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In recognition of their substantial contribution to the economy both in terms of number of enterprises and workers, the Philippine government has put ..

The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Tre..

In line with the commitment of the Philippine government to adopt the Millennium Declaration, there have been efforts geared toward the achievement of..

After many policies have been put in place over the years to uplift the welfare of the Filipinos, the overall human development in the country has not..

Striking a balance between trade facilitation and preventing trade deflection is the single most difficult challenge with regard to the issue of rules..

With globalization and advances in information and communication technology (ICT) leading to growing international production sharing, amidst the incr..

This paper examines the economy-wide impacts of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) on the Philippine economy. In particular, it uses an app..

The industry鈥檚 lack of competitiveness, absence of economies of scale and a weak supply base are the fundamental issues that must be addressed in or..

In moving toward the East Asian vision of a community, a rational, enabling regime of rules of origin (ROOs) that would encourage deeper economic inte..

Using a political economy perspective, this paper establishes the strong relationship between rice and politics and explains recent developments in th..

With the global economy currently in turmoil amid soaring fuel and food prices and a looming US recession, is there a role for regional cooperation su..

This paper reviews the current empirical literature on competition and market structure of Philippine industries. It shows that weak competition is on..

Changing the base year (1985) of Philippine GDP in constant prices could change the growth rate and the shares of components even when there is no cha..

Land ownership brings with it not only the opportunity for the farmers to improve their lives, but moreso it is a testament that the state is bent on ..

The Philippines has used the BOT law, as amended to motivate private sector provision of infrastructure. Using examples from selected BOT projects in ..