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Growing inclusive businesses in the Philippines : the role of government policies and programs
Briones, Roehlano M. - 2016
promotion, as well as long-term measures to support IB in the Philippines. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011448702
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Assessing Development Strategies to Achieve the MDGs in Asia: Philippines (Final Report)
Briones, Roehlano M.; Quimba, Francis Mark A.; … - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
The Philippines is a developing country with strong commitment to the millennium development goals (MDGs). However, it …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008915789
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Asia's Underachiever : Deep Constraints in Philippine Economic Growth
Briones, Roehlano M. - East Asian Bureau of Economic Research (EABER) - 2009
Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009363616
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Assessment on the Use of Marginal Areas for Cultivation of Feedstock for Biofuel
Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
The Philippines has made a major push toward development of biofuel, enacting biofuels mandates and subsidies by the …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394599
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Multimarket Modeling of Agricultural Supply when Crop Land Is a Quasi-fixed Input: A Note
Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2011
Modeling of crop supply frequently adopts separate treatment of area and yield variables. The advantage of this approach is that it conveniently imposes the property of land being a quasi-fixed factor, at least on the aggregate. Given an agricultural land frontier, total supply of land may be...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10009394682
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Enhancing Supply Chain Connectivity and Competitiveness of ASEAN Agricultural Products: Identifying Choke Points and Opportunities for Improvement
Israel, Danilo C.; Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014
This study examines "choke points" in the supply chain of two selected commodity groups that are of interest to the ASEAN region; within the HS15 group the study focuses on crude coconut oil (CNO); for HS03 the study covers fish and crustacean, mollusks, and other aquatic invertebrates (HS 03)....
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010735033
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The Role of Mineral Fertilizers in Transforming Philippine Agriculture
Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014
Fertilizer policy in the country has evolved from pervasive interventionism in the 1970s to today`s market-oriented regime. Government has abandoned price policies and subsidies, focusing rather on standard setting, quality regulation, and training. Over the same period domestic demand for...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010743073
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Disasters, Poverty, and Coping Strategies: The Framework and Empirical Evidence from Micro/Household Data - Philippine Case
Israel, Danilo C.; Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2014
strategies used by households in response to natural disasters in the Philippines. It used data from the 2011 CBMS Household … strategies; b) some empirical studies have been done in the Philippines analyzing the aforementioned interactions; c) relevant … interactions between natural disasters and household poverty in the Philippines. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003960
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Impact Assessment of the Agricultural Production Support Services of the Department of Agriculture on the Income of Poor Farmers/Fisherfolk: Review of the Evidence
Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2013
Expenditures on agriculture have been rising over time, as expression of the state`s commitment to reduce poverty, raise rural incomes and household welfare, and promote food security. However, agriculture continues to exhibit disappointing performance, namely, laggard growth, lack of...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003965
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Impacts of Natural Disasters on Agriculture, Food Security, and Natural Resources and Environment in the Philippines
Israel, Danilo C.; Briones, Roehlano M. - Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), … - 2012
, and droughts, on agriculture, food security, and the natural resources and environment in the Philippines. It aimed to …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011003978