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Item Restricted Impact of the elderly in the household on the labor supply decision of the spouse(2014-04-04) Bayudan, Beatriz Raine L.; Zapanta, Arianna Ma. Francesca S.The concept of an extended family is not uncommon in Filipino culture. Grandparents live with their children and grandchildren, and this living arrangement is an interesting one. These elderly in residence are likely to be retired, but may still find engagement in household work. This paper aims to sift through whether the elderly are contributors to household productivity, up to what extent are they productive, and if their presence in the household has a significant effect on the labor supply decision of the spouse. The study employs a logistic regression method with explanatory variables, after which the marginal effects of the presence of elderly shall be highlighted. Mere presence of the elderly has a negative impact on the probability of the spouse working. The researchers then selected employment status of the senior citizen, health status of the senior citizen, and presence of children aged 7 and below as key factors thought to have considerable impact on the labor decision of the spouse. Employed senior citizens induce the spouse to work. However, when the senior citizen is ill, the spouse is less likely to engage in market work. Presence of the children aged 7 and below also has a negative impact on the labor supply decision of the spouse. The researchers found out that the spousal labor supply decision is hinged upon many variables, and not limited to the key factors initially identified.Item Restricted Is the discount provision of the senior citizens act regressive? a social impact and expenditure analysis(2013-10) Alonzo, Paul Symon B.; Arcin, Alan Chester T.; Pernia, Ernesto M.The Senior Citizens Act of the Philippines. grants 20 pet:cent discount on selected goods and services to Filipino citizens aged 60 and above. Our study aims to evaluate the overall social and fiscal impacts of the senior citizens discount on policy. Moreover, we intend to determine whether the senior citizens discount is progressive or regressive. Our hypothesis is that the economically well-off senior citizens benefit more from the privileges granted by the Senior Citizens Act and thus, is regressive. To prove our hypothesis, we examine the consumption expenditure patterns of each income quintile on the goods and services subject to senior citizen discounts. Data from the 2003-2009 Family Income and Expenditure Surveys are used for the analysis. We also devised a mathematical method to determine the revenue foregone by the government because of the senior citizen discount. We find that based on consumption expenditure analysis, the consumption of poor senior citizens of goods and services subject to senior citizen discount is very small relative to more economically well-off senior citizens. Consequentially, the biggest share in the foregone revenue of the government due to senior citizen discount can be attributed to the spending by the economically well-off senior citizens. Therefore, the results suggest that Senior Citizens Act is largely regressive.