293 research outputs found
Navigating through the Economy in this Pandemic
No full textSpeaker: Dr. Alvin P. Ang
This presentation shares the current status of global and local economic conditions. Indicators are pointing to a longer than expected downturn. It attempts to provide an understanding of how to prepare for the possible negative economic impacts of the global crisis.
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Dr. Alvin P. Ang is a full professor at the Department of Economics. He is the Director of the Ateneo Center for Economic Research and Development (ACERD). His areas of interest are macroeconomics, labor and remittances, public management and competitiveness.https://archium.ateneo.edu/acts-of-magis/1006/thumbnail.jp
Remittance Investment Climate Analysis in Rural Hometowns (RICART), a Philippine-originated mixed methods tool that ascertains the readiness of a rural hometown and her overseas migrants / migrant households to receive investments coming from overseas remittances
No full textWith awards funds from the Global Development Network (GDN), Alvin Ang and Jeremaiah Opiniano were able to develop a mixed methods research tool, known as the Remittance Investment Climate Analysis in Rural Hometowns (RICART). The methodology integrated qualitative findings and quantitative results and focused on the rural birthplaces of overseas immigrants. Ang and Opiniano won the 2010 Most Outstanding Award for Research in Development (ORD) in GDN\u27s Global Development Awards and Medals Competition [awarded on 13-15 January 2011 in Bogota, Colombia]
Resonance, Repetition, and Memetic Intervention: Analyzing 'I am sitting in a room' with Alvin Lucier, Brad Troemel, and Amalia Ulman in the Social Media Landscape
No full textThis dissertation explores the intersection of social media, memes, and artistic practice. The author argues that social media has become a tool for the commodification of identity, and that this process has led to a profound sense of alienation and distrust. The author examines the work of three artists, Alvin Lucier, Brad Troemel and Amalia Ulman, the latter of which have used social media to challenge the dominant narratives of identity and activism. The author establishes a metaphorical model based on Alvin Lucier’s ‘I am sitting in a room’ through resonance and repetition which is then extended to understand the complexity of social media echo chambers.</p
Resonance, Repetition, and Memetic Intervention: Analyzing 'I am sitting in a room' with Alvin Lucier, Brad Troemel, and Amalia Ulman in the Social Media Landscape
No full textThis dissertation explores the intersection of social media, memes, and artistic practice. The author argues that social media has become a tool for the commodification of identity, and that this process has led to a profound sense of alienation and distrust. The author examines the work of three artists, Alvin Lucier, Brad Troemel and Amalia Ulman, the latter of which have used social media to challenge the dominant narratives of identity and activism. The author establishes a metaphorical model based on Alvin Lucier’s ‘I am sitting in a room’ through resonance and repetition which is then extended to understand the complexity of social media echo chambers.</p
Overseas Remittances: Saving the 'Resilient' Owners of this Philippine Lifeline
No full textJeremaiah M. Opiniano and Alvin P. An
Globalization and its impact on the welfare state concept in developed and developing countries
No full textThis paper is an attempt to link Globalization with the ideas of Welfare State.
There are notions that the Welfare State is severely challenged by the borderless
approach of globalization. While welfare regimes are focused on the need of specific
countries, the need to be competitive against other countries is observed to be putting
significant pressures for countries to have common welfare programs. Nonetheless,
this challenge is not simple considering that the provision of welfare programs are
not products of recent developments but of old traditions that have helped countries
to where they are now. At the same time, younger nations are developing their own
welfare regimes tailored to their own governance capacities and economic agenda.
