Government education spending is expected to improve the well-being of beneficiaries and enhance their capability to earn income in the future. In thi..

Benefit incidence analysis (BIA) is a tool used to assess how tax policy or government subsidy affects the distribution of welfare in the population. ..

Have age profiles of consumption and labor income in the Philippines changed from 1994 to 2002? What are the implications of the changes observed in t..

A country’s population consists of persons at different ages and stages of their economic lifecycle. Those in the population that are incurring life..

In the relatively new body of ideas dubbed “new economic geography” and “spatial economics,” we find insights on the potentials of industrial ..

The economic reform process in the Philippines was accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s. The reforms were found to have yielded positive results in term..

With the debates going on regarding the DENR proposal on "zero fishpen/fishcage structure in Laguna de Bay," the need for more information and analysi..

Can the Philippines achieve its goal on two key international commitments--the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) on Education and the Education for ..

In recognition of their substantial contribution to the economy both in terms of number of enterprises and workers, the Philippine government has put ..

The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Tre..

In line with the commitment of the Philippine government to adopt the Millennium Declaration, there have been efforts geared toward the achievement of..

After many policies have been put in place over the years to uplift the welfare of the Filipinos, the overall human development in the country has not..

Striking a balance between trade facilitation and preventing trade deflection is the single most difficult challenge with regard to the issue of rules..

With globalization and advances in information and communication technology (ICT) leading to growing international production sharing, amidst the incr..

This paper examines the economy-wide impacts of a Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) on the Philippine economy. In particular, it uses an app..