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Borrower Transactions Costs and Credit Rationing in Rural Financial Markets: The Philippine Case

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-17

What is the magnitude of borrower transaction costs? How does it affect borrower demand for and access to credit? What are the determinants of transac..

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Comparative Management Structure and Institutional Performance in Rural Banking Institutions

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-16

There has been a growing interest in the rural financial sector mainly due to the ongoing reforms in the financial system that is headed towards a mor..

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Rural Deposit Mobilization in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-15

This paper reviews the trends in rural banking during the past ten years with an emphasis on deposit mobilization. Results indicate that while there h..

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Political Economy of Credit Availability and Financial Liberalization: Notes on the Philippine Experience

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-14

This paper makes a brief review of the good intentions that has resulted to the world’s worst financial recession. It offers several measures necess..

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Flexible Functional Form Estimates of Philippine Demand Elasticities for Nutrition Policy Simulation

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-13

Utilizing flexible functional forms as well as incorporating methods for treating zero observations in household survey data, this paper attempts to c..

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A A Review of Policies Impinging on the Informal Credit Markets

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-12

This paper reviews the monetary and credit policies that directly or indirectly bear on the rise and fall of informal credit markets. It also describe..

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The On-Site and Downstream Costs of Soil Erosion

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-11

This report presents a practical methodology for the assessment of the economic impact of soil erosion, illustrates the methodology with results from ..

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Financing the Budget Deficit in a Small Open Economy: The Case of the Philippines, 1981-1986

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-10

This paper determines whether or not there is a rule for financing public debt that the public can discern. Specifically, it determines the nature of ..

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The Effect of Exchange Rate Devaluation on a Small Open Economy with an External Debt Overhang

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-09

Devaluation in the presence of an external debt will generally lead to a fall in real output and a rise in prices. Central to this paper is the model ..

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Japan`s Aid to ASEAN: Present Realities and Future Challenges

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-08

In recent years, Japan has been experiencing unprecedented current account surpluses, a trend that is being predicted as likely to continue in the nex..

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The Manufacturing Sector and the Informal Credit Markets: The Case of Trade Credits in the Footwear Industry

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-07

In its attempt to characterize the existing financing schemes of the footwear manufacturing industry in Marikina, this paper investigates and document..

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Informal Savings and Credit Institutions in the Urban Areas: The Case of Cooperative Credit Unions

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-06

Less developed countries are usually characterized by a dualistic financial system: the formal and informal credit system. One form of the latter is t..

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The Financial Markets in Low-Income Urban Communities: The Case of Sapang Palay

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-05

Very little has been written about the informal credit markets (ICMs) despite their prevalence in the economies of LDCs. This is probably due to the i..

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An Analysis of the Role of Pawnshops in the Financial System

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-04

Despite the pawnshop’s recently gained popularity as an alternative source of credit, very little study has been accorded to it. To date, there is h..

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The Size, Financing and Impact of the Public Sector Deficit, 1975-198

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-03

The manner by which the government has chosen to finance the fiscal deficit in the given period and the economic consequences of financing of governme..

Working Papers

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