Philippine - Matches

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

Using data from 3,120 farm households surveyed in 2000 and 2006, the paper tests for factors that affect the degree and extent of households’ partic..

For a national statistical system to continue to be useful and relevant to its clients and the general public, it has to occasionally undergo an exhau..

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

Data users have been effectively accessing pertinent data from respective data generators, but the changing times and demands of globalization and inn..

The JPEPA one more time. This Economic Issue of the Day (EID) provides basic information about the Japan-Philippine Economic Partnership Agreement (J..

This paper looks at the interaction of poverty, fertility preferences, and family planning practices in the Philippines using the series of nationally..

Why the need to ratify the JPEPA? Based on the numerous studies carried out under the PIDS JPEPA Research Project, JPEPA will be advantageous to the c..

Nontariff measures are everywhere vilified for preventing exports, especially of agriculture, from developing countries. Philippine exporters seem to ..

When the GATT and the WTO effectively managed to bring down world tariffs on goods, free trade could have ideally been close at hand. However, in plac..

This paper demonstrates how family size can be an important contributor to poverty in the Philippines. It examines one of the mechanisms behind this l..

Household savings are important indicators of family welfare, not only in terms of a household's investment and income generation prospects, but also,..

To help ease the burden of medical expenses on the part of lower-income households during times of illness and emergencies, the Philippine government,..

This research paper examines the politico-strategic motivations of the Bush Administration’s effort to foster Free Trade Agreements to a number of c..

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..