Aside from physical capital and human resource, private firms are also advised to invest in innovations to be more productive and profitable. However,..

This Economic Issue of the Day provides an overview of the concept of the blue economy and explores how different groups view and apply it to their su..

Leakages and “exclusions” were found in the government’s database of farmers and fishermen, making it difficult to provide help the ..

MANILA, Philippines - State-run think tank Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is pushing for the regular review of the Registry Servi..

Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), the expansion of water supply and sanitation services has benefitted more than 3 million people u..

This final issue of the Development Research News (DRN) in 2016 highlights social protection measures like the government's Agricultural Insurance Pro..

In February 2014, the City Government of Manila imposed a cargo truck ban at certain hours of the day in order to free Manila streets from the traffic..

This study reviews and assesses nongovernment reforestation in the Philippines vis-a-vis government and total reforestation using primary and secondar..

The establishment of a Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP) is one of the priorities of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) to enhance..

If member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are to implement the APEC environmental goods (EGs) initiative, how should they go..

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a regional free trade agreement (FTA) initiated by the United States (US) and is presently being negotiated amo..

Competitive services are necessary for attaining inclusive and sustainable growth. Although the Philippines has notably succeeded in developing severa..

This paper explores the origins and development of the Philippine stock market. Specifically, it looks at the structural and regulatory development of..

A well-known indicator of comparative advantage is domestic resource cost (DRC). This study provides updated estimates of DRC for major agricultural c..

The System of Health Accounts (SHA) 2011 is the current international standard for health accounting. An expanded health accounts was estimated for th..