This paper presents an update of the Population and Development Planning (PDP) model. The PDP model is an economic-demographic model designed to captu..

The paper reviews the continuing debate on the interrelationships between population growth and economic development with particular attention to its ..

This study is a quantitative assessment of regional development performance in terms of economic growth and convergence (described simply as the minim..

Sometime in the early 1970s, the Philippines and Thailand had about the same population size. Today, the Philippine population has grown so much bigge..

With housing policy declared as a priority policy concern of the Estrada administration, it is only logical to expect that an effective and sustainabl..

With the delivery of most basic social services now devolved in the hands of local government units, has the process of budgeting followed suit? How f..

What is the basic water requirement per month of a Philippine household consisting of six members? This study provides an estimate based on various ho..

A liberalized and deregulated financial market environment as well as good governance are better ingredients than government-subsidized and directed c..

Utilizing macro and micro data, this issue verifies the validity of the claim that there has been a credit crunch since the onset of Asian financial c..

Alongside with the poverty alleviation program is the effort to make credit accessible to small and poor households. Despite the government’s effort..

Analysis of the Philippine Fisheries Code results to the findings that some provisions promote sustainable development while others are contentious. T..

Investigation whether small-scale borrowings are effective or not indicate the failure of loan guarantees to stimulate the target groups. While it has..

While urbanization has several advantages, there are also certain problems associated with it. This issue takes a brief look at the urban fiscal gap p..

Decentralization of national responsibilities to local government units has been seen as a means to ensure that services reach out the grassroots leve..

The performance of the agriculture sector is a key determinant to the overall economic growth and to its people’s food security. It continues to be ..