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Item Restricted Quality of life index: Metro Manila cities and municipalities(2002-03) Arrobang, Lawrence S.; De Pano, Amylex Marie R.Focusing particularly in the Metro Manila area, where the central commercial transactions take place, a Quality of Life Index (QLI) will be used to quantify the livability condition of the city or municipality. An index with four main variables will be used: Quality of Air, Human Well-being, Decent Standard of Living, and Sanitation. Included in the study are the following: Manila, Mandaluyong, Marikina, Pasig, Quezon City, Caloocan, Makati, Pasay San Juan, Malabon, Navotas, Muntinlupa and Pateros. To avoid misinterpretations, the research will have its attention on vital years 1985,1988,1991,1994,1997 only. As it turned out, the best place to live in when you value sanitation the most is Las Pinas. Also highly recommended are the cities of Muntinlupa, Paranaque, Pasay and San Juan. Regarding material wealth, the most strategic place is Makati City. Unexpectedly, Manila has one of the lowest index values along with Caloocan and Malabon. Top performers in the Human Well-being Index are San Juan, Mandaluyong and Makati. Meanwhile, Navotas is consistently the lowest ranked. If you are prone to respiratory diseases, you should as much as possible stay away from Valenzuela and certain areas of Quezon City particularly Quezon Avenue and EDSA. On the other hand, highly suggested are the cities of Las Pinas and Pasig. Taken as a whole, Makati, San Juan, Paranaque and Quezon City are the most livable places in Metro Manila. This reflects that these urban areas have the greatest potential for a sustainable development.Item Restricted Predicting recessions in the RP: a reassessment of the Philippines' leading economic indicators(2002-03) Santos, Maria Isabelle Calpo; Tolo, Willa Boots Jallorina; Reside, Renato E. Jr.This paper examines the performance of the Philippine Leading Economic Indicators System (LEIS) in predicting Philippine recessions. Evaluating the predictive powers of leading indicators is crucial in gauging if these indicators indeed define substantial downturns and serve their primary function in giving warning signals to economists. Since the Philippines has no official definition for recessions, the commonly-used definition of two (2) consecutive quarterly declines in Real Gross Domestic Product (RGDP) was used. It was found that the Philippines has been in recession for three times already within the span of 1981-2001. Regression analysis shows that Hotel Occupancy Rates, Money Supply, Exchange Rate and Electrical Energy Consumption predict recessions at a 5% level of significance. Total Imports is a marginally significant predictor at 10% level of significance. Tourist Arrivals, New Business Incorporations and the Stock Price Index did not materialize as significant indicators in predicting recessions. These indicators were simulated under the EViews software using the probit equation.Item Restricted Leading economic indicators in quantitative forecasting(2002-01) Coballes, Francis Bryan C.