Yap, Josef T. - Matches

The Philippines has escaped the worst of the Asian crisis. It is now the authority’s task to ensure that reforms are not overdone with trade-offs.Po..

As a lead story of DRN’s issue, Dr. Josef Yap provides an economic forecast for the rest of the year. The author claims that the fiscal secto..

Newly installed Philippine President Ejercito Estrada has mentioned that he comes in the most trying times of leadership. Armed by well-respected econ..

Using a three-gap model, it can be shown that a reduction in the tariff level will lead to an unambiguous decline in the GDP growth rate if it results..

Using the interplay of saving, foreign exchange and fiscal constraints, this study determines the impact of trade liberalization, the tariff reduction..

Using a three-gap model, it can be shown that a reduction in the tariff level will lead to an unambiguous decline in the GDP growth rate if it results..

How will the Philippine economy on a macro scale be affected if tariffs are reduced? Results indicate an unambiguous decline in investments due..

Analysis of pertinent data shows that Krugman’s warning about the serious repercussions of a number of disinflation methods is relevant for the Phil..

While previous studies utilizing P* indicates that the model is better applicable with large countries, the paper argues that the Philippine case shou..

DRN’s eye-opener presents a positive economic outlook for 1995-1996 but with a “let’s hold off the rejoicing for now” tone. This article cites..

Macroeconometric models may have lost its fame in the past decade; nevertheless it has remained useful in guiding policy decisions and forecasting. Th..

Dr. Josef Yap heralds the good signs in 1993 not just in Asia but in the Philippines as well. However, optimism should be tempered with caution..

Based largely on the work of Funke and Hall, estimation results indicate non-causality between money and price level attributed to the interplay of fa..

The reports included in this second issue of the Economic Outlook Series have been presented at the PIDS annual roundtable discussion. The papers con..