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This paper has reviewed existing policies and programs to encourage banks to expand their financial services to micro, small- and medium-sized ent..

This book is a critical study on housing subsidies, one of the principal instruments the government uses to provide the lower income segment of the po..

Established in 1989 as an informal group in response to the growing interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Coope..

This paper attempts to approximate the competitiveness of the country’s ten leading emerging urban centers: Angeles, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Dav..

Globalization brings fears to the Filipino worker. The fall in protectionism and other barriers to trade contribute much to the uncertainties that wor..

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 reviews the Philippine aquaculture sector in light of the Bangkok Declaration and Strategy for Aquaculture Development Beyond 2000, an ..

Macroeconometric models have proven to be a useful tool in analyzing the economy-wide or sector-specific effects of policy measures. Simulations using..

How does local banks view the entry of foreign banks in the Philippine banking system? This issue鈥檚 feature article not enlightens the DRN readers.

This study examines benefits of rent control law in Metro Manila. The results show that rent control benefits are conditional to occupying a rent-cont..

Community-Based Coastal Resources Management (CBCRM) activities in the Philippines have phenomenally increased over the years while studies that a..

This paper looks at public policy towards bank entry and branching in the Philippines and its impact on the sector鈥檚 structure, conduct and performa..

The paper provides an assessment of the Community Mortgage Program as a government-housing program for households belonging to the lowest income decil..

This paper is part of the project “A Review of the Components of the Medium-Term National Action Agenda for Productivity (MNAAP)” by the P..

Water is one resource that man cannot live without. It is thus important that its sources are maintained and managed well to ensure that its quantity ..