Snapshot of Non-Inclusive Growth: Evidence from Philippine Employment Trends in 2001-2009

• Main Authors: Mendoza, Ronald U, Mahurkar, Padmini
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2012
• Subjects: Inclusive Growth; Employment Elasticity of Growth; Informality; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/87; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1086&context=asog-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This article briefly examines the Philippines’ pattern of job creation during the period 2001-2009 in order to help explain why growth during this period failed to translate into poverty reduction. An analysis of disaggregated employment and sectoral output data provides a much more nuanced picture...