What caused the global financial crisis of 2008? What series of events led to the situation? This Economic Issue of the Day presents a brief summary o..

Microinsurance--insurance services for low-income households--has emerged as a phenomenon in recent years. This Policy Notes draws attention to the ne..

This paper deals with a basic question: How central is rice to Philippine culture, as gleaned from its role in Filipino material and cultural life? To..

For a national statistical system to continue to be useful and relevant to its clients and the general public, it has to occasionally undergo an exhau..

This paper distills some policy lessons from the financial services integration program in the European Union for East Asia. Focusing on the improved ..

Several studies on the impact of international migration and remittances on household outcomes have been released recently. Many were found to have co..

Over the past sixty years, the concept of development has expanded from economic growth and investment, to poverty reduction, human development, susta..

International migration as a development concern took center stage in this year`s observance of the 6th Development Policy Research Month (DPRM). The ..

The term "Filipino diaspora" has recently become a familiar buzzword in publications and public discussions. But what does "diaspora" really mean? And..

So many things have already been written about the causes/roots of the 2008 global financial crisis that started in the US. This Notes adds its own an..

A credible poverty measurement system is essential in order to develop the proper policy instruments for reducing poverty. Hence, the measurement and ..

The fruits and vegetables subsector is a dynamic component of Philippine agriculture and has the potentials of fully contributing to the diversificati..

The prevalence of hunger in the Philippines prompted the government to launch its hunger mitigation initiative in November 2005. Such initiative consi..

This paper investigates the Philippine government's price stabilization policy for rice. Seemingly unrelated regressions are used to examine the effec..

When poor households face catastrophic events, they do not have any means for risk protection. Access to formal risk protection schemes such as insura..