Yap, Josef T. - Matches

With a new government in place and amid all the developments that have taken place in the past two years and that are happening at the moment, what pr..

Monitoring the behavior of potential output helps policymakers implement appropriate policies in response to an economic crisis. In the short-run, est..

Research and development (R&D) is an important resource for sustained economic growth. New knowledge created by a firm has spillover effects that impr..

The private sector is the driver of growth in most ASEAN economies. It is therefore expected to play a significant role in the process of economic int..

With the political noise brought about by the upcoming national elections as well as the prospects of a global economic recovery as backdrop, what cou..

Within the context of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Scorecard mechanism developed by the ASEAN Secretariat to monitor the implementation of the A..

ASEAN member countries are moving toward achieving the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) with the timeline set at 2015. It is therefore important for po..

The Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) recognize the need to understand the link between disability and poverty. In fact this has become one of the k..

The 2008 global economic and financial crisis spawned a synchronized recession among industrialized countries leading to a contraction in world trade...

What has really been the extent of the effects of the 2008 global financial and economic crisis on the Philippines? How do they compare with the rest ..

How can our economy withstand the shocks of the recent meltdown caused by the global economic crisis of 2008? In this year’s economic outlook, PIDS ..

One of the objectives of the evolving ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is to promote free investment flows and freer capital flows. By deepening economi..

2007 is indeed a notable year for the Philippines in terms of economic growth. Can this performance be sustained in 2008? PIDS President Dr. Josef Yap..

What caused the global financial crisis of 2008? What series of events led to the situation? This Economic Issue of the Day presents a brief summary o..

During the past five years or so, most East Asian economies including the Philippines experienced a rising level of foreign exchange reserves and rapi..