With these differences, globalization is seen to be a rallying or a diverging point
depending on which side will one nation benefits the most. Using different lenses and
approaches, we conclude that globalization has in fact strengthened and improved
welfare systems in developed countries where they converged instead of diverging
from each other. Developing states, on the hand, have different welfare regimes that
they are adapting not in a straight line but in a case approach to globalization. This is
the reason why we do not have a common welfare regime for these countries.Este documento tiene como objeto conectar la globalización con las concepciones propias de un Estado de Bienestar. Sabemos que el Estado de Bienestar se está viendo severamente desafiado por la inminente llegada de la globalización. Mientras que los sistemas de bienestar social se centran en las necesidades de unos países específicos, la necesidad de competir con otros países los presiona de manera significativa para establecer un programa común de bienestar. No obstante, este desafío no es sencillo, en la medida en que las provisiones con las que cuenta el programa de bienestar social no disfruta de productos de reciente desarrollo, sino de antiguas tradiciones que ayudaron en su momento a que estos países llegasen hasta donde están actualmente. Al mismo tiempo, los países más jóvenes están desarrollando sus propios sistemas de bienestar social, adaptados a las capacidades y al programa económico de sus propios gobiernos. Con estas diferencias, parece que la globalización puede ser visto tanto como un punto en común como un punto de divergencia, según en qué lado se beneficiará más una nación. Usando diferentes objetivos y enfoques, podemos concluir que efectivamente la globalización ha fortalecido y mejorado los sistemas de bienestar social en los países desarrollados que se unen en lugar de divergir. Los países en vía de desarrollo, por su parte, tienen diferentes sistemas, pero no empleando un método lineal, sino por la globalización. Esta es precisamente la razón por la cual no tenemos un sistema de bienestar social común en estos países
A Theoretical Reexamination of Privatization: Assessing its Welfare and Distributional Impacts
No full textPrivatization was one of the significant public policy adopted by many countries in the last two decades. Previous and recent studies on its efficacy have focused mostly on the gains at the firm and industry levels. Differing from that approach, this paper attempts to reconsider impacts of the policy from a viewpoint of the economy as a whole via a theoretical examination. Specifically, it supposes an economy with two goods, two producers and two consumers. Within this economy, one of the consumers is assumed to be not able to obtain one good that is regarded as a necessity. Since it is considered that a basis of government intervention is to provide some necessity to people who would not be able to obtain it otherwise, government intervention on some production is assumed to satisfy this purpose. Utilizing the method of comparative statics, the paper shows how the welfare of different kinds of consumers is affected by this intervention. Specifically, it argues that the intervention can decrease the welfare of one consumer and increases that of the other, and that it leads to higher social welfare, showing a rationale for government intervention into the production process.privatization, efficiency, welfare impacts, general equilibrium
Review of Now That the Buffalo\u27s Gone: A Study of Today\u27s American Indians By Alvin M. Josephy, Jr
No full textAlvin Josephy\u27s statement that this book is the culmination of thirty years of association with American Indians (p. xi) explains its purpose and reveals the difficulty of trying to evaluate it. It is a study of today\u27s Indians, their concerns, needs, and problems. It is historical, journalistic, personal, and revealing. Josephy, former editor of American Heritage magazine, is the author of several books on American Indians, including the highly regarded Patriot Chiefs. His writing style is smooth, graceful, persuasive and readable. He writes with refreshing sensitivity and his grasp of contemporary Indian issues is impressive
Globalization and its impact on the welfare state concept in developed and developing countries
No full textEste documento tiene como objeto conectar la globalización con las concepciones propias de un Estado de Bienestar. Sabemos que el Estado de Bienestar se está viendo severamente desafiado por la inminente llegada de la globalización. Mientras que los sistemas de bienestar social se centran en las necesidades de unos países específicos, la necesidad de competir con otros países los presiona de manera significativa para establecer un programa común de bienestar. No obstante, este desafío no es sencillo, en la medida en que las provisiones con las que cuenta el programa de bienestar social no disfruta de productos de reciente desarrollo, sino de antiguas tradiciones que ayudaron en su momento a que estos países llegasen hasta donde están actualmente. Al mismo tiempo, los países más jóvenes están desarrollando sus propios sistemas de bienestar social, adaptados a las capacidades y al programa económico de sus propios gobiernos. Con estas diferencias, parece que la globalización puede ser visto tanto como un punto en común como un punto de divergencia, según en qué lado