Making Social Health Insurance and Micro-Savings Programs Work for the Informal Sector in the Philippines

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Mitzie Irene P. Conchada and Marites M. Tiongco De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines mitzie.conchada@dlsu.edu.ph Year: July 2017 Volume: 27 No. 1 Pages: 107–123 Abstract: In the Angelo King Institute annual report of Monitoring the Philippine Economy, the...

Togolese Informal Sector Workers’ Willingness to Pay for Access to Social Protection

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Esso-Hanam Atake and Akoété Ega Agbodji University of Lomé, Togo hatake@univ-lome.tg atakesyl@gmail.com Year: July 2017 Volume: 27 No. 1 Pages: 97-106 Abstract: Abstract: In Togo, the informal sector accounts for 84% of the workforce with an annual growth rate of 5%....

Determining the Credit Risk Factors in Accessing Debt Financing for Entrepreneurial Activities

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Junette A. Perez, Denmark C. Alarcon & Mar Andriel S. Umali De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines junette.perez@dlsu.edu.ph Year: July 2017 Volume: 27 No. 1 Pages: 89–96 Abstract: Access to debt financing can be explained by the capability to pay of the...

Role of Education in Encouraging Youth Employment and Entrepreneurship

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Brian C. Gozun De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines brian.gozun@dlsu.edu.ph John Paolo R. Rivera Asian Institute of Management, Makati City, Philippines Year: July 2017 Volume: 27 No. 1 Pages: 72–88 Abstract: More than half of the Philippines’ jobless sector is...

Evaluating Government Programs for Enhancing the Welfare of the Youth Towards Entrepreneurship

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Mitzie Irene P. Conchada, Marites M. Tiongco, Paulynne J. Castillo, and Divina E. Edralin De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines mitzie.conchada@dlsu.edu.ph Year: July 2017 Volume: 27 No. 1 Pages: 59-–71 Abstract: The Bureau of Labor and Employment Survey data on...

The Impact of Remittances on the Youth’s Human Resource Development, Employment, and Entrepreneurship: Evidence from Philippine CBMS Data

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Christopher James R. Cabuay De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines christopher.cabuay@dlsu.edu.ph Year: July 2017 Volume: 27 No. 1 Pages: 28–58 Abstract: International migration has been a significant avenue for many Filipinos to make use of interspatial...