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The Global Value Chain Effects of RCEP: Estimating the Impact on the Philippines
No full textThis paper extends the global CGE model results of Cororaton (2022) by disaggregating further the RCEP trade creation effects on the Philippines into global value chain (GVC) impacts. The GVC analysis indicates that the trade agreement in RCEP results in higher Philippine exports of US 2.4 billion, significantly higher than the foreign value added of US 413 million. Furthermore, the Philippine value added to produce Philippine final goods consumed in other ASEAN, other RCEP members, as well as in countries/regions outside of the partnership area also improves
A Review of Climate Change and Its Financial Impact on the Transportation Sector
No full textIn this paper, I review the existing literature on climate risks—both transition and physical—and their relationship with firm performance, with a specific focus on transportation finance. I find that the broad literature on carbon emissions and firm performance overlooks two critical characteristics of the global transportation sector: its heavy reliance on fossil fuels and the international scope of its operations. As a result, the conclusions drawn from this body of work may not be directly applicable to global transportation companies. Furthermore, I examine existing studies on extreme sea levels and the global maritime transportation sector, noting that these studies have not yet quantified the economic impact of extreme sea levels on the firm performance of seaports and shipping companies. Similarly, the nascent climate finance literature on the physical impacts of climate change has yet to address this issue. Filling these gaps is crucial, given the sector’s central role in global trade and its heightened vulnerability to climate risks. The research gaps I identified in this review underscore the need for future studies at the intersection of climate change and transportation finance
Decomposing Crowding Out Effect in the Philippines: Leveraging Fiscal Policy to Drive Inclusive Growth
No full textFiscal stimulus programs have substantively kept the Philippine economy afloat during crises and in facilitating recovery. In pursuing steeper growth, there is a tendency to harness fiscal policy at the expense of crowding out private investment and consumption, which defeats the ultimate purpose of such policy. Using time series analysis, we assess the degree of crowding out effect in the Philippines and its implications for the effectiveness of fiscal policy as a macroeconomic stabilization and growth driver tool. Although scholarly literature has used aggregate government spending in probing the existence of a crowding out effect on aggregate investment and consumption spending, we decomposed government spending into its various components to establish which form of spending should be managed. Results show that the crowding effect on private consumption has nuances, whereas the crowding out effect on investment is validated. In terms of the type of expenditure, national government spending on interest payments and subsidies demonstrated a negative effect on specific classifications of consumption and investment. Findings provide fiscal policy directions to mitigate the crowding out effect and impediments to private consumption and investment, thereby facilitating robust and sustained economic growth
Exploring the feedback landscape in physics classrooms: Multiple case studies on JHS science teachers’ feedback views and practices
No full textFeedback is a critical component of assessment, with various studies confirming its positive effect on learning outcomes. However, gaps exist between teachers’ conceptions of feedback and their actual feedback practices, and between teachers\u27 and students\u27 perceptions of feedback. Recent studies also highlighted the importance of developing teacher feedback literacy to provide effective feedback and to support the feedback process. Addressing these issues requires understanding the landscape of the feedback practice in the classroom. This study explored the feedback views and practices in their physics classes of six junior high school science teachers from a public school in Rodriguez, Rizal. Using a qualitative multiple case study approach, data were gathered from classroom observations and semi-structured interviews. Case reports were developed to describe the individual participants’ feedback views and practices, which were then analyzed to determine their conformity to the competencies of feedback-literate teachers as articulated in Boud and Dawson’s model. A thematic analysis was also conducted to identify similar and unique views and practices, as well as feedback needs and challenges.
The findings reveal various teachers’ views about feedback definition, message, implementation, context, and agents. Ideas also emerged about the teachers’ beliefs on students\u27 place in the feedback process. Various feedback practices were also observed. While they exhibited high conformity with micro competencies, the participants generally showed minimal conformity with macro and meso competencies of teacher feedback literacy. The definitions of feedback tended to be teacher-centered, shaping both their feedback views and practices. Similar and unique feedback views and practices were also identified, with an emphasis on the composition of a feedback message that informs students about their performance and points for improvement. The findings also reveal the participants’ feedback needs, such as professional development to improve their feedback practice. Key challenges include the lack of time, students’ receptiveness to feedback, and heavy workload. The study recommends accessible professional development programs for teachers and the development of student-centered instructional models that promote feedback to improve feedback practice. The researcher also suggests that teachers give equal importance to feedback and include a strategic planning of the feedback process in their teaching practices
Faith-Based Transnationalism: Conceptualizing the Role of Religion in Transnational Families
No full textThis research brief introduces the concept of “faith-based transnationalism,” or the cross-border travels of religious practices, beliefs, identities, and moralities that not only connect migrants and their left-behind families but also lead to the reconstitution of relationships, spirituality, and landscapes. Faith-based transnationalism is an important analytical framework in the study of the intersections of geographies of religion/faith and transnational migration. This is crucial in contemporary times given the unabated and continuing flows of migrants across international borders, with implications on reshaping identities, consocialities, and places
Determinants of the commitment to becoming child-free among Gen Z in the Philippines
No full textThis study examines the factors influencing Filipino Generation Z’s commitment to becoming child-free, focusing on personal characteristics, social influence, financial stability, and behavior toward climate change. Grounded in Social Construction Theory, the research investigates how personal characteristics, social influence, financial stability, and behavior toward climate change shape personal autonomy and, ultimately, the commitment to becoming child free. Using a quantitative, cross-sectional design, data were collected from 210 Filipino Gen Z individuals aged 18–28. Findings revealed that financial stability and behavior toward climate change had the strongest relationships with personal autonomy, which in turn was found to have a significant relationship with the commitment to becoming child-free. The results underscore a generational shift toward autonomy-driven life planning, where personal, economic, and environmental considerations increasingly outweigh traditional expectations of parenthood
An exploration of the influence of identity formation on sexual minority student leadership experiences
No full textSexual Minority College Youth leadership is shaped by different factors of identity formation and sexual socialization as these influence how they navigate through their leadership roles. This study explores how socialization experiences within family, school, and media affect identity development, and the ways the leaders engage in various institutions. Moreover, it aims to understand how all of these factors become foundational experiences that help make sense of sexual minority college youth’s identities. The paper looks into how unique experiences lay the groundwork for sexual minority individuals understand how they perceive their leadership motivations. Sexual minority individuals from ages 18 to 24 years old are the target demographics of the research. Through purposive and snowball sampling methods, 13 participants were interviewed to provide in-depth insights into their leadership journeys. The results gathered from the informants revealed relevant themes of acceptance, association of sexual identity, motivation, and many others, showing that despite challenges, stereotypes, and institutional barriers, leadership is able to create a sense of empowerment in them. The findings of the study puts emphasis on how their perspective of leadership are shaped by individual experiences with different forms of sexual socialization. These experiences influence whether sexual minority student leaders see their leadership as deeply tied to their sexual identity or as something distinct from it. Some refer to their identity as the basis of their leadership, shaping their advocacy and decision-making, while others see it as just one aspect of who they are, rather than a defining factor. This distinction ultimately affects how they experience and interpret their own sense of leadership