Social Weather Stations (President) University of the Philippines Diliman (former)
Notable works
Measuring the quality of life:Philippine social indicators Labor absorption in Philippine agriculture The political economy of land reform and land distribution in the Philippines
Notable ideas
Social indicators Economic measurement Public opinion research
Notes
Current columnist for Philippine Daily Inquirer
Mahar Mangahas is a Filipino economist and social scientist who serves as the president of Social Weather Stations (SWS),a prominent opinion polling organization in the Philippines. He is known for his contributions to economic and social indicators research,as well as his work in public opinion polling.
Mangahas is a member of the Pan Xenia Fraternity.[1]
Career
Academic work
Before focusing on his work at SWS,Mangahas held a teaching position at the School of Economics of the University of the Philippines. His academic research has focused on economic development,social indicators,and public policy analysis in the Philippines.
Social Weather Stations
As president of Social Weather Stations,Mangahas has played a crucial role in developing and conducting public opinion research in the Philippines. SWS has become one of the country's leading survey research institutions under his leadership.
Writing and publications
Mangahas is a regular columnist for the Philippine Daily Inquirer,where he writes about economic and social issues. His major published works include:
Measuring the quality of life:Philippine social indicators (1977) Labor absorption in Philippine agricultureThe political economy of land reform and land distribution in the Philippines
Research contributions
Mangahas's work has significantly contributed to the field of social indicators research and economic measurement in the Philippines. His research has focused on:
Development of social indicators Quality of life measurements Agricultural economics Land reform policy Public opinion research methodology
Personal life
Mangahas is a member of the Pan Xenia Fraternity,which he joined in 1963.[2]
Selected publications
Mangahas,Mahar (1977). Measuring the quality of life:Philippine social indicators. Development Academy of the Philippines.
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