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Are the Philippines` policies for rice self-sufficiency still appropriate at this time? Are they tenable? This Policy Note provides some answers.
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Using an economy-wide CGE model called Maquette for MDG Simulation (MAMS) as applied to the Philippines, the author examines economy-wide scenarios fo..
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Do firms in the Philippines innovate? Where do they source their technological knowledge in doing so? And what is the significance of industrial clust..
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The Philippines is one of the biggest pharmaceutical markets in the ASEAN region, next only to Indonesia and Thailand. It is a lifeline to thousands o..
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Drugs and medicines account for about half of the total medical out-of-pocket expenses of households. This share of drugs to total medical expenses is..
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What has been the impact of globalization and regional economic integration on the Philippines` automotive industry? How have the country`s automotive..
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In this update of housing subsidies in the Philippines and the fiscal costs of their application, the author delves into the issue of whether the subs..
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In view of the long-standing issues and concerns that beset the Philippine system of higher education, the study attempts to evaluate the performance ..
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The Philippines has made a major push toward development of biofuel, enacting biofuels mandates and subsidies by the Biofuels Law. To maintain food se..
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In this paper, results of the 2009 Survey of Innovation Activities are described and discussed. The term innovation, traditionally associated with res..
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What are the factors that make some firms innovate while others do not? Does location matter? Or firm size? How about the presence of more female work..
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What are the factors that contribute to the nonparticipation of children in school? Who are the ones accountable to this complicating issue? This Note..
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Despite the various efforts to improve the Philippines` education system, why does this country still have low participation rates in education? What ..
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The performance of the Philippine automotive industry has steadily improved after the Asian crisis. However, relative to the performance of the automo..
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Outward migration data from the Philippines exhibit spatial clustering. This is likely due to information spillover effects--fellow migrants share inf..
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