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Foreign Direct Investment in the Philippines: A Review of the Literature

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-11

This study reviews and synthesizes the literature on foreign direct investment in the Philippines in terms of the size, composition, determinants and ..

Working Papers

The Spatial and Urban Aspects of Philippine Development: Part I

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-09

While research on Philippine urbanization and spatial development has been very useful, researches on these areas are highly fragmented. This paper pr..

Working Papers

An Econometric Model for Forecasting Internal Taxes: A National Level Approach

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-08

Tax revenue forecasting is an essential input in the budgetary process. The ability to project and forecast future tax collections is an important ele..

Working Papers

Sources of Philippine Industrial Growth, 1956-1978

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-07

Based on a study of sixteen specific manufacturing industries for the period 1958-1978, this paper examines the sources of industrial growth during th..

Working Papers

The Structure and Growth of the Philippine Financial Market and the Behavior of its Major Component

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-06

This study is an attempt to explain the pattern of development of the Philippine financial market. First, it provides a brief historical analysis of t..

Working Papers

A Macroeconometric Energy Policy Simulation Model for the Philippines: Structural Analysis

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-05

Current planning and policymaking have not been very successful in terms of target-setting and policy prescriptions because of the seemingly implicit ..

Working Papers

The Philippine National Energy Accounts: A Methodological Note

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-04

This note presents a summary of the methodology used in the construction of the Philippine National Energy Accounts (PNEA), 1970-1979. The data used a..

Working Papers

Public Finance in the Philippines: A Review of the Literature

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-03

While taxation is by far the most well researched area on public finance, there has been a dearth of studies conducted in the government expenditure, ..

Working Papers

Research on Minerals for Philippine Development Planning: A Survey

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-02

Studies on the mineral industry, specifically on metallic minerals, have dealt with the generation of geologic information, considered a vital input i..

Working Papers

Research on Forest Policies for Philippine Development Planning: A Survey

Jun 01, 1981

WP 1981-01

Central to this study is the question of how benefits and costs from using a potentially renewable resource such as forests could be optimized for Phi..

Working Papers

Buoyancy and Elasticity of Revenue

Jun 01, 1981

JPD 1981 Vol. VIII Nos. 1&2-f

Revenue, which is essentially obtained through the tax system, is an essential component of development to effectively meet the increasing demand for ..

Philippine Journal of Development

Estimating Literacy Rate: A Study Relating Literacy Rate with Combined Gross Elementary and Secondary Schools Enrollment Rate

Jun 01, 1981

JPD 1981 Vol. VIII Nos. 1&2-e

Literacy is one of the core indicators utilized to measure social development. It is necessary that planners and policymakers be aided in their evalua..

Philippine Journal of Development

Towards Improving the Export Price Index

Jun 01, 1981

JPD 1981 Vol. VIII Nos. 1&2-d

This paper examines the methodology for computing the export price index used by the National Census and Statistics Office, evaluates this methodology..

Philippine Journal of Development

Demand for Gasoline: Effects of a Durable Good

Jun 01, 1981

JPD 1981 Vol. VIII Nos. 1&2-c

This paper estimates empirical demand functions for premium gasoline. Specifically, it determines the effectiveness of policies designed to conserve g..

Philippine Journal of Development

An Analysis of Fertilizer Policies in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1981

JPD 1981 Vol. VIII Nos. 1&2-b

The Philippines does not have a comparative advantage in the domestic production of fertilizer. This is one of the thoughts conveyed by the article as..

Philippine Journal of Development

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