PIDS - Philippine Institute for Development Studies

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An Analysis of the Role of Pawnshops in the Financial System

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-04

Despite the pawnshop’s recently gained popularity as an alternative source of credit, very little study has been accorded to it. To date, there is h..

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The Size, Financing and Impact of the Public Sector Deficit, 1975-198

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-03

The manner by which the government has chosen to finance the fiscal deficit in the given period and the economic consequences of financing of governme..

Working Papers

Economics of Upland Resource Depletion: Shifting Cultivation in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-02

This paper provides a systematic investigation of agricultural systems practiced in the uplands by starting with a formal treatment of the shifting cu..

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A General Assessment of Foreign Trade Barriers to Philippine Exports

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-01

To shed light on the difficulties in discussing the issue of protectionism, this study analyzes the overall impact of non-tariff measures (NTM) to the..

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An Analysis of Public Sector Expenditures, 1975-1985

Jun 01, 1987

WP 1987-05

The last decade has witnessed a very active government expenditure program in the Philippines. Although the country’s national government expenditur..

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Comparative Bank Study: A Background Paper

Jun 01, 1987

WP 1987-04

Analysis of the performance of rural, private commercial and private development banks indicates that while private commercial banks has done intensiv..

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Can the Informal Lenders be Co-opted Into Government Credit Programs?

Jun 01, 1987

WP 1987-03

It is generally known that non-financial institutions comprise an important source of credit for rural borrowers. Not only do informal loans involve l..

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Costs of Agricultural Credit in the Philippines: The Short-run Effects of Interest Rate Deregulation

Jun 01, 1987

WP 1987-02

What are the effects of interest rate deregulation in the Philippine agricultural credit? This study attempts to answer this question by focusing on t..

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Macroeconomic Adjustment in the Philippines, 1983-1985

Jun 01, 1987

WP 1987-01

This paper investigates the most recent Philippine balance of payments crisis that has started in October 1983. A lengthy discussion is made on the ma..

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Factors Affecting the Choice of Location: A Survey of Foreign and Local Firms in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1986

WP 1986-03

This paper addresses the locational behavior of foreign firms and of local enterprises, including the more important determinants of industrial locati..

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Integrated Summary Report-Population Pressure and Migration: Implications for Upland Development

Jun 01, 1986

WP 1986-02

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Trade Liberalization and Experience in the Philippines, 1960-1984

Jun 01, 1986

WP 1986-01

The study traces the evolution of policies and/or factors that influenced the process of implementing a trade liberalization policy in the Philippines..

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Financing the Budget Deficit in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1985

WP 1985-02

For the last 25 years, the government has been incurring heavy budgetary deficits. Yet, data on recent Philippine experience reveal that no well-estab..

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A Review of Welfare in the Coconut Industry

Jun 01, 1985

WP 1985-01

For quite some time, community organizers from the Institute of Social Work an Community Development have been dealing with various aspects of the coc..

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A Survey of Internal Coordination and Control Systems in Selected Public Enterprises

Jun 01, 1984

WP 1984-09

This study aims to present a perspective of the practices of selected public enterprises in internal coordination and control. Specifically, the resea..

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