Indicators of Good Governance and Local Development. Capuno, Joseph J.,. This is a 14 month, two-phased project that will produce a set of good governance and local development indicators. The indicators will be based on four background papers and a baseline study of selected local government units(LGU) that will be undertaken in the project.
...
The Philippine Economy in the Asian Crisis. Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
The Macroeconomics of the East Asian Crisis and the Implications of the Crisis for Macroeconomic Theory. Lim, Joseph,. In the first part of the paper, I argue that the afflicted East Asian countries' opening up to short -term international capital flows resulted not only in financial vulnerabilities, which have been emphasized as the cause of the crisis, but also in macroeconomic weaknesses that contributed to the e...
Economic Cooperation in ASEAN Accelerates: Appreciating Professor Widjojo. Sicat, Gerardo P.,. This article is a homage to Professor Widjojo, who celebrated his 70th birthday anniversary in 1997. The article recounts his important role in ASEAN in Economic Cooperation, during the critical formative years, when the machinery for cooperation was still weak and undefined. The ASEAN Economic Co...
Health Care Expenditure Patterns in the Philippines: Analysis of National Health Accounts, 1991-1997. Solon, Orville,. The analysis of the NHA matrices from 1991 to 1997 reveals four main trends. One, total health expenditures have been increasing in both real and per capita terms. But health and financial indicators suggest that the money have not always been spent wisel...
Some Inferences from the Distribution of the Devolved Health Services. Capuno, Joseph J.,. Several proposals are being considered to correct for the mismatch in the allocations of revenues and devolved expenditure responsibilities across local government units (LGUs). In many LGUs, the mismatch has led to reductions in the level of health services under devolution. While compensating LG...
Philippine "Colonial Banking" During the American Period. Nagano, Yoshiko,. This paper attempts to depict the general features of the structure of the banking sector in the Philippines during the American period. First, it illustrates how the banking institutions, either private or governmental (semi-governmental), existed in the Philippine economy during the American perio...
Economic Ideas During the Malolos Congress. De Dios, Emmanuel S.,. While much has been written about the political ideas of the revolution, little if anything has been written about its economic ideas. This paper is an attempt to provide an intellectual background to the economic policies and directives emanating from the Malolos Republic. It traces the source of...
Could a Common Currency Have Prevented the Asian Crisis?. Mapalad, Claret M.,. Recently, currency instability and its economic and social consequences prompt the question whether and to what extent a common currency could have served to prevent or meliorate the Asian crisis. This paper examines the advantages and costs of such a proposal, using the experience and institutions ...
Estimating Modes of Labor Force Participation in the Philippines. Esguerra, Emmanuel F.,. Alba, Michael M.,. This study explores the correlates of various modes of labor force participation in the Philippines. Data from the Labor Force Survey of the third quarter of 1994 and the Family Income and Expenditures Survey of the same year are used to estimate the parameters of a mixed logit model in which poten...
Philippine Import Flow from Japan and the United States: Accuracy of Trade Recordings. Bautista, Romeo M.,. Tecson, Gwendolyn R.,. ...
Technological Change and Industry Structure in the Philippines: 1969-1985. Little, Francis Melville,. This paper outlines the results of Stage I of a research program into "The Relationship between Technological Change and Economic Development: A Case Study of the Philippines." Part I of this paper outlines the analytical framework adopted for the analysis which focuses upon changes in the vector of...
The Crisis in South Korea. Mapalad, Claret M.,. After the impressive growth in 1960s and 1970s and the successful foreign debt management, stabilization and structural adjustment in 1980s, South Korea's foreign debt crisis in late 1997 has indeed been a puzzle. This paper is an attempt to answer this puzzle in Korea's development experience. Firs...
Estimating the Philippine Government's Exposure to and Risk from Contingent Liabilities in Infrastructure Projects. Reside, Renato E.,. In its desire for closure in critical infrastructure projects undertaken by the private sector, the Philippine government has routinely assumed various risks by way of guarantees. These guarantees not only relate to core guarantees associated with infrastructure projects, such as market and construc...
The Political Economy of Decentralization: Financing of Health Services in the Philippines. Capuno, Joseph J.,. Like many developing countries, the Philippines have decentralized its public health system. Despite its supposed advantages, however, the decentralization, has not led to widespread improvements in local provision. This is partly because many local government units are found financially inadequate ...
