This paper examines local disaster risk reduction (DRR) governance in the Philippines by analyzing how fiscal incentives and participatory institutions affect the utilization of the Local Disaster Risk Reduction and…

This paper documents patterns consistent with political budget cycles in the Philippines using provincial fiscal data from the Bureau of Local Government Finance for 81 provinces from 2012 to 2022,…

This study examines the association between different dimensions of intimate partner violence (IPV)—physical violence, emotional abuse, and sexual violence—and mothers’ contraceptive use, including current use of modern and natural methods…

Using the 2024 World Bank Enterprise Survey-Green Economy module, this article examines the labour productivity associations of green technology adoption and export orientation among Philippine manufacturers, comparing a broad baseline…

Drawing from over 340 major projects between 2001 and 2023, the chapter identifies governance and coordination failures as key barriers to successful implementation.

The chapter evaluates the Philippine economic trajectory from 2022 to 2024, highlighting slow recovery, inflation, underemployment and fiscal strain.

The paper explores the informative power of artificial brightness, derived from meteorological satellites, in determining land values at the city-level from 1997 to 2012 in the Philippines.

This study examines the time-varying impact of global value chains (GVCs) on the exchange rate elasticities of merchandise exports using a panel of 124 countries from 1995 to 2018.

This study examined inequality in unmedicated hypertension or diabetes among older Filipinos despite free medications being available through public clinics.

This study computes comparable child stunting rates for 122 countries across the 20th century, extending our understanding of child stunting much deeper into the past.