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
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
Recommended Citation
de Guzman, E. N., de Vera, E. G., & Layno, I. P. (2009). 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. Retrieved from https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/7237