Trade - Matches

This paper assesses how much has been achieved by the tariff reform program and the import licensing liberalization in terms of the attainment of a un..

Domestic tax system restructuring is viewed by many sectors as an important complement to the tariff reform programs. In this light, the study analyze..

While the Tariff Reform Program offers efficiency in resource allocation, it entails short-run costs. To understand what are these costs, this paper e..

Setting trade liberalization as a goal, this paper discusses in details its timing and sequencing as well as some of its complementary measures. Unt..

As an input to the measurement of the Tariff Reform Program impact, this paper estimates two calculations of effective protection rate: the 1979 and 1..

At the beginning of the 1980s, the Philippines, in trying to offset the unfortunate effects of three decades of protection, has embarked on a p..

This paper has been presented at the Southeast Asia Program luncheon seminar in Cornell University, Ithaca, New York on April 11, 1985. Analysis sugge..

This article examines the pattern, composition and trends in Australia-Philippine trade from 1962-1981. Analysis points to three major results: the gr..

This article assesses the contribution of Australia’s preferences to generation of employment opportunities in ASEAN region. It also verifies the as..

Focusing on Philippine export and import performance during the critical years of 1974-1982, this study presents the preliminary results of a d..

This paper aims to trace the factors that have contributed to the instability of the country’s export earnings and the observed deterioration..

This paper attempts to establish measures of comparative advantage of individual sectors and to assess the effect of price intervention polici..

Dr. Florian Alburo, in this DRN feature article, has noted that events in international trade had meant, for the Philippines, changes in the co..

This study attempts to generate an estimate of import smuggling using Philippine data on import trade. Through the development of microeconomic model,..

Most primary products are practically nontraded, usually due to very high transport costs, bulk and perishability. These commodities possess n..