Prior to his appointment, Dr. Yap was senior research fellow at PIDS, specializing in econometric modeling and macroeconomic policy. He prepares the annual outlook on Philippine economy for the institute and maintains the PIDS annual macro econometric model, among others. He is also the research manager of the upcoming first Southeast Asia Human Development Report.
Dr. Yap has a bachelor of science in industrial engineering degree (cum laude) from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He also earned his master’s and doctorate degree in economics from the same university. He did his post-graduate studies at the University of Pennsylvania in the US.
In November of last year, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo appointed Dr. Yap as acting member of the Committee on Social and Human Sciences to the UNESCO National Commission of the Philippines. ###
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