the last three decades. In particular, the study seeks to find out extent to which and how structural change would affect income distribution and poverty in ASEAN-4 countries. READ MORE

3. 2. Remittances and Poverty - a Case Study of the Philippines

   University essay from Lunds universitet/Nationalekonomiska institutionen

   Author : Peter Holmvall; [2007]
   Keywords : remittances; poverty; Income Inequality; Rural; Urban; the Philippines; Economics; econometrics; economic theory; economic systems; economic policy; Nationalekonomi; ekonometri; ekonomisk teori; ekonomiska system; ekonomisk politik; Business and Economics;

   Abstract : Remittances are the second largest inflow of capital to the Philippines after Foreign Direct Investment. The Philippines are a lower middle income country with about 33 percent of its 76.5 million population living in poverty. Earlier research on remittances and poverty agrees on the positive effects of remittances on poverty. READ MORE