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This exploratory study focuses on understanding the structure of networks of financial institutions in the Philippines. The literature notes that the ..

This is the lead chapter of the 2023–2024 Economic Policy Monitor (EPM) of the Philippine Institute for Development Studies. It examines the eco..

The Philippines has introduced initiatives to attract retirement migrants, including visa and residence permit programs and various incentives. Centra..

This study's third phase evaluates the regulatory impact analysis (RIA) of policy recommendations aimed at enhancing the Philippine Retirement Authori..

The COVID-19 crisis created conditions for digital finance to accelerate financial inclusion in the Philippines. This paper explores different sources..

This paper, which will be released as the lead chapter of the 2022–2023 PIDS Economic Policy Monitor, examines the economic performance of the P..

Two key recent events pushed forward the country’s decentralization agenda. In 2019, the Mandanas-Garcia Supreme Court (“Mandanas”) ..

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic and lockdown measures taken to control its spread brought economies to a halt, turning the public hea..

The Philippine government’s debt-to-gross domestic product (GDP) ballooned from 39.6 percent in 2019 to 54.5 percent in 2020 and 60.5 percent in..

The 2023 Philippine national budget was drafted on the eve of the election of a new president. While aiming to sustain the recovery from the effects o..

This paper examines whether the current level of debt in the country, given the national government’s fiscal policy and plans, remains on a sust..