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Analysis of the President's Budget for 2004: Looking for the Complete (Fiscal) Picture

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-17

The President’s Budget for 2004 is the administration’s last prior to the forthcoming presidential elections in May 2004. Thus, it is but timely t..

Discussion Papers

Regulatory Policies and Reforms in the Power and Downstream Oil Industries

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-16

This paper looks at the regulatory reforms in the electricity and downstream oil industries, two important inputs to the production process that were ..

Discussion Papers

Analyzing the Impact of Philippine Tariff Reform on Unemployment, Distribution and Poverty Using CGE-Microsimulation Approach

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-15

This paper examines the effects of the reduction in tariff rates in the Philippines from 1994 to 2000 on unemployment, distribution and poverty using ..

Discussion Papers

Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health Outcomes, Utilization and Access to Services by Asset Quintile: New Evidence from the FPS and MCHS

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-14

This paper addresses the lack of information on the disparity of outcomes, utilization and access to Family Planning and Maternal and Child Health ser..

Discussion Papers

State of Competition in the Insurance Industry: Selected Asian Countries

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-13

This paper is a preliminary review of the state of competition in the insurance industry of selected Asian countries. In particular, it explores how c..

Discussion Papers

Rural Finance and Microfinance Development in Transition Countries in Southeast and East Asia

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-12

Microfinance is an emerging important financial subsector in Asian transition countries. Its role is to improve financial access of the poor and small..

Discussion Papers

Innovations in Microfinance in Southeast Asia

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-11

This paper describes some emerging innovations in microfinance observed in Southeast Asian microfinance markets that make it possible for microfinance..

Discussion Papers

The Output Gap and Its Role in Inflation-Targeting in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-10

The output gap is the difference between the economy’s actual output and potential output, with the latter being the level of production consistent ..

Discussion Papers

Analysis of Trade Reforms, Income Inequality and Poverty Using Microsimulation Approach: The Case of the Philippines

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-09

This paper uses a CGE mircosimulation approach to analyze the effects of tariff reduction on poverty and income inequality. The approach relaxes the r..

Discussion Papers

Trade Reforms, Unemployment, Household Income and Welfare: The Philippine Case

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-08

The paper analyzes the possible effects of tariff reduction in the 1990s on unemployment, household income and household welfare using a computable ge..

Discussion Papers

Poverty and Access to Microfinance with Gender Dimension

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-07

This paper examines the development of microfinance market from the household perspective as it relates to poverty alleviation. It employs poverty dec..

Discussion Papers

Integrating Gender Perspectives in Evaluating the Efficiency of COFI: The Case of Credit Cooperatives in the Philippines

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-06

This paper first examines the extent of cost and profit inefficiencies of the Philippine credit cooperative system using stochastic frontier analysis ..

Discussion Papers

Tax Administration Reform: (Semi-) Autonomous Revenue Authority Anyone?

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-05

The Philippines has not been immune to the worldwide trend towards the creation of semi-autonomous revenue authorities. To date, three bills are pendi..

Discussion Papers

The Philippine National Innovation System: Structure and Characteristics

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-04

Industrial development requires technological capability in industry. National innovation system is anchored on the theory that industrial development..

Discussion Papers

Land Issues in Poverty Reduction Strategies and the Development Agenda: Philippines

Jun 01, 2003

DP 2003-03

The paper discusses critical land issues in the Philippines and assesses the integration of those issues in the national development agenda and povert..

Discussion Papers

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