Mahar Mangahas

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.

Mahar Mangahas
Mangahas at the Onofre Corpuz eulogy (April 1, 2013)
Nationality	Filipino
Employer(s)	Social Weather Stations University of the Philippines School of Economics
Known for	Founded and leads Social Weather Stations
Academic background
Alma mater	University of Chicago (Ph.D.)
Academic advisors	Milton Friedman
Academic work
Discipline	Economic and social indicators
Institutions	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

Education and academic career

Mangahas completed his Ph.D. in Economics at the University of Chicago, where he studied under Milton Friedman, recipient of the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences (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.

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 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.^[2]

Selected publications

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