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Volume 9, Numbers 1 and 2

This issue features papers presented at the 19th Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society and the Third National Convention...

Volume 11, Number 2

This issue explores critical economic and financial concerns affecting the Philippines. The studies presented offer data-driven insights that...

Volume 14, Number 1

This issue presents analyses of economic challenges in developing countries, covering financial management, taxation, trade, and education. A...

Volume 14, Number 2

This issue explores key economic and financial concerns in the Philippines, with studies examining monetary policy, public enterprises,...

Volume 15, Number 2

This issue delves into key economic challenges and policy considerations in the Philippines, covering topics such as balance...

Volume 18, Number 1

This issue presents a range of studies on macroeconomic frameworks, trade policies, financial systems, and policy interventions affecting...

Volume 20, Number 2

This issue examines key economic and policy issues affecting the Philippines, including trade valuation systems, international credit perceptions,...

Volume 22, Number 1

This issue examines key economic and policy issues shaping Philippine development, from capital inflows and debt valuation to...

Volume 22, Number 2

This issue delves into critical aspects of economic cooperation, trade liberalization, and policy coordination within the Asia-Pacific Economic...

Volume 23, Number 1

This issue examines key challenges and opportunities within the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) framework, focusing on trade liberalization,...

Volume 24, Number 1

This issue examines key economic policies shaping the Philippine financial and trade landscape, with a focus on microfinance...

Volume 25, Number 1

This issue examines critical economic and policy challenges shaping the Philippines, focusing on financial sector reforms, foreign direct...

Volume 25, Number 2

This issue explores key economic and policy challenges in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Metro Cebu’s water management, investment...

Volume 26, Number 1

This issue explores key economic and policy challenges in Southeast Asia, with a focus on Metro Cebu’s water...

Volume 26, Number 2

This issue presents a comprehensive examination of watershed management, conservation efforts, and environmental policy in the Philippines. It...

Volume 28, Number 1

This issue explores key economic and policy challenges in the Philippines, ranging from biotechnology’s role in agriculture to...

Volume 29, Number 2

This issue examines critical economic and policy challenges shaping the country\'s growth and governance. It features an analysis...

Volume 30, Number 2

This issue presents critical discussions on key economic and policy challenges facing the Philippines. It examines the establishment of an...

Volume 31, Number 1

This issue presents in-depth analyses of key economic and policy challenges shaping the Philippines and Southeast Asia. One...

Volume 31, Number 2

This issue presents a diverse set of studies on trade, labor, infrastructure, and language policy, offering insights into...

Volume 35, Number 2

This issue explores key economic and policy challenges shaping the Philippine economy. One study examines the shift from...

Volume 37, Number 2

This issue delves into key economic and policy challenges shaping regional development, investment, poverty measurement, and productivity in...

Volume 39, Numbers 1–2 (Special Volume on ASEAN Economic Community)

This special volume of the Philippine Journal of Development (PJD) is devoted to discussions and analyses of issues...

Volume 44, Number 2

This volume of the Philippine Journal of Development features articles on migration, performance and competitiveness of local small...

Volume 36, Number 1

This issue explores key economic and policy challenges shaping the Philippine economy. One study examines the shift from constant 1985...

Philippine Economic Setting in a Turbulent World Economy

Philippine Industrial Development: Strategies in the Eighties

This article is presented before the 19th Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society at the Manila Hotel on December...

Invention in Philippine Industry

This paper is presented at the Third National Convention on Statistics at the Philippine International Convention Center on December 13-14,...

Foreign Investments in Philippine Agriculture

This article measures the amount of foreign participation, direct and indirecin Philippine agriculture. However, due to insufficient time and inadequate...

Electrification and Regional Economic Development in the Philippines

This article empirically tests for the positive effects of household electrification on the Philippine provincial income levels. Results indicate that...

Some Issues in the Economics of Tertiary Education

The failure of the tertiary education to respond to the manpower needs of a technologically changing environment has been the...

A Macroeconomic Overview of Public Enterprise in the Philippines, 1975-84

This paper provides an overview of the macroeconomic role and impact of Philippine public enterprises. In particular, it deals with...

EC 1992: Its Impact on Trade and Investment in the Philippines

One of the recent European developments is the plan of creating a single market implying the removal of obstacles to...

IPR Policy Issues Affecting Plant Varieties

Inasmuch as plant breeders deserve remuneration for their labor and investment efforts, there are also reasons against the institution of...

IMF Stabilization Program and Economic Growth: The Case of the Philippines

The beginning of 1970s has witnessed the country’s political and economic predicament. To address these, the 1989 government has succumbed...

Agricultural Growth and Rural Performance: A Philippine Perspective

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

Managing Surges in Capital Inflows: The Philippine Case

The Philippines is one of the countries in Southeast Asia that has experienced massive capital inflows. Being a latecomer in...

The Effectiveness of Export Promotion Policies in a General Equilibrium Framework: The Case of the Philippines

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

An Asia-Pacific Model of Development Cooperation

Part One of the Osaka Action Agenda has clarified the implications of the basic political commitment to free and open...

U.S. Interests and Asia-Pacific Cooperation

As APEC provides venue for exploiting trade and investment gains in an integrated market, it allows the U.S. to strengthen...

Industrial Policy and the Environment: The Case of the Manufacturing Sector in Metro Cebu, Philippines

Some industries are relatively more harmful to the environment but industrialization has been a significant factor in Cebu’s environmental degradation....

