Using simulation to update poverty maps

Poverty remains to be one of the biggest problems in the Philippines. The scarcity of resources and ineffective utilization of these meager resources magnify the challenge of reducing poverty in the country. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the various factors affecting pov...

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Main Author: Ap-apid, Rigan P.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:faculty_research-144862024-05-28T07:21:27Z Using simulation to update poverty maps Ap-apid, Rigan P. Poverty remains to be one of the biggest problems in the Philippines. The scarcity of resources and ineffective utilization of these meager resources magnify the challenge of reducing poverty in the country. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the various factors affecting poverty by exploring possible methods for utilizing existing information on poverty in the Philippines. In particular, this study explores the feasibility of using simulation to update poverty maps and to facilitate the evaluation of the effect of interventions to poverty reduction in the absence or lack of actual data. Results show that using simulation to update poverty maps is plausible. 2008-01-01T08:00:00Z text https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12588 Faculty Research Work Animo Repository Poverty Simulation methods Mathematical models Computer Sciences
institution De La Salle University
building De La Salle University Library
continent Asia
country Philippines
Philippines
content_provider De La Salle University Library
collection DLSU Institutional Repository
topic Poverty
Simulation methods
Mathematical models
Computer Sciences
spellingShingle Poverty
Simulation methods
Mathematical models
Computer Sciences
Ap-apid, Rigan P.
Using simulation to update poverty maps
description Poverty remains to be one of the biggest problems in the Philippines. The scarcity of resources and ineffective utilization of these meager resources magnify the challenge of reducing poverty in the country. This study aims to contribute to a better understanding of the various factors affecting poverty by exploring possible methods for utilizing existing information on poverty in the Philippines. In particular, this study explores the feasibility of using simulation to update poverty maps and to facilitate the evaluation of the effect of interventions to poverty reduction in the absence or lack of actual data. Results show that using simulation to update poverty maps is plausible.
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author Ap-apid, Rigan P.
author_facet Ap-apid, Rigan P.
author_sort Ap-apid, Rigan P.
title Using simulation to update poverty maps
title_short Using simulation to update poverty maps
title_full Using simulation to update poverty maps
title_fullStr Using simulation to update poverty maps
title_full_unstemmed Using simulation to update poverty maps
title_sort using simulation to update poverty maps
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2008
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/faculty_research/12588
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