se beneficiará más una nación. Usando diferentes objetivos y enfoques, podemos concluir que efectivamente la globalización ha fortalecido y mejorado los sistemas de bienestar social en los países desarrollados que se unen en lugar de divergir. Los países en vía de desarrollo, por su parte, tienen diferentes sistemas, pero no empleando un método lineal, sino por la globalización. Esta es precisamente la razón por la cual no tenemos un sistema de bienestar social común en estos países.Recibido: 12 abril 2018Aceptado: 25 junio 2018Publicación en línea: 03 agosto 2018This paper is an attempt to link Globalization with the ideas of Welfare State. There are notions that the Welfare State is severely challenged by the borderless approach of globalization. While welfare regimes are focused on the need of specific countries, the need to be competitive against other countries is observed to be putting significant pressures for countries to have common welfare programs. Nonetheless, this challenge is not simple considering that the provision of welfare programs are not products of recent developments but of old traditions that have helped countries to where they are now. At the same time, younger nations are developing their own welfare regimes tailored to their own governance capacities and economic agenda. With these differences, globalization is seen to be a rallying or a diverging point depending on which side will one nation benefits the most. Using different lenses and approaches, we conclude that globalization has in fact strengthened and improved welfare systems in developed countries where they converged instead of diverging from each other. Developing states, on the hand, have different welfare regimes that they are adapting not in a straight line but in a case approach to globalization. This is the reason why we do not have a common welfare regime for these countries.Received: 12 April 2018Accepted: 25 June 2018Published online: 03 August 201
Financing Inclusive Infrastructure
No full textThe Duterte Administration has launched a massive infrastructure program called the “Build, Build, Build.” This program is expected to put the Philippines closer in infrastructure capacity with its Southeast Asian neighbors. Moreover, the infrastructure program is aimed also at improving connectivity and logistics efficiency of the archipelago. This program originated from the original 10-point economic agenda that the administration presented upon assumption in July 2016. One of the elements of the agenda proposes to accelerate annual infrastructure spending to 5% of GDP until 2022. The Philippine Development Plan 2017-2022 provided details to this agenda with the Build, Build, Build providing the centerpiece infrastructure projects. Build, build, build has a total of 70 flagship projects composed mainly of roads, airports and railways around the country. Nonetheless, the bulk of these projects are still in Luzon and NCR, with some projects around the urban centers of the country. In terms of financing, about 20% will be locally funded, while multilateral agencies World Bank/ADB and the Japanese Government will funded another 20% each. The rest is distributed among China, Australia, Korea and through Public and Private Partnerships (PPP). At present, some of the projects are already completed particularly those that started during the Arroyo administration. During the Aquino administration, the projects utilized PPP heavily in financing. Seven major projects are currently under construction, while the rest are in their pre-construction stages. The main challenges of these projects is a range of issues from the different stages involving feasibility study, development, procurement and implementation. With each stage requiring different levels of capacities of all stakeholders and owing to the nature of the project itself, each project is unique in regard to timeline and financing. Thus, different stage issues are hampering the timeline of the projects. These imply that the Duterte Administration needs to make some more adjustments in execution and avoid the delays that were faced by the past administration. In particular, the challenge of right of way continues to hound present projects. The President also noted the slow process under the PPP that he called for a shift in strategy by making government rely more on public funding and official development assistance (ODA). This made the recent passage of Package 1 of the tax reform law TRAIN critical. ODA projects are now increasing vis-à-vis PPP projects. The challenge nonetheless of this shift in strategy is that it requires government to carefully manage its finances in a sustainable manner. Using ODA will require government to borrow from abroad, while local financing will require higher and sustain revenue generation. The timing of this policy shift will take advantage of the investment grade ranking of the country. With a relatively good fiscal position, meaning a manageable deficit, the government can fund the projects without increasing interest rates and affect overall economic growth. It is, however, necessary for government to pass the other remaining packages of the TRAIN since package 1 will only net less than what was originally expected. At the moment, financing seems to be not the challenge, but the execution and implementation of the infrastructure projects
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