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Globalization, Governance, and the Philippine State
    
Globalization highlights the need for public sector reform, good governance, and state capacity building. Thus, this volume highlights the key developmental role of public institutions in creating an enabling environment for economic growth, improved welfare, and sustainable development.

Forecasting Natural Hazards and Disasters in Selected Southeast Asian Countries: The Need for Cooperative Action
    
With Southeast Asian countries like Cambodia, Indonesia, Lao PDR, the Philippines, and Viet Nam experiencing the increasing occurrence of weather and climate-related hazards and disasters in recent years, some of which they commonly share due to their close proximity to each other, it thus becomes important for them to cooperate and coordinate with one another in addressing said hazards and disasters.

Pantawid Pamilyang Pilipino Program and School Attendance: Early Indications of Success
    
Amid the controversy and discussion regarding the potentials of the government`s 4Ps, this Policy Note provides some data that look into the program`s effect on school attendance.

Value Addition: the Way of the Future for Philippine Mining
    
What are the problems that the mining sector faces today? Can value addition help in alleviating some of these problems? Does this sector have other potentials besides contributing to the economy? Answers to these questions and more in this latest issue of the Policy Notes.

Why some Firms Innovate and Why others Do not
    
What are the factors that make some firms innovate while others do not? Does location matter? Or firm size? How about the presence of more female workers in a firm? This Policy Note cites the factors.

Consistent GDP Aggregation and Purchasing Power Parity
DP 2012-02

Profile of Out-of-School Children in the Philippines
DP 2012-01

Investing in Local Roads for Economic Growth
DP 2011-38

Review of Philippine Migration Laws and Regulations: Gains, Gaps, Prospects
DP 2011-37

Taking Stock of the ROOs in the ASEAN+1 FTAs: Toward Deepening East Asian Integration
DP 2011-36

Philippines: Food Security versus Agricultural Exports?
DP 2011-35

Policy on Irregular Migrants in Malaysia: An Analysis of its Implementation and Effectiveness
DP 2011-34

Managing International Labor Migration: The Philippine Experience
DP 2011-33

Disability and Gender: The Case of the Philippines
DP 2011-32

Dynamics of Poverty in the Philippines: Distinguishing the Chronic from the Transient Poor
DP 2011-31

A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines
DP 2011-30

Multimarket Modeling of Agricultural Supply when Crop Land Is a Quasi-fixed Input: A Note
DP 2011-29

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PIDS In The News

Power of choice, Malaya, 17 January 2012

Fiscal decentralization after 20 years, Malaya, 16 January 2012

Angara reaffirms support to Phl-Japan economic deal, Philippine Star, 16 January 2012

Latest Press Releases

Environment researcher proposes inter-country cooperation for weather and climate forecasting

PIDS-CHMI to launch Galing Likha-Kalusugan Awards

PIDS Head: Social cohesion is key to solving PH`s development puzzle

UN ESCAP and PIDS Join Hands in Launching the PH’s 2011 Trade and Investment Country Report

Seminar Updates

Galing Likha-Kalusugan Awards, InterContinental Manila Hotel, Makati City, 2011-11-07
Co-Sponsor: CHMI

Understanding Innovations: A Benchmark for Economic Growth and Competitiveness, Dusit Hotel Thani, Makati City, 2011-10-17
Co-Sponsor: DOST Keynote Speaker: Sen. Edgardo Angara

Framework and Agenda for Philippine Education, C.P. Romulo Hall, NEDA Building, Makati City, 2011-09-28
Co-Sponsors: DepEd, CHED, TESDA

Forum on School Intervention and Gender Issues in Philippine Education, C.P. Romulo Hall, NEDA Building, Makati City, 2011-09-20
Co-Sponsor: Department of Education


Database Updates
January, 2012

The monthly average peso-dollar exchange rate slightly went up to 43.6486 in December from 43.2745 in November. On a year-on-year basis, the peso appreciated to 43.3131 in 2011 from 45.1097 in 2010.

The country’s preliminary gross international reserves (GIR) level as of end-December 2011 stood at US$75.1 billion, higher by US$12.7 billion compared to the end-December 2010 GIR of US$62.4 billion.


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