The Emerging Philippine Investment Environment

The change in the country’s investment policies has been a crucial factor in building up confidence in the country’s economic...

U.S. Investors’ Response to Philippine Capital Market Liberalization: Evidence from the First Philippine Fund

This paper investigates the impact of liberalization of international investment restrictions in the Philippines on the discounts of the First...

Soil and Water Conservation Measures and Investment Requirements

Watershed conservation has always been the people’s cry. However, efforts in the past have not been enough to demonstrate this....

R&D Gaps in the Philippines

Based on the chain of causality, R&D translates to innovation and to productivity/ technological progress, which ultimately leads to economic...

Liberalization and Regional Integration: The Philippines’ Strategy for Global Competitiveness

The paper examines the policies pursued by the Philippines in response to the increasing economic integration and interdependence of nations...

A Bioeconomic Rationale for the Expansion of Tree Planting by Upland Philippine Farmers

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

Fiscal Incentives Revisited

This short paper attempts to clarify some of the issues and provide suggestions for reforms in the fiscal incentive system....

An Analysis of the Monetary Transmission Mechanism in East Asia

This article makes an attempt to uncover and explain the linkages between monetary policy and growth, using the cases of...

A Better Start in Life: Evaluation Results from an Early Childhood Development Program

Informed by a growing body of research showing that investments in early childhood health, nutrition, and cognitive and psychosocial development...

A Note on the Competitiveness Debate

This article deals with the concept of competitiveness. Competitiveness is technically a firm-level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to...

China's WTO Entry: Effects on Its Economy and Implications for the Philippines

This paper investigates the implications of China’s accession to the World Trade Organization in December 2001 for the Philippines based...

Decentralization of Governance and Financing of Public Roads in the Philippines in the 1990s

A major theoretical as well as political approach to transport infrastructure investment and management is the idea that such services...

Impact of Children on Household Savings in the Philippines

Household savings are important indicators of family welfare, not only in terms of a household's investment and income generation prospects,...

Who Benefits from the Food-for-School Program and Tindahan Natin Program: Lessons in Targeting

The prevalence of hunger in the Philippines prompted the government to launch its hunger mitigation initiative in November 2005. Such...

Agricultural Diversification and the Fruits and Vegetables Subsector: Policy Issues and Development Constraints in the Philippines

Fruits and vegetables comprise a large and dynamic subsector within Philippine agriculture. However, the country`s agricultural development strategy continues to...

International Remittances and Family Expenditure Patterns: the Philippines’ Case

This paper examines the influence of overseas remittances to patterns of family expenditures in the Philippines using a matched dataset...

Labor Policies and Philippine Companies: Analysis of Survey Opinions

This paper analyzes the responses from a survey of Philippine companies concerning labor market policies, such as minimum wage-setting process,...

An Assessment of the Local Service Delivery of Potable Water in Dumaguete City and Selected Areas of Agusan del Sur Province

This paper assessed the local service delivery (LSD) of potable water in Dumaguete City and selected areas of Agusan del...

A Review of Social Insurance in the Philippines

This paper aims to review and assess the protection afforded by the Social Security System (SSS) and the Government Service...

Do FDI Inflows Have Positive Spillover Effects? The Case of the Philippine Manufacturing Industry

The experience of the Philippines shows that foreign direct investment (FDI) spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the...

Investment Liberalization and Facilitation Toward AEC 2015

The paper examines the state of investment liberalization and facilitation in the Philippines and suggests policy measures to enable the...

The Impact of Trade Liberalization and Economic Integration on the Logistics Industry: Maritime Transport and Freight Forwarders

The ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) Blueprint targets an ASEAN single market in 2015. This is an ambitious reform agenda that...

Public-Private Partnership Options toward Achieving Universal Health Coverage in the Philippine Setting

The World Health Organization advocates universal health coverage so that all people can obtain the needed health services without suffering...

Is the Pacific Alliance a Potential Pathway to the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific?

The establishment of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) is one of the priorities of the Asia-Pacific Economic...

Stock Market Development in the Philippines: Past and Present

This paper explores the origins and development of the Philippine stock market. Specifically, it looks at the structural and regulatory...

Domestic Resource Cost in Philippine Agriculture: Measuring Global Competitiveness of Key Commodities

A well-known indicator of comparative advantage is domestic resource cost (DRC). This study provides updated estimates of DRC for major...

The Philippines' Readiness for the TPP: Focus on Investor-State Dispute Settlement

While the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) has seen some rough sailing with the United States' withdrawal, it remains the acknowledged state...

Possible Effects of China's Belt and Road Initiative on Philippine Trade and Investments

China’s "One Belt, One Road" (OBOR) initiative aims to foster connectivity and cooperation among 65 nations. Together, these countries account...

The Philippine Local Water Sector: Institutional Issues in Supply Governance

This paper presents the current water access in the Philippines and reviews the mandates of the two main water regulatory...

An Assessment of the Financial Sustainability and Performance of Philippine Water Districts

This study evaluates the financial condition and performance of local water districts (LWDs) in the Philippines. National data show that...

Development Intervention and Armed Conflict: Evaluating the PAMANA Program in Davao Region

The Payapa at Masaganang Pamayanan (PAMANA) program plays a crucial role in addressing the root causes of conflict...