Usual indicators of intertemporal rural performance are technically flawed mainly because of the “shifting” of the physical area of the rural sec..

This volume provides a comprehensive view of regional development in the Philippines. It includes a review of the attempts to promote balanced region..

In capital-starved nations, the role of foreign assistance to fund development programs and projects is considered critical to the success of t..

In November 1993, the PIDS has launched the PIDS Review and Outlook of the Philippine Economy (PROPE) as part of its continuing analysis of the situa..

The reports included in this second issue of the Economic Outlook Series have been presented at the PIDS annual roundtable discussion. The papers con..

The Ramos administration has inherited an economy that is in a state of recession. Despite this discouraging condition, this paper argues that this ne..

Credit is important because economic agents in the agriculture sector who are constrained by liquidity problems may produce sub-optimal outputs. This ..

This paper is a descriptive analysis focused on the following research questions: what are the existing groups or organizations outside of government ..

Drained of resources, the Philippines needs infusion of foreign investments more than ever in this uncertain 1990s. Dr. Mario Lamberte discusse..

In this article, the author introduces APEX, the largest computable general equilibrium of the Philippine economy. It also discusses its signif..

The proposed higher tariffs and the long adjustment period have a negative impact on the short- and long-term interests of the corn and livesto..

There is much to learn from an outsider looking in and assessing the state of how policy studies are being used by target audiences. But there ..

How much has policy research progressed in the Philippines? It has gone far, given the number of institutions and experts tapped to do the taxi..

Having a house that one can call his own remains to be elusive for most Filipinos. Even the lowest cost, mass-based housing projects are diffic..

While the relationship between money supply and price trends is argued to be two-way, the country’s price levels are not necessarily determin..