EI - Matches

This paper investigates the implications of China鈥檚 accession to the World Trade Organization in December of 2001 for the Philippines based on an an..

The paper examines the country's highly complex fee structure of higher educational institutions (HEI) and its changes over time. School fees vary wid..

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..

Has foreign entry indeed made domestic banks more efficient? Unite's and Sullivan's study, based on a sample of 16 expanded commercial banks (ECBs) an..

This book is a compilation of four studies funded by the Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN) under its Thesis and Dissertation Assistance Pro..

The East Asian financial crisis of 1997 has sparked a vigorous debate on the appropriate exchange rate regime that an economy must adopt. Two extreme ..

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

This paper explains why currency movements and trade volumes, while theoretically related, have minimal effect on each other, in practice. In addition..

Using a three-gap model, it can be shown that a reduction in the tariff level will lead to an unambiguous decline in the GDP growth rate if it results..

Contrary to earlier findings, tariffs in most favored nations have significantly declined by as much as 51 percent since 1986. Nevertheless, the obdur..

Using the interplay of saving, foreign exchange and fiscal constraints, this study determines the impact of trade liberalization, the tariff reduction..

While industrialization brings with it the promise of development, it also carries the threat of serious environmental problems, which unfortunately h..

Major exchange rate adjustments have been seriously resisted by various groups due to their association of its occurrence during periods of severe eco..

One key to international competitiveness is being technology adept. A country should be able to absorb, adapt and develop technologies that are better..

Using a three-gap model, it can be shown that a reduction in the tariff level will lead to an unambiguous decline in the GDP growth rate if it results..