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 The Philippines, officially the Republic of the Philippines, is an Archipelagic state, archipelagic country in Southeast Asia. Located in the western Pacific Ocean, it consists of List of islands of the Philippines, 7,641 islands, with a tot ...

. He is known for his contributions to economic and social indicators research, as well as his work in public opinion polling.

Education and academic career

Mangahas completed his Ph.D. in Economics at the

University of Chicago The University of Chicago (UChicago, Chicago, or UChi) is a Private university, private research university in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Its main campus is in the Hyde Park, Chicago, Hyde Park neighborhood on Chicago's South Side, Chic ...

, where he studied under

Milton Friedman Milton Friedman (; July 31, 1912 – November 16, 2006) was an American economist and statistician who received the 1976 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences for his research on consumption analysis, monetary history and theory and ...

, recipient of the

Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially the Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (), commonly referred to as the Nobel Prize in Economics(), is an award in the field of economic sciences adminis ...

(1974). He began his academic career at the University of the Philippines Diliman, where he served as a professor of economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics.

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 The ''Philippine Daily Inquirer'' (''PDI''), or simply the ''Inquirer'', is an English-language newspaper in the Philippines. Founded in 1985, it is often regarded as the Philippines' newspaper of record. The newspaper is the most awarded broad ...

'', 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 agriculture'' ''The 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.

Selected publications

Mangahas, Mahar (1977). ''Measuring the quality of life: Philippine social indicators''. Development Academy of the Philippines.

References

https://web.archive.org/web/20120423142419/http://www.sws.org.ph/spotlite.htm 20th-century Filipino economists Living people University of Chicago alumni Academic staff of the University of the Philippines Year of birth missing (living people) {{philippines-economist-stub