S - Matches

Good policymaking is not totally dependent on good policymakers. A large part of the process depends on the quality of data and information made acces..

Shelter is one of man's basic needs. Through generations, man has sought shelter in various forms to protect himself from the elements. But shelter ha..

Pointing out that fiscal incentives have costs that must be compensated by net benefits to society, this Policy Notes recommends a revisit of the gove..

Economic growth and environmental damage are associated, but the relationship is neither linear nor even monotonic. The nature of the growth-environme..

This paper describes the forces that have come to bear on the shaping of food security policy in the Philippines in recent years, and the government's..

After 27 years of existence, the Philippine Journal of Development (PJD) is considered one of the longest running journals in the country. First publi..

This study by Edita Tan deals with the inflation and structure of tuition in the higher education sector of the Philippines. It shows the wide range o..

Agencies tasked to carry out a social agenda have distinct experience in the utilization of available resources. The issues that confront the DOH in t..

This paper describes the methodologies adopted and the results obtained in assessing the groundwater resources of Metro Manila and Metro Cebu. Also s..

Early studies on the groundwater supply of Metro Manila have indicated inefficient resource use that could lead to the eventual decline in the ground..

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 ..

The paper attempts to provide a theoretical analysis as well as some indicators on the linkage between trade policy and the environment. It looks at w..

The paper examines the process of technological innovations in Japan by looking at the following factors: the initial conditions, the economic enviro..

The world trading environment has witnessed the proliferation of regional trading arrangements during the last decade. This development was accompanie..

The recent spate of banking and currency crises has underscored the need to develop early warning systems. These are based on economic indicators..