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Integrating SMEs into the East Asian Region: Philippines

Medalla, Erlinda M.; Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; del Prado, Fatima - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010

The paper aims to examine the characteristics and factors that constrain the growth of SMEs that are operating within and outside production networks. Based on a survey of 101 firms, the analysis shows that SMEs are not homogeneous. While they share certain characteristics such as age, Filipino...

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The ASEAN Services Sector and the Growth Rebalancing Model

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Pasadilla, Gloria O. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011

The growth rebalancing model, which places the nontradable services sector on center stage, is important to spur on faster growth in this sector and tap its potential to become another engine of growth for ASEAN economies. While ASEAN countries have allocated the bulk of their fiscal stimulus...

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Assessing the Spillover Effects of FDI to the Philippines

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Aldaba, Fernando T. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010

The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the …

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Does Trade Protection Improve Firm Productivity? Evidence from Philippine Micro Data

Aldaba, Rafaelita M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2010

paper, an attempt is made to examine the impact of trade liberalization on firm productivity in the Philippines. The country …

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Globalization and the Need for Strategic Government-Industry Cooperation in the Philippine Automotive Industry

Aldaba, Rafaelita M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2008

The industrys lack of competitiveness, absence of economies of scale and a weak supply base are the fundamental issues that must be addressed in order to strengthen the industry and integrate it with regional production networks of foreign automakers. The entry of cheap, smuggled second-hand...

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Results of the 2009 Survey of Innovation Activities (SIA)

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Albert, Jose Ramon G.; Quimba, … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011

In this paper, results of the 2009 Survey of Innovation Activities are described and discussed. The term innovation, traditionally associated with research and development, has evolved to mean the implementation of new or significantly improved goods and services, production process, marketing,...

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The Philippine Manufacturing Industry Roadmap: Agenda for New Industrial Policy, High Productivity Jobs, and Inclusive Growth

Aldaba, Rafaelita M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014

In the light of the weak performance of the Philippine manufacturing industry and the absence of structural transformation of the economy from agriculture to manufacturing in the last two decades, the paper calls for the implementation of a new industrial policy. This is crucial not only to...

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Toward Competitive and Innovative ASEAN SMEs: Philippine SME Policy Index 2012

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Aldaba, Fernando T. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014

above framework, the paper assesses whether the policies, programs, and institutions in the Philippines are supportive of …

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ASEAN Economic Community 2015: Capacity-building Imperatives for Services Liberalization

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Aldaba, Fernando T. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013

Philippines. Through the ASEAN Framework on the Trade in Services, the Philippines has committed to liberalize various sectors …

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The ASEAN Economic Community and the Philippines: Implementation, Outcomes, Impacts, and Ways Forward (Full Report)

Israel, Danilo C.; Medalla, Erlinda M.; Milo, Melanie S.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013

is necessary and instructive. This paper constitutes the Mid-Term Review (MTR) of the AEC Blueprint for the Philippines …. The Philippines Country Report presents the results of the surveys related to the MTR on areas including trade … provided by greater openness in the Philippines, particularly the complex and inefficient administrative processes and …

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