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Item Restricted How does intimate partner violence affect child development?(2022-01) Julio, Arjay D.; Reopta, Karizza Gem M.Intimate partner violence (IPV) is a socioeconomic, public health, and human development problem that causes negative effects on the well-being of victims. This study explores the effect of multiple dimensions of IPV, specifically physical violence, controlling behavior, and emotional abuse, on children's physical and cognitive development using data from the Cebu Longitudinal Health and Nutritional Survey. We find evidence that IPV on mothers has adverse consequences on children's human capital. Our results suggest that the impact on child development is specific to the form of IPV. Maternal exposure to physical violence negatively affects children's physical characteristics, evidenced by a significant reduction in their body mass indices. On the other hand, mother's vulnerability to controlling behavior impairs children's cognitive abilities, significantly decreasing their test scores in mathematics, english, and nonverbal reasoning. These findings are robust to propensity score, nearest-neighbor, radius, and kernel matching methods. Meanwhile, we do not find a significant link between emotional abuse and height, body mass index, and test scores.Item Restricted The Impact of Mining Presence on Municipality Human Capital Investment in Mindanao(2017-12) David, Christine F.; Tham, Clarence C. ; Daway-Ducanes, Sarah Lynne S.The environmental and economic impacts of the Philippine mining industry have been a sensitive topic. Its purported negative effect on the environment has pushed a number of interest groups to fight for the forfeiture of the biggest mining companies’ permits in the country. Nevertheless, studies show that responsible mining firms, which comply with the government’s rules and regulations, not only generate greater economic activity and development, and thus, employment, in their respected mining areas, but also provide other local benefits in terms of environmental rehabilitation after the mining process and additional local government revenues through licensing fees, business taxes, social development and management programs (SDMP), mineral production sharing agreements (MPSA) and others. Accordingly, this study employs Blundell and Bond’s (1998) System GMM (SGMM) technique on a panel of 427 municipalities in Mindanao during the period 2009-2015 to analyze the effect of the presence of responsible mining firms on human capital investments in health and education of municipal governments in Mindanao. Results show that mining presence indeed has a positive impact on municipal government expenditures on human capital investment. Moreover, the type of mineral mined also has varying effects on the said expenditures.Item Restricted Considering TVET today: an analysis on the wage and poverty gains from technical vocational and training in the Philippines(2016-06) De Guzman, Eduardo P. Jr.; Mendoza, Maria Nimfa F.In the face of persistent poverty in the Philippines, poverty eradication continues to be a long term national goal. One possible solution to ease this pressing economic issue is the considerable investment in human capital — in the form of technical and vocational education and training (TVET). This study aimed to determine the impact of TVET on income and the odds of being poor. Utilizing cross-section data from the 2012 Family Income and Expenditure Survey, two econometric models were run: Ordinary Least Squares Regression and Logistic Regression. With the analysis in the context of the household, findings reveal that investing in technical-vocational education and training significantly increases the household head’s wages and salaries as a fraction of income. Furthermore, it significantly reduces the likelihood of falling into income poverty. TVET is therefore a viable education track to consider especially for the poor. Policies should then be geared towards reinforcing the implementation of TVET in the country. These strategies could transform technical–vocational education and training as the platform addressing the human capital needs of the poor making it a strategic contributor to national development.Item Restricted A study on the probability of on-time completion of primary school education in the Philippines(2012-04-02) Gabaldon, Stephanie T.; Joson, Camille Marie Therese I.; Capuno, Joseph J.Education plays an important role in the economic development of a country and its citizens. Externalities of education are plenty, especially those associated with primary education, which allows individuals to develop basic skills and knowledge that will enhance productivity. Although the need to invest in this aspect of human capital is widely recognized, factors exist that constrain the on-time completion of primary education. The aim of this study is to determine the socioeconomic and demographic factors that hinder the Filipino youth from completing primary education on time, so that policy measures may be taken to address the implications of this issue. Using the data provided in the 2008 Annual Poverty Indicators Survey, a logistic regression analysis revealed that child, parental, household, and location characteristics have significant effects on the on-time completion of primary education. The most influential factors found were (child gender and income per capita). These results are identical to similar global trends.Item Restricted The immodest proposal household choices on education and early labor: implications and policy recommendations to human capital development in the Philippines(2011-10) Guarin, Geraldine Enriquez; Reyes, Kehrl Meeno Alva; Diokno, Benjamin E.As one vital tool for development, Education has always been acknowledged as a good factor of labor Investment in Investment in and Education from Education weighed in vastly in the literature. Highly significant of which is the household preferences and education expenses as investments in human Another of per household member. Another factor is the provincial characteristic where the household belongs contributes to the economic environment This greatly affects the choices of the households. This paper Knight the Sabot once provided by the study of Knight and (human (1990) on how skills and knowledge acquired through education (human capital hypothesis) (credential hypothesis) how higher credentials Working about by educational attainments of household members (credential hypothesis) affect labor productivity. Working on the factors that would make households prosper and The capital develop more, there are also relevant government programs for Education considered. In this paper. The paper leads to further analysis on the tendencies of households to have their children work or be enrolled in school, as there are unwanted cases of children being compelled to work for the family's daily sustenance than to reap the privilege of studying and the potential private and social benefits of education.Item Restricted Who can work from home? determinants and wage effects of teleworkaccess in the Philippines(2026-01-06) Palomata, Ivan Georg; Taneo, Tricia Kieth; Sabarillo, Anthony G.This study examines the determinants of telework access and associated wage premiums in the Philippine labor market using 2021 FIES-LFS data merged with occupation-level teleworkability indices. Probit analysis reveals that tertiary education is the dominant predictor of telework access, increasing the probability by 27.7 percentage points compared to elementary education. Using OLS, Heckman selection correction, and propensity score matching, the telework wage premium is estimated at 24-35%, with larger effects for women (30.3%) than men (21.8%) and for lower-wage workers (34.2%) compared to higher-wage workers (14.7%). These findings suggest that while telework offers substantial wage benefits, access remains highly stratified by education, potentially exacerbating labor market inequality.