This paper reviews the literature and evidence on the population and poverty nexus. The paper situates the role of demographic changes in development,..

This paper examines the trends in Philippine banking regulation in the past 25 years. In particular, it notes that the Philippines has followed a poli..

Research and development (R&D) and technology are analyzed from the perspective of Philippine economic growth in the paper. It examines the productivi..

Due to the alarming increase in the scarcity of water in various parts of the world, there is a growing recognition from the supply side that efforts ..

Although justification for competition policies is well founded in the economic literature, there is a need to understand their implications more full..

This issue discusses whether or not there is a need to legislate a specific policy agenda for water governance in the country. The author assesses the..

One of the indicators to measure the performance of fisheries R&D institutions is their ability to publish, especially in refereed journals in their a..

To be of continuous and reliable service to poor families with small businesses, microfinance institutions (MFIs) must operate in a sustainable ma..

Global markets for goods and services have opened for countries that have made substantial investments in technological innovations in transportation,..

One of the ways to improve the administration of the value added tax (VAT) in the Philippines is through the development of industry standards against..

With the financial services sector integrating, the question being asked is: should regulation also do the same? Must the structure of the regulatory ..

This paper is an assessment of the constraints and opportunities for capturing the gains from the devolution of environmental and natural resource (EN..

If land-degrading agricultural intensification in uplands is driven by labor migration, what will be the effect of nonfarm employment growth? On one h..

Upland farmers have long been cast as key actors of deforestation, but in the wake of timber scarcity brought on by deforestation and logging restrict..

Do the most promising policies to promote sustainable upland farming originate at the local or national level? Will coordination of local and national..