Several studies suggest that infrastructure capital, such as roads, waste water treatment facilities, and telecommunications, is positively related to..

This Economic Issue of the Day explores the concept of demographic dividend and its relevance in the fulfillment of the Philippines' economic potentia..

The government needs to invest in productivity growth of the agriculture sector which plays an important role in reducing poverty, according to a stud..

THE country’s telecommunications duopoly, consisting of PLDT-Smart and Globe Telecom, has become the biggest single source of financing for the ..

More government attention to the Philippine livestock and poultry industry will be a big help to smallholder farmers and micro, small and medium-scale..

Product innovations such as Apple’s iPhoneX, the Fitbit watch, and Bitcoin are contributing to the mainstreaming of innovation in the developmen..

Executives from the international private equity firm KKR met with PIDS President Gilberto Llanto, PIDS Senior Research Fellows Aniceto Orbeta, and Er..

The Philippine economy has entered a period of growth acceleration since 2011. From 2011 to 2016 alone, the World Bank estimates that the country's pe..

This Policy Note presents projections for the Philippine agriculture in the context of the growth of the economy and agroindustry. Among others, it re..

Many poor and even nonpoor households remain vulnerable despite efforts of the government to save Filipinos from the claws of poverty. To support thes..

In the Philippines, women and children with disabilities were found to have lower literacy and school participation rates, and generally have lower ed..

Connectivity is an integral factor to realize the vision of an ASEAN Community by 2025. This Economic Issue of the Day looks into the concept of ASEAN..

The Philippines and other Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) members need to create a labor market information system in order to advance labor ..

Persons with disability (PWDs) in developing countries, in general, have lower employment rates, as noted in empirical studies (e.g., Eide et al. 2004..

This study provides a systematic review and summary of the extant knowledge on the impacts of decentralization on health in the Philippines. Despite t..