Various indicators (e.g., VAT-to-GNP ratio, VAT evasion rate) suggest that problems in VAT administration have not only persisted during the 1990s but..

The recent spate of banking and currency crises has underscored the need to develop early warning systems. These are based on economic indicators of v..

The persistence of serious natural resource depletion and environmental degradation means that much remains to be done years into the implementation o..

The government has implemented substantial trade and investment policy reforms during the last two decades following a three-track approach involving ..

In a modern economy, the payment system is a major component of the country`s infrastructure system. Indeed, no country nowadays can afford to take it..

Why have housing reforms failed to achieve the desired improvements in housing in the Philippines? A review of trends in government housing strategies..

Changing leaders, changing styles, changing programs--this in a way sums up why policy reforms somehow get delayed and, at times, derailed often at th..

This paper summarizes the research on population-related issues done between 1980-2002. The review organized the research into the following areas: (a..

This paper reviews the developments in the population program from 1986-2002. It summarizes the main components of the program as well as highlights t..

This paper comprehensively reviews the developments in the education and labor markets in the Philippines in the past 25 years. It highlights the tren..

The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends in poverty using the various hu..

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 ..