Deciding their destinies: the impact of remittances and other socio-economic determinants of course selection decision of the eldest sibling in Pasay and Eastern Samar, Philippines

Date of Publication

2009

Document Type

Bachelor's Thesis

Degree Name

Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics

Subject Categories

Economics

College

Ramon V. Del Rosario College of Business

Department/Unit

Economics

Defense Panel Chair

Mitzie Irene P. Conchada

Defense Panel Member

Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
Cristela G. Dakila

Abstract/Summary

This paper examines the impact of remittances and other determinants to the course selection of the eldest child in the Philippines. Five course groups were taken into consideration for this study. The selection was based on the courses that had the highest number of graduates taken from the government records. The five course groups chosen were Education, Commerce, Engineering, Health and Pure Sciences and Information Technology. Several determinants were accounted for and finally segregated due to availability of data. The study then employed five binominal logit regressions while deriving the marginal effects of each to capture the probabilities of taking up the courses. Estimation results were mixed and even counter-intuitive for some courses. Sex was the only variable that was consistent among all the variables under analysis. While for remittances, it negatively affected the probability of taking up Education while it does otherwise for Health and Sciences.

Abstract Format

html

Language

English

Format

Print

Accession Number

TU16054

Shelf Location

Archives, The Learning Commons, 12F, Henry Sy Sr. Hall

Physical Description

153 leaves: 29 cm.

Keywords

Emigrant remittances -- Philippines; Economic's Sociological aspects

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