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Examining the Women's Low Labor Market Participation Rate in the Philippines: Is Housework the Missing Link?

While the Philippines has achieved several milestones advancing gender equality in the country, there are some areas that can still benefit from further government interventions. One such area pertains to the moderate female participation in the labor market, which hardly improved in the last 26 years. The lackluster participation of women in the labor market presents a continuing concern, and this is amply reflected in Philippine Development Plans and laws designed to support working women. However, other important factors remain to be addressed, and this paper looks into the role of women’s housework. The paper also discusses the role of housework on men’s market work. Doing so provides a holistic perspective and hence, a better narrative to ensure that both men and women equally benefit from development. Results indicate that housework affects both men and women’s participation in market work. However, the study finds a bigger increase in women’s market work participation when they do not engage in non-market work and a bigger decrease when their spouses do not share in the household production. Comments to this paper are welcome within 60 days from date of posting. Email publications@mail.pids. gov.ph.
The Distributional Consequences of Rent Seeking

We analyse the distributional effects of rent seeking via the financial sector in a model calibrated to US data. Rent seeking implies a misallocation of resources that increases wealth inequality among non rent seekers and for the whole economy. A deterioration in institutional quality implying more rent seeking leads to welfare losses for non rent seekers, especially for those with higher earnings and initial wealth, because they are most affected by the deterioration of the aggregate economy. On the other hand, welfare gains are larger for rent seekers with higher earnings and wealth, who have an increased resource extraction capacity.
Household travel mode choice estimation with large-scale data—an empirical analysis based on mobility data in Milan

Abstract Data analysis plays a key role in supporting the development of sustainable transportation. Using the large-scale household mobility survey data collected in Milan, Italy during 2005–2006, we study whether the large-scale data contribute to improving accuracy in estimating household travel modes. This paper presents three machine learning methods including multinomial logit (MNL) model, random forest (RF) and support vector machine (SVM) to estimate the household travel mode. Their model accuracies are 70.41%, 71.89%, 72.74% respectively under the full sample size. It is found that the accuracies of these three methods fluctuate fiercely when the sample size is less than 20,000 and then stabilize gradually with continuous increasing it. After stabilization occurs, accuracies with these three methods do not significantly increase as the sample size continues to increase. We also study the travel characteristics derived from the large-scale survey data, which is fundamental for developing a sustainable transportation system. The collected data items include five explanatory variables, i.e., household size (HS), vehicle ownership, household income (HI), travel distance, travel time and one response variable (i.e., household travel mode), which includes public transport (PT), private car, usage of PT and private car simultaneously and the others travel modes (e.g., walk). We further investigate the importance of explanatory variables in terms of estimating household travel mode choice with the MNL model. It is found that vehicle ownership is the most critical factor influencing household travel mode choice, followed by travel distance, travel time, HS and HI. The ranking result is consistent with the RF approach.
Intentional Cannibalization, Radical Innovation, and Performance: A Comparison of Chinese and Western Enterprises in China

Research contrasting the marketing strategies of foreign and domestic firms within local markets is scarce but is of critical importance to both types of firms. This research examines how intentional cannibalization (IC) functions in Western and Chinese enterprises operating in China and evaluates IC’s impact on radical innovation and subsequent performance while accounting for the moderating effects of cost leadership and differentiation strategies. The investigation uncovers important marketing strategy concerns for firms competing in emerging markets such as China. The results demonstrate that IC on its own correlates with radical innovation for Western firms, but not for Chinese firms. For Chinese firms, the link between IC and radical innovation becomes significant only in combination with a cost leadership strategy. For Western firms, the link between IC and radical innovation is strengthened when these firms pursue a differentiation strategy and, in contrast to Chinese firms, radical innovation mediates the effect between IC and performance. Thus, the way IC and radical innovation affect performance varies across Western and Chinese enterprises. These findings bolster and extend research regarding strategies of local and nonlocal firms in home markets.
HUBUNGAN CEO GENDER DAN LEVERAGE DENGAN KONSERVATISME AKUNTANSI PADA PERUSAHAAN MANUFAKTUR YANG TERDAFTAR DI BURSA EFEK INDONESIA PERIODE 2015-2017

