B - Matches

Has foreign entry indeed made domestic banks more efficient? Unite's and Sullivan's study, based on a sample of 16 expanded commercial banks (ECBs) an..

Is the Philippines ready to face foreign competition in the financial sector? Does it have enough supply of professionals who are capable of meeting t..

This book is a compilation of four studies funded by the Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) under its Thesis and Dissertation Assistance Pro..

This study presents an evaluation of the President’s Budget for 2003. First, it shows that the fiscal targets set out in the administration’s Budg..

Good policymaking is not totally dependent on good policymakers. A large part of the process depends on the quality of data and information made acces..

The paper examines the policies pursued by the Philippines in response to the increasing economic integration and interdependence of nations and regio..

This book is a critical study on housing subsidies, one of the principal instruments the government uses to provide the lower income segment of the po..

This paper attempts to approximate the competitiveness of the country’s ten leading emerging urban centers: Angeles, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao C..

Globalization brings fears to the Filipino worker. The fall in protectionism and other barriers to trade contribute much to the uncertainties that wor..

In a modern economy, the payment system is a major component of the country’s infrastructure system. Indeed, no country nowadays can afford to ..

Macroeconometric models have proven to be a useful tool in analyzing the economy-wide or sector-specific effects of policy measures. Simulations using..

How does local banks view the entry of foreign banks in the Philippine banking system? This issue’s feature article not enlightens the DRN readers.

Community-Based Coastal Resources Management (CBCRM) activities in the Philippines have phenomenally increased over the years while studies that a..

This paper looks at public policy towards bank entry and branching in the Philippines and its impact on the sector’s structure, conduct and performa..

The paper provides an assessment of the Community Mortgage Program as a government-housing program for households belonging to the lowest income decil..