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Rental Housing for Urban Low-Income Households in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-47

The objective of this paper is to examine the rental housing market in the Philippines and provide possible policy options for a viable rental scheme ..

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Evaluating the Impacts of Competition Policy Reforms on the Efficiency of Philippine Commercial Banks

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-46

This paper has attempted to examine the impacts of competition policy reforms on the efficiency of the Philippine commercial banking system. It uses t..

Discussion Papers

Local Governance and the Challenges of Economic Distress: The Case of Iligan City

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-45

Trends in economic development influence population outcomes in an area. Increasing economic opportunities that are typically linked to industrializat..

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Tagum City: Development at the Crossroads

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-44

Population processes and outcomes (in this case, urbanization) influences and changes the development of an area and vice versa. In the case of Tagum ..

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How Can Regional Institutions Support Reforms to Domestic Financial Systems

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-43

More recently, considerable attention has been given to financial regional integration and cooperation, which intensified in the wake of the East Asia..

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Local Public Finance in the Philippines: In Search of Autonomy with Accountability

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-42

Twelve years into the implementation of the Local Government Code of 1991, it is but opportune to assess how the key features of this landmark legisla..

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China's WTO Entry: Effects on Its Economy and Implications for the Philippines

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-41

This paper investigates the implications of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December of 2001 for the Philippines based on an an..

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Philippines-Japan Free Trade Agreement: Analyzing Its Potential Impact Using a Computable General Equilibrium Model

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-40

This study analyzes the potential impact of the Philippines-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the Philippine economy in case of the Philippines' dis..

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A Note on the Competitiveness Debate

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-39

Competitiveness is technically a firm level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to the national level--the idea of a country's 'international ..

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Food Security, Agricultural Efficiency and Regional Integration

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-38

Food security remains a major concern among the APEC member economies. A simple and crude exercise shows that the region collectively could supply eac..

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Trade and Investment in a Globalized Setting: The Philippine Experience in Muslim Areas

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-37

The study on Muslim traders in the Philippines was done to determine the profile of the Muslim trade enterprises and the effect of globalization on th..

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English as the Language of Trade, Finance and Technology in APEC: An East Asia Perspective

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-36

The use of English language for cross-border communications is important in many areas of trade ranging from tourism to the trade in financial servic..

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The Dynamics of Philippines-Japan Economic Cooperation: The Case of Japan's Official Development Assistance in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-35

The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement is envisioned to further boost Japan's ODA to the Philippines, particularly for capital formation..

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Exploring Potentials of a Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership in Human Resource Development

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-34

This paper explores the potentials of including the broad realm of human resource development into the proposed bilateral economic agreements between ..

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Philippine-Japan Economic Linkages: A Case Study of Cebu

Jun 01, 2004

DP 2004-33

The impact of the Japan-Philippine Economic Agreement(JPEPA) can be enriched by providing a regional dimension in its macro-analysis. Cebu-Japan coope..

Discussion Papers

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