Hubungan CEO Gender dan Leverage Dengan Konservatisme Akuntansi pada Perusahaan Manufaktur yang Terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia Periode 2015-2017. Tujuan penelitian ini untuk mengetahui apakah terdapat hubungan antara CEO Gender dan Leverage dengan Konservatisme Akuntansi. Adanya kebebasan dalam pemilihan metode akuntansi yang diterapkan perusahaan dapat memberikan peluang untuk melakukan tindakan kecurangan dalam laporan keuangan. Salah satu cara untuk menangani tindak kecurangan tersebut adalah dengan diterapkannya metode akuntansi yaitu konservatisme akuntansi. Penelitian ini dilakukan dengan mengambil sampel pada perusaahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia periode 2015-2017. Jumlah populasi sasaran dalam penelitian ini yaitu sebanyak 36 perusahaan manufaktur yang terdaftar di Bursa Efek Indonesia. Jenis penelitian ini adalah jenis data kuantitatif. Data yang digunakan adalah data sekunder yang diperoleh dengan menggunakan teknik dokumentasi. Teknik analisis data yang digunakan adalah statistik deskriptif menggunakan tabulasi silang (crosstabs) dan melihat dari nilai Gamma (γ). Hasil dari penelitian ini menunjukkan bahwa terdapat hubungan positif yang sangat kuat antara CEO Gender dengan Konservatisme Akuntansi (γ=0,763). Hasil penelitian ini juga menunjukkan adanya hubungan positif yang sangat lemah antara Leverage dengan Konservatisme Akuntansi (γ=0,021). Kata Kunci: CEO gender, leverage, konservatisme akuntansi
Extreme dependence in investor attention and stock returns – consequences for forecasting stock returns and measuring systemic risk

We characterize co-movements in investor attention by modeling multivariate internet search volume data. Using a variety of copula models that can capture both asymmetric and skewed dependence, we find empirical evidence of strong non-linear and asymmetric dependence in the attention investors give to companies. Modeling three years of daily stock returns and search volumes from Google Trends for 29 bank names, we find a striking similarity between the dependence structure inherent in stock returns and the dependence in the corresponding time series of search queries. We then document the existence of significant asymmetric and skewed tail dependence in the joint distribution of stock returns and investor attention. Finally, stock returns and internet search volumes appear to evolve concurrently in real time with neither one leading the other. Our findings have important implications, e.g. for the analysis of banks' interconnectedness based on equity data and the pricing of investor attention in the cross-section of stock returns.
From a distinctive sign to an exchangeable asset: exploring the U.S. market for trademark licensing

ABSTRACT A remarkable growth in the value of trademark licencing has been recently recorded. Our paper contributes to the understanding of this under-explored phenomenon using a dataset newly released by the USPTO. Our study analyses the evolution of licencing activities in the U.S. during the 2003–2017 period, the characteristics of these trademarks and agreements, and certain features of the licencing parties involved. We found that licencing activities varied considerably during these years. They were usually signed between two parties only, and, on average, they involved more than one trademark. Excluding under-reporting effect, the analyses reveal that a large portion of heterogeneity in licencing activity is due to the NICE international classes associated with each trademark. Indeed, trademark licencing agreements appear to be unevenly distributed across these classes, suggesting that this activity and the way it is carried out is correlated with the market to which the licenced trademark refers.
Ideal Apartments for International Students in University of Washington, Tacoma

Beginning a new journey as an international student in a foreign country is no easy task, the same story applies to the international students in University of Washington, Tacoma. Yet, due to current inadequate supply of student housing units and the lack of a domestic host family housing program, international students in UW, Tacoma face even harsher challenges when looking for a place to live. Without many options, most international students would, therefore, choose to rent apartment units that are within reasonable proximity to the campus and other amenities as their homes. However, many international students might be unfamiliar with the area and its spatial components such as grocery stores, restaurants, banks and ATMs, and bus stops, etc. While not being informed, such unfamiliarity would drastically affect the students’ ability to adopt a new livelihood since they might make inferior decisions on residency. Nevertheless, they might also unfamiliar with the apartment renting procedure which involves screening process over their immigration status, proof of financial sufficiency, and previous rental history. For some apartment managements, these elements reduce the likelihood of renting to international students.
Employment Outcomes of Graduates in Selected Higher Educational Institutions in Eastern Visayas, Philippines

This study aimed to describe the socio-demographic profile of graduates and determine the major factors that affect employment outcomes of HEI graduates in Eastern Visayas, Philippines. It used secondary data from the graduate tracer studies in 2008, involving 2,097 sample graduates who were randomly selected by degree program and year graduated. Ordered logit regression was employed to determine the factors that significantly affect employment outcomes. Communication skills, human relation skills, information technology skills and problem solving skills were found to be the major skills and competencies of graduates with better employment outcomes. Moreover, graduates who earned honors and awards, had higher licensure examination rating, recommendation from influential personalities, good performance in walk-in application and appropriate response to job advertisements are more likely to be employed related to the degree taken up. Graduates in mass communication and documentation had the highest probability for the most favorable labor market outcomes, indicating that these graduates have better chances of being employed related to the degree they took up.
Impact of zombie firms on the weak post-crisis growth of the Slovak Republic

