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    A regional analysis of the determinants of female labor force participation in the Philippines: 1995
    (2002-10) Milla, Patricia Corpuz; Soliven, Laila Guillermo; Tecson, Gwendolyn
    Labor is one of the key factors that define a country's well-being in the long-run. It depends upon the willingness of men and women to work or join the labor force. In the Philippines, female labor force participation rates post a steadily increasing trend over the past years. In the interest of explaining the aforementioned economic activity, this study focuses on a regional analysis of the determinants of female labor force participation rates in the Philippines for the year 1995. A cross section multiple linear regression using the Ordinary Least Squares (OLS) Method was employed on data from 15 regions to estimate the significance, nature and degree of relationships between regional female labor force participation rates and selected dependent variables. Viewed as a product of the interplay of various social, demographic and economic factors, results indicated that regional female labor force is positively related to the level of education, woman's age, marital status and presence of children, while negatively related to wage and unemployment. Marital status and unemployment were included despite their insignificant results in so far as they complement the economic concept of the "added worker effect".
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    Small and medium enterprise employment in the Philippines: a sectoral and regional analysis
    (2008-03) Cimagala, Alexis N.; Cortina, Anezka Danett G.; Quimbo, Stella
    The Small and Medium Enterprise (SME) sector is a promising and unexploited channel for labor absorption and poverty reduction in the country. This paper examines the factors affecting SME employment, more specifically, the contribution of macroeconomic indicators and policies to SME employment. It analyzes variations in SME employment across regions and sectors to explore policy interventions that could lead to higher employment creation per region and per sector. It also provides a comprehensive background that includes a discussion on Philippine SMEs and the link between SME employment and poverty reduction. Regression analyses reveal that there are notable differences on the effects of SME employment determinants on SME employment in sectors and regions, indicating that selected policies must be aimed at either regions or sectors to reach optimal SME employment growth. GOP and tax policies must be geared to SMEs across sectors, while policies on wages and loans have more favorable employment effects across regions. Finally, increases in the number of establishments must be well-distributed across regions and sectors in order to equally stimulate SME employment growth and successfully contribute to poverty reduction.