With the continuing deterioration of the Philippine government's fiscal position in the past few years, it is important to arrest the undeterred contr..

Good policymaking is not totally dependent on good policymakers. A large part of the process depends on the quality of data and information made acces..

Shelter is one of man's basic needs. Through generations, man has sought shelter in various forms to protect himself from the elements. But shelter ha..

Pointing out that fiscal incentives have costs that must be compensated by net benefits to society, this Policy Notes recommends a revisit of the gove..

Economic growth and environmental damage are associated, but the relationship is neither linear nor even monotonic. The nature of the growth-environme..

This paper describes the forces that have come to bear on the shaping of food security policy in the Philippines in recent years, and the government's..

After 27 years of existence, the Philippine Journal of Development (PJD) is considered one of the longest running journals in the country. First publi..

This paper traces the beginning and evolution of the Philippine Journal of Development--from its conception as a technical journal of the National Eco..

This study by Edita Tan deals with the inflation and structure of tuition in the higher education sector of the Philippines. It shows the wide range o..

Microfinance banks have, through the years, shown a remarkable ability to reach low-income borrowers, most of whom do not have bankable assets to serv..

The paper presents an updated TFP estimates in the Philippines. The present estimates were derived using a modified set of methodologies, thus may not..

Dollarization denotes the use of a foreign currency in any of its three functions: unit of account, means of exchange and store of value. In terms of ..

Agencies tasked to carry out a social agenda have distinct experience in the utilization of available resources. The issues that confront the DOH in t..

This paper describes the methodologies adopted and the results obtained in assessing the groundwater resources of Metro Manila and Metro Cebu. Also s..

Early studies on the groundwater supply of Metro Manila have indicated inefficient resource use that could lead to the eventual decline in the ground..