In the context of sustainable development, environmentally preferable products (EPPs) are desirable because they leave no unwelcome impacts on natural..

Rice self-sufficiency is a dominant policy objective. However, analysis indicates that government policies are not neutral. Thus, it hampers the reali..

Within the context of “NIC-hood,” this paper advances that the country and the government should understand and situate the parameters of ..

The Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that has experienced massive capital inflows. Being a latecomer in this arena, it can avoid ..

This paper assesses the Institutional Investor Country Risk Rating (IICR) to analyze whether secondary market prices are reliable indicators of debt v..

The 1991 Local Government has initiated comprehensive changes in Philippine public administration such as decentralization and greater local autonomy...

Opinions about the Multi-Fibre Agreement (MFA) vary not only between importers and exporters but also within these groups depending on the costs and ..

Foreign aid has always been treated as “cheap mons.” In the past, aid studies almost always implicitly assumed that the economic impact of ODA lo..

Over the past three decades, the level and nature of government interventions and the relative importance of policy objectives have changed in respons..

As suggested by vast literature, the Philippine economy has performed poorly over the last three decades due to deterioration in productivity. This pa..

This study examines the general equilibrium effects of different export promotion policies on imports and production of importables and exportables. U..

The discussion on Western and Eastern values has begun to take on emotional heat even in sedate conferences. Where a controversy rages, it is always u..

Under the Common Effective Preferential Tariffs (CEPT) scheme of the ASEAN free trade, tariffs on ASEAN products will be progressively reduced to 0-5 ..

Hospitals are very important institutions for the economic and social well being of society. However, its success relies heavily on its managerial cap..

As a former member of the PIDS Board of Trustees and advisor to its many projects, Dr. Gelia T. Castillo is one of those who have vastly helped..