Livelihood and Happiness in a Resource (Natural and Cultural)-Rich Rural Municipality in the Philippines

• Main Authors: Palanca-Tan, Rosalina, Bayog, Sheila
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2021
• Subjects: natural resources; non-built cultural heritage; economic welfare; social welfare; self-reported happiness; Demography, Population, and Ecology; Income Distribution; Social Welfare
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/economics-faculty-pubs/161; https://archium.ateneo.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=economics-faculty-pubs
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

This paper looks at the economic and welfare conditions of residents in Lake Sebu, a largely rural but natural and cultural resource-rich municipality in Southern Mindanao in the Philippines. Two notions of welfare are used in the study: economic welfare, measured in terms of household income and vu...