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Growth and Equity in the Philippines

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  • Arsenio M. Balisacan

    (School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman)

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The paper reexamine the nature of the growth-poverty-inequality nexus in the Philippines during the second half of the 1980s and the first half of the 1990s. It gives new estimates of national and spatial poverty, assesses the relative contributions of growth and redistribution to the observed changes in poverty measures, and examines the determinants of regional poverty using a consistently assembled regional data set for the period. Among other things, it finds that, contrary to popular perception, the growth process in recent years and across regions of the country has not had strongly adverse impact on the position of the poor. Poverty responds elastically to growth, although the economy's ability to translate growth to poverty reduction appears weaker than for the "average" developing country.

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  • Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1997. "Growth and Equity in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199705, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    • Handle: RePEc:phs:dpaper:199705
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    1. Arsenio Balisacan, 2000. "Growth, Redistribution And Poverty," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(1-2), pages 125-140.
    2. Majah-Leah Ravago & James Roumasset, 2009. "Economic Policy for Sustainable Growth and Development vs. Greedy Growth and Preservationism," Working Papers 200909, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
    3. Ernesto M. Pernia, 2014. "Population Management, RH Law, and Inclusivity," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 201409, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    4. Mapa, Dennis S. & Lucagbo, Michael & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Corpuz, Jose Rowell T. & Ignacio, Czarina Lei S., 2012. "Is Income Growth Enough to Reduce Total Fertility Rate in the Philippines? Empirical Evidence from Regional Panel Data," MPRA Paper 40750, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    5. Michael R. Cabalfin & Josef T. Yap, 2008. "Sustainable Development Framework for Local Governance," Governance Working Papers 22619, East Asian Bureau of Economic Research.
    6. Mapa, Dennis S. & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Corpuz, Jose Rowell T., 2010. "Population Management should be mainstreamed in the Philippine Development Agenda," MPRA Paper 23745, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    7. Ernesto M. Pernia, 2007. "Population as Public Interest," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 200708, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    8. Mapa, Dennis S & Bersales, Lisa Grace S, 2008. "Population Dynamics and Household Saving: Evidence from the Philippines," MPRA Paper 21245, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    9. Furuoka, Fumitaka, 2012. "Population Growth and Economic Development: Empirical Evidence from the Philippines," Philippine Journal of Development PJD 2010 Vol. 37 No. 1d, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    10. Salas, J.M. Ian S. & Abrigo, Michael Ralph M. & Racelis, Rachel H., 2012. "Implications of Projected Philippine Population Growth, Age Structure Change, and Aging: Using National Transfer Accounts Results," Discussion Papers DP 2012-30, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    11. Mapa, Dennis S. & Bersales, Lisa Grace S. & Albis, Manuel Leonard F. & Daquis, John Carlo P., 2011. "Determinants of Poverty in Elderly-Headed Households in the Philippines," MPRA Paper 28557, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    12. Mapa, Dennis S. & Sandoval, Monica Flerida B, 2011. "The Economic Transition and Growth of Philippine Regions," MPRA Paper 28267, University Library of Munich, Germany.
    13. Ruperto P. Alonzo, et al, 2004. "Population and Poverty : The Real Score," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 200415, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
    14. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Mapa, Dennis S. & Briones, Kristine Joy S., 2007. "Robust Determinants of Income Growth in the Philippines," Philippine Journal of Development PJD 2006 Vol. XXXIII Nos., Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
    15. Mapa, Dennis S. & Balisacan, Arsenio & Briones, Kristine Joy S. & Albis, Manuel Leonard F., 2009. "What really matters for income growth in the Philippines: Empirical evidence from provincial data," MPRA Paper 19449, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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