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This study evaluates the Philippines` absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period 2003 to 2008, and compare this t..
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The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the economy to FDI has contributed to t..
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One of the objectives of the evolving ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is to promote free investment flows and freer capital flows. By deepening economi..
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This paper presents some statistical issues and possible solutions in the estimation of Philippine Poverty Statistics based on the official methodolog..
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In a country where poverty is prevalent, a significant number of children are likely to be illiterate, malnourished, and prone to abuse and physical v..
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During the past five years or so, most East Asian economies including the Philippines experienced a rising level of foreign exchange reserves and rapi..
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This paper examines the country's investment incentive program for foreign investors and its success in attracting substantial FDI inflows. The analys..
Research Paper Series

With the services sector outpacing the Philippines' manufacturing sector in terms of growth and contribution to the country's gross domestic product (..
Policy Notes

This research paper examines the politico-strategic motivations of the Bush Administration’s effort to foster Free Trade Agreements to a number of c..
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The paper examines the effect of an RP-US FTA in the Philippine agricultural sector. Using an Applied General Equilibrium (AGE) Model, it analyzes the..
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The paper discusses financial liberalization in the context of a proposed RP-US FTA. It discusses the state of the financial industry, in general, and..
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Today, the exchange rate is P52 = US$1. Yesterday, it was P51 = US$1. So what does this mean? What is exchange rate anyway? What does it show? Why is ..
Economic Issue of the Day

The last two decades have witnessed a tremendous increase in global trade and investments. This has been followed by a shift in the pattern of FDI inf..
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This paper examines the country’s investment incentive program for foreign investors and its success in attracting substantial FDI inflows. The anal..
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The old adage, "quality, not quantity," sums up the defining criterion that separates the winning schools and countries from the rest in today's race ..
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