This paper examines how digital platforms work and reviews their impacts across different sectors. It looks at the experience of the Philippines and o..

The study employs a qualitative methodology to gain deeper insights into these unexpected findings through the conduct of focus group discussions with..

More than halfway through the implementation of the Philippine Development Plan (PDP) 2017-2022, it is deemed important to examine the contribution of..

Poverty simulations suggest that the COVID-19 pandemic and the measures implemented by the government to contain the spread of the virus will increase..

The Philippines is generally winning its fight against poverty as the magnitude and incidence of poverty, income gap, and severity of poverty have all..

To provide evidence on the drivers of the quality of education in the country, this study focuses on the correlates of test performance of 15-year-old..

DESPITE the need to combat the pandemic and boost economic growth next year, a study by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed..

The Regional Research Development and Innovation Committee 1 (RRDIC 1) of the Regional Development Council 1 (RDC 1) in partnership with the National ..

The Embassy of Sri Lanka in Manila initiated a virtual exploratory dialogue between the Institute of Policy Studies of Sri Lanka (IPS) and the Philipp..

Much progress has been made in pursuing liberalization of agricultural trade in the Philippines. However, some significant tariff and non-tariff barri..

Tariffication of quantitative restrictions on rice imports was a key policy reform of the Duterte administration. This study reviews recent trends in ..

The last issue of the Development Research News (DRN) this 2020 features articles from presentations during the 6th Development Policy Research Month,..

Policymakers and donors have long viewed credit programs as salient means to develop the agriculture sector, especially the small-farm agriculture. Cr..

This paper identifies certain policy issues in the current regulatory infrastructure of the Philippines, which may prevent digital platforms from inno..

A study conducted by state think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) showed that there are certain groups who “benefit more..