This study classifies the laws affecting the informal sector and assesses the extent of the empowerment of the sector based on the provisions in the l..

Waste disposal has been a problem for so many years and most of the solutions forwarded by our officials have been to look for a wide “acceptable”..

This paper has reviewed existing policies and programs to encourage banks to expand their financial services to micro, small- and medium-sized ent..

This book is a critical study on housing subsidies, one of the principal instruments the government uses to provide the lower income segment of the po..

Established in 1989 as an informal group in response to the growing interdependence among Asia-Pacific economies, the Asia-Pacific Economic Coope..

This paper attempts to approximate the competitiveness of the country’s ten leading emerging urban centers: Angeles, Baguio, Cagayan de Oro, Davao C..

Who should pay for pollution? This issue tells the readers who and why.

Globalization brings fears to the Filipino worker. The fall in protectionism and other barriers to trade contribute much to the uncertainties that wor..

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

This paper reviews the Philippine aquaculture sector in light of the Bangkok Declaration and Strategy for Aquaculture Development Beyond 2000, an ..

Macroeconometric models have proven to be a useful tool in analyzing the economy-wide or sector-specific effects of policy measures. Simulations using..

How does local banks view the entry of foreign banks in the Philippine banking system? This issue’s feature article not enlightens the DRN readers.

This study examines benefits of rent control law in Metro Manila. The results show that rent control benefits are conditional to occupying a rent-cont..

The paper assesses the impact of trade reforms in the Philippines on pollution using CGE model simulations and two industry case studies on sugar ..

Community-Based Coastal Resources Management (CBCRM) activities in the Philippines have phenomenally increased over the years while studies that a..