Balisacan, Arsenio M. - Matches

What brought about the soaring price of rice in recent months? How did the government respond to it? This Notes traces the root of the situation and a..

This paper studies the relationship between population dynamics and income growth in the Philippines using data from 74 provinces for the period 1985-..

This paper analyzes the changes in the Philippine rice economy during the past three and a half decades and evaluates the policy options in light of t..

Over the past three decades, the level and nature of government interventions and the relative importance of policy objectives have changed in respons..

As a former member of the PIDS Board of Trustees and advisor to its many projects, Dr. Gelia T. Castillo is one of those who have vastly helped..

Attaining a better future remains slippery as a slick thief to many rural folks. In fact, despite growth in the Philippine agriculture, an impr..

This paper examines the farm-nonfarm linkages of agricultural growth and the mechanisms by which agricultural development changes the economic welfare..

Provision of safety nets for the poor is a popular call in development policies especially in light of the government’s pursuit of structural an..

Usual indicators of intertemporal rural performance are technically flawed mainly because of the “shifting” of the physical area of the rural sec..

Mainly due to the dearth of available data, this article empirically illustrates that the practice of using household expenditures/incomes in assessin..

Despite high agricultural growth, the Philippine unemployed and underemployed has continued to swell. Rural poverty incidence has remained high and in..

This paper examines Philippine comparative advantage in rice production and whether government policies encourage the rice sector to exploit its advan..

How economically competitive is domestically produced cotton compared to its imported counterpart? Have government policies encouraged it domestic pro..

This DRN issue focuses on the critical role of agriculture sector on the strategy for development. Studies included in this issue are particula..

Fertilizer policy has been a critical factor in agricultural growth in the Philippines, where land-man ratio is low and declining and technologi..