Openness - Matches

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Empirical evidence points to globalization being favorable for a nation’s growth and development. For the Philippines, trade openness and foreig..

Various studies showed that total factor productivity (TFP) has not been a source of growth in the Philippines. It seems that factor accumulation, whi..

The private sector is the driver of growth in most ASEAN economies. It is therefore expected to play a significant role in the process of economic int..

The past two decades have seen the growing financial liberalization and integration of the countries in the Asia-Pacific region and the rest of the wo..

The Philippines is in the midst of a region where its neighboring countries are on their way to greater economic openness and deeper economic integrat..

Taking its cue from other Asian countries, the Philippines has joined several international trade organizations that paved the way for economic openne..

From a preferential tariff rate, ASEAN has decided to move to a free trade area by the first decade of the 21st century and the creation of an ASEAN e..

Data indicate that there has been an increasing integration of world financial markets. These have raised fears that countries have become vulnerable ..

As APEC provides venue for exploiting trade and investment gains in an integrated market, it allows the U.S. to strengthen its ties with the world’s..

This document is the result of collaborative efforts among various individuals and institutions to discuss the Manila action plan for APEC. Highlights..

In the light of economic integration, cooperation and global competitiveness, people empowerment becomes an inevitable goal. This is most espec..

Dr. Josef Yap heralds the good signs in 1993 not just in Asia but in the Philippines as well. However, optimism should be tempered with caution..

No country is an Island. This is the message that the author wants to get across the readers as he explores ways of resolving domestic developm..

The reports included in this second issue of the Economic Outlook Series have been presented at the PIDS annual roundtable discussion. The papers con..