The government has implemented substantial trade and investment policy reforms during the last two decades following a three-track approach involving ..

In a modern economy, the payment system is a major component of the country`s infrastructure system. Indeed, no country nowadays can afford to take it..

Why have housing reforms failed to achieve the desired improvements in housing in the Philippines? A review of trends in government housing strategies..

Changing leaders, changing styles, changing programs--this in a way sums up why policy reforms somehow get delayed and, at times, derailed often at th..

This paper summarizes the research on population-related issues done between 1980-2002. The review organized the research into the following areas: (a..

This paper reviews the developments in the population program from 1986-2002. It summarizes the main components of the program as well as highlights t..

This paper comprehensively reviews the developments in the education and labor markets in the Philippines in the past 25 years. It highlights the tren..

The paper examines the performance of the Philippines with respect to the fight against poverty. It reviews the trends in poverty using the various hu..

This paper reviews the literature and evidence on the population and poverty nexus. The paper situates the role of demographic changes in development,..

This paper examines the trends in Philippine banking regulation in the past 25 years. In particular, it notes that the Philippines has followed a poli..

Research and development (R&D) and technology are analyzed from the perspective of Philippine economic growth in the paper. It examines the productivi..

Due to the alarming increase in the scarcity of water in various parts of the world, there is a growing recognition from the supply side that efforts ..

Although justification for competition policies is well founded in the economic literature, there is a need to understand their implications more full..

This issue discusses whether or not there is a need to legislate a specific policy agenda for water governance in the country. The author assesses the..

One of the indicators to measure the performance of fisheries R&D institutions is their ability to publish, especially in refereed journals in their a..