Changing the base year (1985) of Philippine GDP in constant prices could change the growth rate and the shares of components even when there is no cha..

Land ownership brings with it not only the opportunity for the farmers to improve their lives, but moreso it is a testament that the state is bent on ..

The Philippines has used the BOT law, as amended to motivate private sector provision of infrastructure. Using examples from selected BOT projects in ..

Using data from 3,120 farm households surveyed in 2000 and 2006, the paper tests for factors that affect the degree and extent of households’ partic..

Illness or injury, death of a family member, man-made calamities and natural disasters have a devastating effect on those poor households’ cash flow..

Understanding and eradicating poverty has hounded mankind for centuries and despite the multitudes of studies on the subject, there is still no single..

GDP in constant prices of ASEAN countries suffers from substitution bias by ignoring relative price changes and makes GDP growth and shares dependent ..

The efficiency of 119 electric cooperatives in the Philippines from 1990 to 2002 is analyzed using a stochastic frontier model augmented with spatial-..

While the national average for maternal and child health services utilization shows improvement, the Philippines is yet to achieve the MDG targets for..

What brought about the soaring price of rice in recent months? How did the government respond to it? This Notes traces the root of the situation and a..

What caused the global financial crisis of 2008? What series of events led to the situation? This Economic Issue of the Day presents a brief summary o..

Microinsurance--insurance services for low-income households--has emerged as a phenomenon in recent years. This Policy Notes draws attention to the ne..

This paper deals with a basic question: How central is rice to Philippine culture, as gleaned from its role in Filipino material and cultural life? To..

For a national statistical system to continue to be useful and relevant to its clients and the general public, it has to occasionally undergo an exhau..

This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration program in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved ..