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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..

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..

This paper integrates the major results of the various studies on urban informal credit markets (ICMs). While the terms of references cover a wide ran..

The crash of Wall Street on October 19, 1987, also called the “Black Monday”, has educed varied global reactions. In reviewing its general ..

In the continuing commitment of PIDS to research, this DRN issue features three research summaries on foreign trade barriers, public sector deficit an..

After a series of launching, shelving and relaunching, critical issues now face the Tariff Reform Program. Rumors have it that a reversal of t..

This article has been delivered by the author for the 1988 Florence Macaulay Distinguished Lecture on Asia and the Pacific at the University of Hawaii..

This article models the small LDC bankers’ profit maximizing and decisionmaking processes in addressing policy actions. Its implications are use..

This article explores the extent of the cross-national result on the Philippine firm level through a sample survey of 100 local and foreign firms. Fin..

With the objective of designing and implementing more effective policies and programs in the light of external shocks, this paper assesses the impact ..

The monetary approach to the balance of payments (BOP) takes the view that domestic credit is exogenous to BOP and that it is deteriorated by the exce..

This paper provides an overview of the macroeconomic role and impact of Philippine public enterprises. In particular, it deals with its economic contr..

This second volume of the Summaries of Completed Research Projects is a compendium of the objectives, major findings and policy recommendations..

This paper investigates the most recent Philippine balance of payments crisis that has started in October 1983. A lengthy discussion is made on the ma..

Analysis of the performance of rural, private commercial and private development banks indicates that while private commercial banks has done intensiv..