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Challenges in Health Services Trade: Philippine Case

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-30

There is a growing emphasis on the role of trade in health services (telehealth, health tourism and retirement, investments and deployment of ..

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The Philippine Information and Communication Technology Sector: Evolving Structure and Emerging Policy Issues

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-29

Narrowing the digital divide is an important goal of any ICT policy. It must promote on one hand a high degree of accessibility to the “info..

Discussion Papers

Sustaining Philippine Advantage in Business Process Outsourcing

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-28

This study looked at the sustainability of the growth and development of business process outsourcing (BPO) in the Philippines. It was prompted by the..

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Cross-Border Transactions in Higher Education: Philippine Competitiveness

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-27

The international education service sector is undoubtedly growing. The movement of students across nations is expected to grow fourfold in the next qu..

Discussion Papers

Does the Philippines Need a Trade Representative Office?

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-26

The paper describes the current decisionmaking structure for trade policy formulation in the Philippines and compares it with the systems in selected ..

Discussion Papers

Interface Between Competition Policy and Infrastructure Regulation in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-25

This short paper attempts to lay down the framework and basic principles for the optimum interface between competition policy and infrastructure regul..

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The Impact of Market Reforms on Competition, Structure and Performance of the Philippine Economy

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-24

The paper studies the impact of trade liberalization on competition and productivity. Competition is the main channel through which trade liberalizati..

Discussion Papers

Does Trade Lead to a Race to the Bottom in Environmental Standards? Another Look at the Issues

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-23

With rising globalization and advances in technology, the interrelationship between trade and the environment has increasingly become a pressing issue..

Discussion Papers

Poverty, Fertility Preferences and Family Planning Practice in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-22

This paper looks at the interaction of poverty, fertility preferences and family planning practice in the Philippines using the series of nationally r..

Discussion Papers

Number of Children and their Education in Philippine Households

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-21

This paper shows how large family size can be an important contributor to poverty in the Philippines. It examines one of the mechanisms behind this li..

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Children and the Labor Force Participation and Earnings of Parents in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-20

This paper demonstrates how family size can be an important contributor to poverty in the Philippines. It examines one of the mechanisms behind this l..

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Poverty, Vulnerability and Family Size: Evidence from the Philippines

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-19

This paper shows how large family size can be an important contributor to household poverty. It presents results from recent research by the author us..

Discussion Papers

Competition Policy and Regulation in Power and Telecommunications

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-18

Following the global trend in using private sector participation in infrastructure financing and development, the Philippines has largely utilized pri..

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Human Resource Development and Poverty in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-17

In the last twenty years, the Philippines has gained a good progress in poverty reduction. However, compared to other countries in the region, the Phi..

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The Impact of Fiscal Restraint on Budgetary Allocations for Women's Programs

Jun 01, 2005

DP 2005-16

The paper reviews the gender-differentiated effect of macroeconomic policies by examining the impact of persistent revenue shortfalls on the part of t..

Discussion Papers

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