The role of informal credit markets in the promotion of new technology has become significant given the shortcomings of the formal credit sector. This..

This paper provides an overview of the macroeconomic role and impact of Philippine public enterprises. In particular, it deals with its economic contr..

Against the background of weak agricultural sector and the resulting poverty in the rural sector, this study looks at the structure of rural household..

The Philippine cooperative system has been characterized by success and failure. This paper explores the reasons for the circumstances, the problems p..

This paper tests the causality issue between defense spending and economic growth in the Philippines. The results of the tests are used to provide imp..

This second volume of the Summaries of Completed Research Projects is a compendium of the objectives, major findings and policy recommendations..

This paper investigates the most recent Philippine balance of payments crisis that has started in October 1983. A lengthy discussion is made on the ma..

What are the effects of interest rate deregulation in the Philippine agricultural credit? This study attempts to answer this question by focusing on t..

It is generally known that non-financial institutions comprise an important source of credit for rural borrowers. Not only do informal loans involve l..

Analysis of the performance of rural, private commercial and private development banks indicates that while private commercial banks has done intensiv..

The last decade has witnessed a very active government expenditure program in the Philippines. Although the country鈥檚 national government expenditur..

Utilizing tax buoyancy and tax elasticity, this study evaluates the performance of the Philippine tax system from the perspective of tax mobili..

This paper surveys existing literature and research studies on the issues of rural finance. Moreover, the paper reviews the various schools of ..

Utilizing data on MERALCO residential consumers, this paper reveals that residential demand for electricity is responsive to its own price, the price..

This paper introduces the concept of non-homogeneity of expectations (NHE) among investors on the parameters of the probability distribution o..