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Arturo Martinez, Jr.

Asian Development Bank

6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550

Metro Manila

Philippines

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1.

Natural Disasters, Public Spending, and Creative Destruction: A Case Study of the Philippines

ADBI Working Paper 817
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 16 Jul 2018
Shikha Jha, Arturo Martinez Jr., Pilipinas Quising, Zemma Ardaniel and Limin Wang
Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank - Economic Research, Asian Development Bank and World Bank - Research Department
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natural disasters, typhoons, poverty, household income mobility, development opportunity, foreign aid, fiscal transfers, municipalities, public spending, creative destruction, Asia, Philippines

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Applying Artificial Intelligence on Satellite Imagery to Compile Granular Poverty Statistics

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 629
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Martin Hofer, Tomas Sako, Arturo Martinez Jr., Mildred Addawe, Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante and Marymell Martillan
Vienna University of Economics and Business, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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big data, computer vision, data for development, machine learning algorithm, official statistics, poverty, SDG

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Analytical Tools for Measuring Poverty Dynamics: An Application Using Panel Data in the Philippines

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 477
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 19 Jul 2016
Arturo Martinez Jr.
Asian Development Bank
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persistent poverty, Philippines, transient

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Women’s Asset Ownership: Evidence from Georgia; Mongolia; and Cavite, Philippines

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper No. 571
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 28 Feb 2019
Kaushal Joshi, Hema Swaminathan, Arturo Martinez Jr., Mildred Addawe and Christian Flora Mae Soco
Asian Development Bank, Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
Downloads 136 (540,814)

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asset ownership, gender equality, gender gaps

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A Descriptive Analysis of Poverty Among Older People in the Philippines

ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 789
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Jul 2025
Jose Albert, Arturo Martinez Jr., Aiko Kikkawa, Donghyun Park, Gemma Bolotaulo Estrada, Mar Andriel Umali and Joseph Bulan
Independent, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, South East Asian Central Banks (SEACEN) Research and Training Centre, Asian Development Bank - Economic Research, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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poverty, older people, Philippines

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Predicting Poverty Using Geospatial Data in Thailand

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 630
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 16 Feb 2021
Nattapong Puttanapong, Arturo Martinez Jr., Mildred Addawe, Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante and Marymell Martillan
Thammasat University, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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big data, computer vision, data for development, machine learning algorithm, multidimensional poverty, official statistics, poverty, SDG, Thailand

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Gender Gaps in Ownership of Nonagricultural Enterprises in Georgia, Mongolia, and the Philippines

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 698
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 10 Oct 2023
Hema Swaminathan, Arturo Martinez Jr., Kaushal Joshi, Mildred Addawe, Christian Flora Mae Soco and Remedios Baes-Espineda
Indian Institute of Management (IIMB), Bangalore, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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Georgia, Mongolia, Philippines, entrepreneurship, nonagricultural enterprises, gender-income gap

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COVID-19, Food Relief, and Social Distancing: Evidence from the Bayan Bayanihan Program in the Philippines

ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 781
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 19 May 2025
Christopher James Cabuay, Yasuyuki Sawada, Elaine Tan, Arturo Martinez Jr., Daniel Boller, Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante, Soyoka Okamura and Kazuharu Yanagimoto
De La Salle University, University of Tokyo, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, World Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, University of Tokyo and Centre for Monetary and Financial Studies (CEMFI)
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Compiling Granular Population Data Using Geospatial Information

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 643
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 06 Jan 2022
Thomas Mitterling, Katharina Fenz, Arturo Martinez Jr., Joseph Bulan, Mildred Addawe, Ron Lester Durante and Marymell Martillan
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
Downloads 58 (980,173)
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population mapping, big data, random forest estimation, Philippines, Thailand

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Measuring Persistent Effects of Circumstances and Inequality of Opportunity Using Panel Data

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 728
Number of pages: 35 Posted: 17 Jun 2024
Gaurav Datt, Ravisha Wellappuli, John Nguyen, Arturo Martinez Jr. and Joseph Bulan
Monash University - Department of Economics, Monash University, Monash University, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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inequality of opportunity, circumstance elasticity

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Application of Machine Learning Algorithms on Satellite Imagery for Road Quality Monitoring: An Alternative Approach to Road Quality Surveys

Asian Development Bank Economics Working Paper Series No. 675
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 04 Jan 2023
Aaron Thegeya, Thomas Mitterling, Arturo Martinez Jr., Joseph Bulan, Ron Lester Durante and Jayzon Mag-atas
affiliation not provided to SSRN, affiliation not provided to SSRN, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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road quality, road maintenance, Sustainable Development Goals, remote sensing, deep learning

12.

Measuring Inequality of Opportunity in Asia and the Pacific

Number of pages: 43 Posted: 16 Apr 2026
Gaurav Datt, John Nguyen, Pedro Salas-Rojo, Francisco H. G. Ferreira, Paolo Brunori, Vito Peragine, Albert Park, Arturo Martinez Jr. and Joseph Bulan
Monash University - Department of Economics, Monash University, affiliation not provided to SSRN, World Bank - Development Research Group (DECRG), affiliation not provided to SSRN, Università degli Studi di Bari “Aldo Moro” (UNIBA), Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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inequality of opportunity, economic mobility, Asia-Pacific, Machine Learning

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Predictors of Climate Change Concern and Climate Policy Support: An Analysis Across Asian Economies

ADB Economics Working Paper Series No. 843
Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Apr 2026
Jose Albert, Abdul Abiad, Arturo Martinez Jr., Madhavi Pundit and Milan Thomas
Independent, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank, Asian Development Bank and Asian Development Bank
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climate policy support, public perceptions, Asia, policy preferences, climate concern