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Poorer but less poor: notes on the Philippine poverty trends 2000-2003

Philippine Review of Economics

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Title Poorer but less poor: notes on the Philippine poverty trends 2000-2003
 
Creator Edillon, Rosemarie G.; Asia-Pacific Policy Center
Piza, Sharon Faye A.; Asia-Pacific Policy Center
 
Subject poverty; growth; welfare; Philippines
 
Description This paper attempts to shed light on the debate sparked by the seemingly conflicting trend from 2000 to 2003 where we note a decrease in real incomes accompanied by a decrease in poverty incidence. A comparison of income and expenditure figures across space and over time gives us two important lessons: The first is that in order to have a radical impact on poverty reduction, we really need to bring the economy to a higher growth path. The second is that lapses in economic performance, even if only momentary, are costly in terms of poverty reduction efforts. We recommend that a comprehensive poverty alleviation program should include a macro growth strategy, efforts to improve linkages between the high-growth and broad-based sectors of the economy, and measures to address vulnerabilities among those who will graduate out of poverty. JEL classification: I32, N35
 
Publisher Philippine Review of Economics
 
Contributor —
 
Date 2005-06-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion
Peer-reviewed Article
 
Format application/pdf
 
Identifier http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/pre/index.php/pre/article/view/188
 
Source Philippine Review of Economics; Vol 42, No 1 (2005)
1655-1516
 
Language eng
 
Relation http://www.econ.upd.edu.ph/pre/index.php/pre/article/view/188/599
 
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