According to the Convergence Analysis of Slovakia from 2017, the current subject of Slovak economic growth and convergence is the slow growth in productivity as relative productivity of Slovakia to the EU average was decreasing in the period from 2014 to 2017. Moreover, it shows that Slovakia is one of the countries with low efficiency of using labour and capital, which means that there is an occurrence of misallocation of resources. According to recent literature, a significant role in this downturn might be the occurrence of zombie firms, which are old companies that do not have sufficient profitability to cover their interest expenses for a longer period. This thesis examines zombie firms and their significance in stifling productivity performance. Using a rich firm-level dataset for Slovakia, we research the determinants of zombie companies in Slovakia. Controlling for cyclical effects, this thesis reveals that zombie enterprises over the period from 2003 to 2013 were significantly less productive compared to their healthy competitors. In addition, we find out that occurrence of zombie companies curbs the growth of healthy companies and has a negative impact on the economic output overall. These results are raising several issues for public policy as it needs to mitigate this cause of performance weakness.
The linkages and impact of plantation-based sectors on economy and poverty in Jambi province, Indonesia: Miyazawa’s input-output model

https://doi.org/10.22004/ag.econ.293982Purpose. This study aims to analyze the linkages and impacts of the plantation-based sector on the economy and poverty.Methodology / approach. The method used in this study is the Miyazawa Input Output (I-O) analysis. Foster-Greer-Thorbecke Poverty Index Analysis is used to view poverty as the impact of changes in output in the economic sector and comparative analysis using the Wilcoxon test. Results. The leading sectors in the plantation-based sectors of Jambi Province are the food and beverage industry sector (CPO processing industry) and the rubber industry sector, materials from rubber. The percentage of poverty (P0) in the plantation sub-sector is lower than the other agricultural sub-sectors, but the poverty depth index (P1) and poverty severity index (P2) in the plantation sub-sector are greater than the other agricultural sub-sectors. Another result is the addition of final requests, impact on output, value added, labor and income in the plantation-based sectors and other economic sectors and income of poor households. The downstream policy of the rubber industry, oil palm replanting and down streaming of the oil palm industry can be done because it has a similar impact on output and additional income for poor households is higher than replanting rubber Originality / scientific novelty. Research using the I-O Miyazawa for Jambi province updated 2015 with the 2010 base year and the System of National Account (SNA 2008). This study recommends an improvement or suggestion in making policy priorities that must be done in the plantation-based sectors, especially in alleviating poverty or increasing community welfare and increasing better quality economic growth.Practical value / implications. The policy implication that can be done based on the priority scale that has the greatest impact on the output of all economic sectors is by making a policy of down streaming the rubber industry. Likewise with the policy implications that have the greatest impact on the economic impact of all economic sectors and income of poor households is the down streaming of the rubber industry.
Demographic Variables and Stress Management Among Cataloguers in University Libraries in Cross Rivers State

This study investigated demographic variables and stress management among cataloguers in university libraries in Cross Rivers State. It was undertaken as a descriptive survey research design. The population of the study was 25 professional and para-professional librarians (i.e. UNICAL = 12, CRUTECH 9 and A.T.U = 4). The sample size was also 25 using the census sampling technique. The researcher used the whole population as sample because, it was small. The instrument titled “Demographic Variables and Stress Management among Cataloguers Questionnaire (DVSMCQ) was used to elicit information from the respondents. The instrument was validated by experts in the field of study. Reliability test was by test- retest method using Pearson Product Moment Correlation Coefficient (r) which yielded reliability coefficient of 0.78 meaning that, the instrument was reliable, consistent and good for this study. Mean and standard deviation was used to answer the research questions while the t-test was used to test the hypotheses. The findings revealed that there is a significant difference between the independent variable (age, gender, marital status and academic qualification) and dependent variable (stress management) among cataloguers. In conclusion, females are more stressed in the job when compared with their male counterparts. It was recommended among others that cataloguers should develop positive job attitude to work and not wait until accreditation, before doing their job in order to avoid stress. Keywords: Demographic, Variables, Stress Management, Cataloguers, Libraries DOI : 10.7176/IKM/9-9-01 Publication date :October 31 st 2019
The ayahuasca tourism boom: An undervalued demand driver for jaguar body parts?

School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia Centre for Biodiversity and Conservation Sciences, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia School of Natural Resource Management, Department of Nature Conservation, Nelson Mandela University, George, South Africa Boiling River Project – Roy M. Huffington Department of Earth Sciences, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas School of Biological Sciences, National University of the Peruvian Amazon, Iquitos, Peru Volunteer Park Ranger, Pucacuro National Reserve of the National Service of Natural Protected Areas, Iquitos, Peru National Geographic Magazine, Washington, District of Columbia Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Environmental Change and Security Program, Washington, District of Columbia National Geographic, Washington, District of Columbia Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
Differential Turnout Decline in Norway and Sweden: A Generation of Apathy or Alienation?

