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The main feature in this issue points out the importance of recognizing the right of Filipino indigenous children to be culturally different from the ..

Dependent population is defined as that part of the population that does not work and relies on others for the goods and services they consume. In pra..

During the past five years or so, most East Asian economies including the Philippines experienced a rising level of foreign exchange reserves and rapi..

This paper reports on the impact evaluation study of the Rural Microenterprise Finance Project (RMFP) in the Philippines. RMFP aimed to support effort..

Illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities and natural disasters have a devastating effect on those poor households’ cash flow..

What caused the global financial crisis of 2008? What series of events led to the situation? This Economic Issue of the Day presents a brief summary o..

Microinsurance--insurance services for low-income households--has emerged as a phenomenon in recent years. This Policy Notes draws attention to the ne..

This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration program in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved ..

Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released recently. Many were found to have co..

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, susta..

International migration as a development concern took center stage in this year`s observance of the 6th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). The ..

So many things have already been written about the causes/roots of the 2008 global financial crisis that started in the US. This Notes adds its own an..

When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insura..

2007 is indeed a notable year for the Philippines in terms of economic growth. Can this performance be sustained in 2008? PIDS President Dr. Josef Yap..

Free trade agreements (FTAs) are seen to boost a nation's competitiveness in the global trade arena. Asia, albeit a "late bloomer" in initiating FTAs ..