The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic

Poverty is widely considered the root cause of child labor in the Philippines. Thus, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was designed to alleviate poverty and reduce child labor through financial assistance, conditional on welfare investments like children’s education. Using 2017, 2019, an...

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Main Authors: Villaret, Hannah Grace, Anastacio, Joey, Burgos, Yohana B., Fernandez, Lyka May Pauline, Castillo, Paulynne J., Raymundo, Roberto, Tanchuco, Joel Q.
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spelling oai:animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph:res_aki-11872023-12-20T08:21:35Z The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic Villaret, Hannah Grace Anastacio, Joey Burgos, Yohana B. Fernandez, Lyka May Pauline Castillo, Paulynne J. Raymundo, Roberto Tanchuco, Joel Q. Poverty is widely considered the root cause of child labor in the Philippines. Thus, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was designed to alleviate poverty and reduce child labor through financial assistance, conditional on welfare investments like children’s education. Using 2017, 2019, and 2020 data from the Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS), the study estimated the differential impact of 4Ps on child labor before and during COVID-19 across varying demographic, socio-economic, and locational characteristics. Results from the propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-differences (DID) model indicated that since cash transfers cannot fully offset the opportunity cost of children’s education, children of beneficiaries are still likely to work. The findings also revealed that female-led families, households residing in rural areas, and households with family sizes greater than four have a higher likelihood of engaging in child labor. Moreover, despite living above the poverty threshold, households could still be forced to engage in child labor due to increasing inflation rates and declining purchasing power 2023-12-01T08:00:00Z text application/pdf https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_aki/178 https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/res_aki/article/1187/viewcontent/DLSU_AKI_Policy_Brief__2023_12_022.pdf Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies (AKI) Animo Repository Poverty 4Ps Child Labor Covid19 Food Security Income Distribution Labor Economics Public Economics
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
4Ps
Child Labor
Covid19
Food Security
Income Distribution
Labor Economics
Public Economics
spellingShingle Poverty
4Ps
Child Labor
Covid19
Food Security
Income Distribution
Labor Economics
Public Economics
Villaret, Hannah Grace
Anastacio, Joey
Burgos, Yohana B.
Fernandez, Lyka May Pauline
Castillo, Paulynne J.
Raymundo, Roberto
Tanchuco, Joel Q.
The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
description Poverty is widely considered the root cause of child labor in the Philippines. Thus, the Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program (4Ps) was designed to alleviate poverty and reduce child labor through financial assistance, conditional on welfare investments like children’s education. Using 2017, 2019, and 2020 data from the Annual Poverty Indicators Survey (APIS), the study estimated the differential impact of 4Ps on child labor before and during COVID-19 across varying demographic, socio-economic, and locational characteristics. Results from the propensity score matching (PSM) and difference-in-differences (DID) model indicated that since cash transfers cannot fully offset the opportunity cost of children’s education, children of beneficiaries are still likely to work. The findings also revealed that female-led families, households residing in rural areas, and households with family sizes greater than four have a higher likelihood of engaging in child labor. Moreover, despite living above the poverty threshold, households could still be forced to engage in child labor due to increasing inflation rates and declining purchasing power
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author Villaret, Hannah Grace
Anastacio, Joey
Burgos, Yohana B.
Fernandez, Lyka May Pauline
Castillo, Paulynne J.
Raymundo, Roberto
Tanchuco, Joel Q.
author_facet Villaret, Hannah Grace
Anastacio, Joey
Burgos, Yohana B.
Fernandez, Lyka May Pauline
Castillo, Paulynne J.
Raymundo, Roberto
Tanchuco, Joel Q.
author_sort Villaret, Hannah Grace
title The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_short The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_fullStr The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_full_unstemmed The Differential Impact of 4Ps on Child Labor Before and During the COVID-19 Pandemic
title_sort differential impact of 4ps on child labor before and during the covid-19 pandemic
publisher Animo Repository
publishDate 2023
url https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/res_aki/178
https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/context/res_aki/article/1187/viewcontent/DLSU_AKI_Policy_Brief__2023_12_022.pdf
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