Jovi C. Dacanay is an Assistant Professor and Doctoral Program Director of the School of Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific. Ella Mae O. Leonida is a Senior Analyst at RingCentral, a US-based company, and has an MS in Industrial Economics from the School of Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific. Michaela Nicole E. Meriño is a Research Associate in the School of Economics at the University of Asia and the Pacific. She obtained her MS in Industrial Economics from that University.