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Joseph Bulan

Asian Development Bank

6 ADB Avenue, Mandaluyong City 1550

Metro Manila

Philippines

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SCHOLARLY PAPERS

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Scholarly Papers (8)

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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
Downloads 309 (244,299)
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big data, computer vision, data for development, machine learning algorithm, official statistics, poverty, SDG

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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
Downloads 114 (621,896)

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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
Downloads 98 (704,534)
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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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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
Downloads 51 (1,063,489)

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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
Downloads 45 (1,121,190)

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road quality, road maintenance, Sustainable Development Goals, remote sensing, deep learning

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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