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Economic Impact of International Migration and Remittances on Philippine Households: What We Thought We Knew, What We Need to Know
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-32
Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released recently. Many were found to have co..
Discussion Papers
Financial Services Integration in East Asia: Lessons from the European Union
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-31
This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration program in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved ..
Discussion Papers
Are Maternal and Child Care Programs Reaching the Poorest Regions in the Philippines?
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-30
While the national average for maternal and child health services utilization shows improvement, the Philippines is yet to achieve the MDG targets for..
Discussion Papers
Spatial-Temporal Dimensions of Efficiency among Electric Cooperatives in the Philippines
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-29
The efficiency of 119 electric cooperatives in the Philippines from 1990 to 2002 is analyzed using a stochastic frontier model augmented with spatial-..
Discussion Papers
Implementing US GDP in Chained Prices for Cross-country GDP Growth and Sectoral Comparisons: Application to Selected ASEAN Countries
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-28
GDP in constant prices of ASEAN countries suffers from substitution bias by ignoring relative price changes and makes GDP growth and shares dependent ..
Discussion Papers
Developing Principles for the Regulation of Microinsurance: Philippine Case Study
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-27
Illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities and natural disasters have a devastating effect on those poor households’ cash flow..
Discussion Papers
Land Rental Market Activity in Agrarian Reform Areas: Evidence from the Philippines
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-26
Using data from 3,120 farm households surveyed in 2000 and 2006, the paper tests for factors that affect the degree and extent of households’ partic..
Discussion Papers
A Review of Build-Operate-Transfer for Infrastructure Development: Some Lessons for Policy Reform
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-25
The Philippines has used the BOT law, as amended to motivate private sector provision of infrastructure. Using examples from selected BOT projects in ..
Discussion Papers
Avoiding Anomalies of GDP in Constant Prices by Conversion to Chained Prices: Accentuating Shifts in Philippine Economic Transformation
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-24
Changing the base year (1985) of Philippine GDP in constant prices could change the growth rate and the shares of components even when there is no cha..
Discussion Papers
Assessing Competition in Philippine Markets
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-23
This paper reviews the current empirical literature on competition and market structure of Philippine industries. It shows that weak competition is on..
Discussion Papers
Suggested Rules of Origin Regime for EAFTA
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-22
In moving toward the East Asian vision of a community, a rational, enabling regime of rules of origin (ROOs) that would encourage deeper economic inte..
Discussion Papers
Globalization and the Need for Strategic Government-Industry Cooperation in the Philippine Automotive Industry
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-21
The industry’s lack of competitiveness, absence of economies of scale and a weak supply base are the fundamental issues that must be addressed in or..
Discussion Papers
Impacts of the Free Trade Area of the Pacific (FTAAP) on Production, Consumption, and Trade of the Philippines
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-20
This paper examines the economy-wide impacts of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) on the Philippine economy. In particular, it uses an app..
Discussion Papers
Rules of Origin: Regimes in East Asia and Recommendations for Best Practice
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-19
With globalization and advances in information and communication technology (ICT) leading to growing international production sharing, amidst the incr..
Discussion Papers
Policy Issues for the ASEAN Economic Community: the Rules of Origin
Jun 01, 2008
DP 2008-18
Striking a balance between trade facilitation and preventing trade deflection is the single most difficult challenge with regard to the issue of rules..
Discussion Papers

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