Voter turnout has been in a trend of gradual decline in most established democracies in recent decades and the reasons for this are by no means fully understood. While most studies agree that the trend is largely driven by younger generations voting less than older cohorts, the individual‐level mechanisms of their declining propensity to vote are still disputed. A major distinction in the literature on democratic developments is that between theories of political apathy and political alienation: whether citizens are less interested in politics or still interested but instead estranged from their political systems. An interesting test for these different explanations can be found in Scandinavia: While Norway and Sweden have intimate historical, political and cultural similarities, Norway has been experiencing gradual turnout decline, while there has been no clear overall trend in Sweden. This study uses a combined dataset of over 50.000 respondents from 31 national election studies in these two countries from 1956–2013 to test the relative roles of apathy, alienation and generational dynamics in explaining these different trends in turnout. The results indicate that apathy has been declining while alienation has been rising in both countries. However, in Norway, those who are more apathetic today are much less likely to vote than apathetic citizens were in the past. The youngest generations are also significantly more apathetic and less likely to vote in Norway than in Sweden. These dynamics appear to account for the larger trend of turnout decline in Norway.
Intergovernmental Conflict and Censorship: Evidence From China’s Anti-Corruption Campaign

I study how local Chinese newspapers report on the national anti-corruption campaign, by collecting a large-scale dataset of newspaper articles, internet searches and comments on social media. Despite greater reader interest, local newspapers underreport and deemphasise corruption scandals involving high-level officials from their own province. Underreporting is greater when a corrupt official is well connected and a newspaper does not rely on advertising revenue. City-level newspapers report less about corruption in their own city, but are more likely to report about corruption within the provincial government. I present suggestive evidence that this type of localised censorship reduces the accountability of local governments.
Dynamic Portfolio Choice with Annuities When the Interest Rate Is Stochastic

This paper studies the optimal life cycle consumption and portfolio choice problem taking into account annuity risk due to stochastic interest rates. When the purchase of annuities is restricted to the retirement date, the annuitant is exposed to the risk of meeting low interest rates at the purchase date. This annuity risk can be diversified by spreading annuity purchases over the whole pre-retirement period. The numerical results of our life cycle model show that such temporal diversification enhances welfare for retirees up to 9% of certainty equivalent consumption and that welfare gains increase with higher interest rate risk.
R&D spillovers from international student flows: a brics analysis

Carlos, São Paulo, Brasil *diogoferraz@alumni.usp. br Abstract Paper aims: to analyze the international flow of students - both from developed and underdeveloped countries - and to observe their significance for the productivity gains of the country of origin of these students. Originality: The main contributions to the literature are the understanding of how student flows affect countries’ economic growth, as well as to verify the systematic differences between the contribution of international student flows to economic growth between developed and underdeveloped countries. Research method: This empirical study performed using a data set of 87 countries, during 2001-2012 yields results that are in accordance with previous literature, supporting the hypothesis of international student flows as a significant channel of R & D spillovers from developed countries. The paper used econometric models already tested by previous studies. Main findings: The results show that BRICS countries may benefit more than other countries from such internationalization initiatives. Implications for theory and practice: The mobility of international students is currently an important political issue in the world. These formal or informal links between agents from diverse countries result in an exchange of ideas, experiences and knowledge potentially generating new lags of one period, the four methods proposed Choi logit transform, of variables
Quality of Governance in Pakistan: An Investigation through Public Trust in National Institutions

Throughout the universe, a major problem that is faced by almost every government is the ‗quality of governance‘. Malfunction and corruption plays central role in creating administrative problems. Due to these evil practices public distrust on government increases. Present study acknowledges public trust in national institutions is the variable which gives results, closer to the accuracy. The quantitative measurement of the relationship between quality of governance and public trust has not been given due importance in the domain studies. Therefore, present study targeted this relationship quantitatively. It is a descriptive study in which cross-sectional survey was conducted. Data were collected from the five major cities of Pakistan i-e; Islamabad, Karachi, Quetta, Lahore and Peshawar. Statistical package for social sciences (SPSS) 24.0 was used to examine the data. The results of the study suggests that public trust in parliament, judiciary and military have a positive relation with the governance while a negative relation was found between public trust in media and quality of governance. Study concludes that Pakistan should have to decrease the level of people‘s distrust in-order to increase the quality of governance which is essential for a sustained development of system.