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In current practice in all countries, subaggregate chained volume measures (CVMs) are not weighted and, thus, not additive. However, weights are neces..
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In view of the long-standing issues and concerns that beset the Philippine system of higher education, the study attempts to evaluate the performance ..
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Are price controls the best answer to alleviating consumer pains in the face of rising prices of basic commodities and services? Do they help the econ..
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Research and development (R&D) is an important resource for sustained economic growth. New knowledge created by a firm has spillover effects that impr..
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Statistics on the distribution of ODA loans show that the local government sector is the smallest direct recipient of this funding source. While it ha..
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A recent publication of the UN Food and Agricultural Organization (FAO) has
highlighted the food insecurity problem facing the globe: food production..
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This study evaluates the Philippines` absorptive performance for foreign aid, particularly during the six-year period 2003 to 2008, and compare this t..
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The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the economy to FDI has contributed to t..
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One of the objectives of the evolving ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is to promote free investment flows and freer capital flows. By deepening economi..
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This paper presents some statistical issues and possible solutions in the estimation of Philippine Poverty Statistics based on the official methodolog..
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In a country where poverty is prevalent, a significant number of children are likely to be illiterate, malnourished, and prone to abuse and physical v..
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During the past five years or so, most East Asian economies including the Philippines experienced a rising level of foreign exchange reserves and rapi..
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This paper examines the country's investment incentive program for foreign investors and its success in attracting substantial FDI inflows. The analys..
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With the services sector outpacing the Philippines' manufacturing sector in terms of growth and contribution to the country's gross domestic product (..
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This research paper examines the politico-strategic motivations of the Bush Administration’s effort to foster Free Trade Agreements to a number of c..
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