Study on the IRA. Capuno, Joseph J.,. This is a 2-phased NEDA commissioned study that seeks to provide technical and policy inputs to the proposed revisions of the Local Government Code (LGC) specifically to the revision of the IRA formula. The IRA Study focuses on the possibility and desirability of factoring in the local public servic...
Income Elasticities of Local Government Revenue and Revenue and Expenditures. Capuno, Joseph J.,. The main objective of the study is to estimate the elasticity of local government revenues and expenditures with respect to the Internal Revenue Allotment, controlling for the possible biases induced by the devolution of public services to LGUs and other factors. By eliminating the biases, appropria...
Industrial Policy and the Development of Manufacturing in the Philippines(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Estimation and Forecasting of Tax Revenue in the Philippines(1965). Mijares, Tito A.,. Kintanar, Jr. Agustin,. ...
Analytical Aspects of Two Current Economic Policies(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Rates of Return in Philippine Manufacturing(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Structure of Manufacturing Industries in Terms of Their Ranks(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Import Dependent Import Substitution(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Import Dependent Import Substitution(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Output, Capital, Labor and population: Projections from the Supply-Side(1965). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. Tidalgo, Rosa Linda,. ...
Capital Coefficients in Philippine Manufacturing: An Analysis(1966). Bautista, Romeo M.,. ...
Financial Growth and Economic Development : The Philippines.(1966). Villanueva, Delano P.,. ...
Foreign Loans and Economic Development : A Study of the Philippines: 1906-1963(1966). Jurado, Gonzalo,. ...
On Group Decisions Involving Risk(1966). Encarnacion, Jr. Jose,. ...
Some Interactions Between Economic Growth and Population Change in the Philippines(1966). Lampman, Robert J.,. ...
Intercountry Trade : The Effects of Bilateralism, Development, and Regional Advantage.(1966). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Policy Implications of Philippine Inflation(1966). Clunies-Ross, Anthony,. ...
A Dynamic Programming Model for the Philippines Educational Sector(1967). DeVoretz, Don J.,. ...
Historical Development of Rice Marketing in the Philippines(1967). Mears, Leon A.,. ...
Education as an Asset in the Philippine Economy(1967). Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. DeVoretz, Don J.,. ...
On the Specification of Investment Functions(1967). Encarnacion, Jr. Jose,. ...
A Note on Estimation of Overvaluation of the Philippine Peso(1967). Power, John,. ...
Notes on Import Demand in the Philippines.(1967). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Pecuniary and Technological Externality, Factor Rents and Social Costs(1967). Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
Investment Demand in Philippine Manufacturing(1967). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. Hooley, Richard,. ...
Problems of Equating Rice Demand and Supply in the Philippines in the 1970s(1967). Mears, Leon A.,. ...
On Denison’s Method of Separating the Sources of Economic Growth and the Aggregate Production Function(1967). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Decontrol and the Redirection of Income Flows : A Second Look(1967). Hooley, Richard,. Treadgold, Malcolm,. ...
A Design for Export-Oriented Industrial development(1967). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Suggestions for a Strategy to Increase Agricultural Production and Yields in Indonesia.(1967). Mears, Leon A.,. ...
Philippine Investment in Education 1955-1965(1967). Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. ...
Economic Growth in the Philippines : 1947-1965 : The Role of Traditional Inputs, Education and Technical Change(1967). Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. ...
An Analysis of the Investment Incentives Act of 1967(1967). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Determinants of Personal Saving in Asia : Long-Run and Short-Run Effects(1967). Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. ...
Guidelines for Tariff Policy : A Critique.(1967). Power, John,. ...
Optimal Allocation of Philippine Educational Resources(1968). DeVoretz, Don J.,. ...
An Inter-Industry Study of the 1961 Philippine Economy(1968). Mijares, Tito A.,. Valdepeñas, Jr. Vicente B.,. ...
On Some Uses of Input-Output Information on Studying the Demand for Labor in the Philippines(1968). Morton, Joseph E.,. ...
Constrained Maximization and Decision Rules in Government: An Analysis of an Investment Allocation Formula for the Philippines(1968). Brandl, John E.,. ...
Income Growth and Savings(1968). Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. ...
Money in a Modified Neoclassical Growth Model(1968). Villanueva, Delano P.,. ...
