The experience of the Philippines shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the economy..

This paper presents a new model for constructing poverty lines. The model uses consumer theory to construct both food and nonfood poverty thresholds. ..

Using data from the 2003 Family Income and Expenditure Survey and 2005 community-based monitoring system for a city, Multivariate Adaptive Regression ..

The overall objective of the paper is to demonstrate how the input-output table can be used to calculate total factor productivity growth for a partic..

Irrigation has perennially accounted for the major expenditure outlay of the Philippine government in the agriculture sector. The performance of the n..

Irrigation systems undergo rehabilitation to maintain developed irrigation service areas and close the gap between service areas and actual areas irri..

This Policy Note presents the highlights of a component study of the rapid appraisal of the government`s irrigation program commissioned by the Nation..

Irrigation is a key component of the government`s strategy to improve agricultural productivity and attain food self-sufficiency. In recent years, the..

MANILA - The changeover to the K to 12 Program need not dislodge some university instructors and non-academic support staff -- not even temporarily, H..

Investing in human capital is key to sustain high growth rate — PIDS by Edu Lopez August 16, 2014 Share this: The Philippine Institute of Developme..

Here are a couple of interesting business issues I gathered in the past week which I wish to share with you. One is the 4th Thought Leadership Forum t..

Various digital data by-products from electronic devices, social media, search engines, sensors, and tracking devices (including climate sensors and g..

Blaming rice cartels for price manipulation cannot be considered a definitive explanation of last year's rice price hike. Sharp drop in imports is a m..

Recovery in the European Union (EU) will boost the Philippine economy given strong trade and investment relations between the two. In a recent forum ..

The Philippines has vast potentials to be the heart of services trade in Asia Pacific. A study authored by Dr. Ramonette Serafica, research consultan..