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Arturo Martinez
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Gender Gaps in Ownership of Nonagricultural Enterprises in Georgia, Mongolia, and the Philippines
Entrepreneurship is significant in driving economic growth and job creation and can be a powerful tool for achieving the goals of gender equality and enhancing women’s empowerment. -
Application of Machine Learning Algorithms on Satellite Imagery for Road Quality Monitoring: An Alternative Approach to Road Quality Surveys
This paper examines the feasibility of using satellite imagery and artificial intelligence to develop an efficient and cost-effective way to determine and predict the condition of roads in the Asia and Pacific region.
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Preparing a Road Map on the Use of Administrative Data for Compiling Employment Statistics
This brief identifies key elements for capitalizing on administrative data sources to monitor development indicators on labor and employment, with examples of initiatives in selected countries in Asia and the Pacific.
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Applying Artificial Intelligence on Satellite Imagery to Compile Granular Poverty Statistics
This study outlines a computational framework to enhance the spatial granularity of government-published poverty estimates, citing data from the Philippines and Thailand.
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Predicting Poverty Using Geospatial Data in Thailand
This study examines an alternative approach in estimating poverty by investigating whether readily available geospatial data can accurately predict the spatial distribution of poverty in Thailand.
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Readiness of National Statistical Systems in Asia and the Pacific for Leveraging Big Data to Monitor the SDGs
This publication examines the ability and readiness of national statistical agencies in Asia and the Pacific to use big data to monitor progress toward the Sustainable Development Goals.
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Women’s Asset Ownership: Evidence from Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines
This publication provides insights to help develop methodological guidelines on collecting sex-disaggregated data about asset ownership.
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Natural Disasters, Public Spending, and Creative Destruction: A Case Study of the Philippines
Natural disasters may cause suffering and threaten life, but they can also promote economic growth.
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Analytical Tools for Measuring Poverty Dynamics: An Application Using Panel Data in the Philippines
The Philippines has experienced rapid economic growth over the past decade. However, the benefits of economic expansion have not resulted to significant poverty reduction.
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Education Outcomes in the Philippines
This paper identifies key determinants of individual, school, and quality of education outcomes and examines related policies, strategies, and project interventions to recommend reforms or possible reorientation.
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Your Questions Answered: Poverty and Cost of Living in Asia and the Pacific
ADB statisticians Arturo Martinez Jr. and Joseph Albert Nino Bulan answer questions on how the increased cost of living crisis threatens to push many back into poverty in Asia and the Pacific, based on their research for Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2023. -
Your Questions Answered: How Has the Pandemic Affected Asia’s Poor?
ADB statisticians Arturo Martinez and Joseph Bulan answer questions about how the pandemic has affected poverty in Asia, based on their research for Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022. -
We are Just Now Discovering How Devastating COVID-19 Has Been for the Very Poor
To cope with the pandemic, Asia’s poor are missing meals and selling their assets. Governments need to target policies toward the most vulnerable in order to stave off long-term damaging impacts. -
Closing the Gender Gap in the Ownership of Family Businesses
The pandemic is putting pressure on small enterprises, which are disproportionately owned or controlled by men. The right policies could help close the gender gap. -
How Much Has COVID-19 Turned Back Asia’s Poverty Clock?
Without the right policies and programs, Asia’s poorest people could suffer needlessly as economies bounce back after the pandemic. -
Here’s How We Used Satellite Data to Map Poverty in Thailand and the Philippines
Innovative, new methods are needed to estimate poverty due to the high costs and long time frame of traditional methods.