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The Effect of Exchange Rate Devaluation on a Small Open Economy with an External Debt Overhang

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-09

Devaluation in the presence of an external debt will generally lead to a fall in real output and a rise in prices. Central to this paper is the model ..

Working Papers

Japan`s Aid to ASEAN: Present Realities and Future Challenges

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-08

In recent years, Japan has been experiencing unprecedented current account surpluses, a trend that is being predicted as likely to continue in the nex..

Working Papers

The Manufacturing Sector and the Informal Credit Markets: The Case of Trade Credits in the Footwear Industry

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-07

In its attempt to characterize the existing financing schemes of the footwear manufacturing industry in Marikina, this paper investigates and document..

Working Papers

Informal Savings and Credit Institutions in the Urban Areas: The Case of Cooperative Credit Unions

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-06

Less developed countries are usually characterized by a dualistic financial system: the formal and informal credit system. One form of the latter is t..

Working Papers

The Financial Markets in Low-Income Urban Communities: The Case of Sapang Palay

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-05

Very little has been written about the informal credit markets (ICMs) despite their prevalence in the economies of LDCs. This is probably due to the i..

Working Papers

An Analysis of the Role of Pawnshops in the Financial System

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-04

Despite the pawnshop’s recently gained popularity as an alternative source of credit, very little study has been accorded to it. To date, there is h..

Working Papers

The Size, Financing and Impact of the Public Sector Deficit, 1975-198

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-03

The manner by which the government has chosen to finance the fiscal deficit in the given period and the economic consequences of financing of governme..

Working Papers

Economics of Upland Resource Depletion: Shifting Cultivation in the Philippines

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-02

This paper provides a systematic investigation of agricultural systems practiced in the uplands by starting with a formal treatment of the shifting cu..

Working Papers

A General Assessment of Foreign Trade Barriers to Philippine Exports

Jun 01, 1988

WP 1988-01

To shed light on the difficulties in discussing the issue of protectionism, this study analyzes the overall impact of non-tariff measures (NTM) to the..

Working Papers

Demand for Electricity in the Philippines: Implications for Alternative Electricity Pricing Policies

Jun 01, 1988

PIDS Book 1988-01

This study estimates the demand elasticities of Philippine electricity focusing on the Manila Electric Company franchise area. The features of ..

Books

Philippine-American Relations Beyond the Bases

Jun 01, 1988

JPD 1988 Vol. XV No. 2-h

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..

Philippine Journal of Development

The Philippine Health Institutions: Some Problems, Approaches and Policy Issues

Jun 01, 1988

JPD 1988 Vol. XV No. 2-g

This paper presents a brief analysis of the current situation of Philippine health institutions using secondary data. It locates the different types o..

Philippine Journal of Development

Infant and Childhood Mortality Research in the Philippines: Review and Agenda

Jun 01, 1988

JPD 1988 Vol. XV No. 2-f

This article advocates for more focused research designs and the use of more complex causal models. Investigations of morbidity and mortality differen..

Philippine Journal of Development

Thirty-Three Facts About Philippine Agricultural Credit

Jun 01, 1988

JPD 1988 Vol. XV No. 2-e

This paper is an edited and expanded version of PIDS Staff Paper 87-02. It provides a number of facts and observations regarding agricultural credit, ..

Philippine Journal of Development

General Equilibrium Effects of Increasing Productivity in Philippine Manufacturing, with Special Reference to Food Processing

Jun 01, 1988

JPD 1988 Vol. XV No. 2-d

This article quantitatively investigates the economy-wide effects of increasing productivity in the following Philippine industrial sectors: food manu..

Philippine Journal of Development

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