Macroeconomics of Unbalanced Growth : A Comment(1968). Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
Transition to Decontrol and the Imports of New and Necessary Industries, 1959-1961(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. Arcelo, Adriano A.,. Reantaso, Helen C.,. ...
A Quantitative Measure of Host Country Factor Gains from Direct Foreign Investments : Applications to (1) Development Project Planning and (2) Gains From Overseas U.S. Investments(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Economic Incentives, Industrialization and Employment in the Developing Economies(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Economic Incentives and Foreign Investments(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
The Effect of Importation on the Price of Rice(1968). Villanueva, Delano P.,. ...
The Untenability of the Micro-Macro Distinction in Economics(1968). Bernardo, Roberto M.,. ...
The Optimum Quantity of Money in Growth Models(1968). Villanueva, Delano P.,. ...
Regional Economic Growth in the Philippines, 1948-1966, Part I : Dimensions of Regional Growth(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Production Functions, Technological Change and the Developing Economies: A Review Article(1968). Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. ...
Regres: A Linear Regression Program Guide for Users(1968). Mangahas, Mahar,. ...
Some Implications of a Lexicographic Objective Function in Development Planning(1968). Encarnacion, Jr. Jose,. ...
Industrial Production Function in the Philippines(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Forecasting in Southeast Asian Countries(1968). Turner, Robert C.,. ...
Comparative Economic Analysis of Low-Lift (Surface) and Tubewell Irrigation Projects in the Philippines(1968). Mears, Leon A.,. ...
Optimal Salary Policies for Graduate Institutions in Developing Nations with Reference to the Philippines(1968). Bernardo, Roberto M.,. Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
The Supply of Professional Degrees in the United States(1968). Tan, Edita A.,. ...
Two Proposals for Expanding Industrial Exports Through Central Bank Action, Without Legislation(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
The Bimas Program and Rice Production in Indonesia Revisited(1968). Mears, Leon A.,. Afiff, Saleh,. ...
Domestic Economic Gains by Exports of Logs and Lumber(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Technical Change and Resource Allocation in Philippine Manufacturing: 1957-1965(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. Williamson, Jeffrey G.,. ...
Industrialization in the Philippines: A Preliminary Over-View(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. Power, John,. ...
Towards Industrial and Employment Expansion: Alternative Proposal for Economic Incentives Legislation Applied to Export and Industrial Promotion(1968). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Planned Productivity Growth and Welfare(1968). Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
Guidelines to an Agricultural Strategy for Indonesia(1968). Mears, Leon A.,. ...
Wage Discrimination by Means of a Coalition(1968). Bernardo, Roberto M.,. ...
Unemployment as a Consequence of Unrecognized External Economies in the Labor Markets(1968). Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
Kamerschen and Tullock on the Welfare Loss to Monopoly(1968). Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
Estimates of the Task of Rice Price Stabilization in the Philippines, 1969-1974(1969). Mangahas, Mahar,. ...
Import Substitution and Export Promotion : Trade and Development(1969). Castro, Amado,. ...
The Structure of Protection in West Malaysia(1969). Power, John,. ...
Estimates of the Task of Rice Price Stabilization in the Philippines, 1969-1974 (Revised)(1969). Mangahas, Mahar,. ...
Philippine Income Distribution : Facts for Economic and Social Policy(1969). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Industrialization in the Philippines: The Need for New Directions(1969). Power, John,. ...
Farmer Response to Price in Large-State Agriculture(1969). Eddie, Scott M.,. ...
Foreign Assistance in Models of the Philippine Economy(1969). Mangahas, Mahar,. ...
Economic Progress in South Korea and Taiwan : Lessons for the Philippines(1969). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Philippine Market for Educated Labor(1969). Tan, Edita A.,. ...
The Optimal Employment Level, the Negative Income Tax and an Alternative Suggestion(1969). Worcester, Jr. Dean A.,. ...
Foriegn Exchange Reform Alternatives(1969). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Import Demand and Import Substitution in the Philippines, 1953-1963.(1969). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...
Efficient Forecasting and Philippine Rice Import/Export Policy(1969). Mangahas, Mahar,. ...
Social Security and Income Redistribution in the Philippines(1969). Rosenberg, Richard E.,. ...
A Cross - Sectional Study of the Diffusion of New Rice Varieties in Central Luzon(1969). Mangahas, Mahar,. ...
Labor Policies and Philippine Economic Development(1969). Sicat, Gerardo P.,. ...