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Assessment of trade reforms in the 1990s suggests achievement of considerable progress in tariff simplification and improvement in international compe..
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Using the interplay of saving, foreign exchange and fiscal constraints, this study determines the impact of trade liberalization, the tariff reduction..
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While industrialization brings with it the promise of development, it also carries the threat of serious environmental problems, which unfortunately h..
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Recently, marine fisheries are threatened by the current rate of overfishing, which if unabated may lead to the collapse of the fisheries sector. Past..
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Major exchange rate adjustments have been seriously resisted by various groups due to their association of its occurrence during periods of severe eco..
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Under the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs (CEPT) scheme of the ASEAN free trade, tariffs on ASEAN products will be progressively reduced to 0-5 ..
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To face the challenges and exploit the opportunities created by the agriculture trade liberalization and the devolution of governance, it is important..
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Establishment of an efficient water price structure requires an accurate water demand projections. This month鈥檚 issue points out the urgent need for..
Policy Notes

To encourage private sector participation in public infrastructure projects, government guarantee has been utilized as an instrument to mitigate the r..
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This issue evaluates the two proposed version of the Income Tax Bill in terms of revenue generation, economic efficiency and equity. It also attempts ..
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This issue does not comment on the alleged role of microfinancial institutions in alleviating poverty. Neither does it discuss the supposed link betwe..
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One key to international competitiveness is being technology adept. A country should be able to absorb, adapt and develop technologies that are better..
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The textile-garment industry is a classic example of the challenge for Philippine agroindustrial restructuring. While the garment industry has been on..
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Recently, small and medium enterprises (SMEs) are acquiring relative importance in the Philippine economic setting. In the light of the need for produ..
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This issue shows that Philippine labor has been relatively more expensive than the rest of its neighbors. If the country is to improve its industrial ..
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