This article is a product of a nine-month training and application program implemented by the micro component of the Economic and Social Impact Analysis/Women in Development (ESIA/WID) and the Food Systems Program of the East-West Center Resource Systems Institute (RSI). It focuses on Kabusugan...

Analysis of the estimation performed indicates the need for adequate attention over the target aggregates. In the light of other policies undermining monetary control, it is worthwhile to ensure transparency on the central bank’s goal.

This article is a product of a nine-month training and application program implemented by the micro component of the Economic and Social Impact Analysis/Women in Development (ESIA/WID) and the Food Systems Program of the East-West Center Resource Systems Institute (RSI). It compares and analyzes...

This article provides a background to the birth of offshore banking units (OBUs) in the Philippines, its operations and the factors affecting the positioning of financial offshore centers. It also discusses the issues confronting OBUs and its effects on domestic banks/banking technology. A short...

This study attempts to generate an estimate of import smuggling using Philippine data on import trade. Through the development of microeconomic model, it tries to explain the level of smuggling activity in terms of factors impinging on the trader’s decision to engage in smuggling.

This article is a product of a nine-month training and application program implemented by the micro component of the Economic and Social Impact Analysis/Women in Development (ESIA/WID) and the Food Systems Program of the East-West Center Resource Systems Institute (RSI). It focuses on the...

This article measures the amount of foreign participation, direct and indirecin Philippine agriculture. However, due to insufficient time and inadequate data, its aim has been reduced to aid further research on the effects of foreign participation in Philippine agriculture.

This article is a product of a nine-month training and application program implemented by the micro component of the Economic and Social Impact Analysis/Women in Development (ESIA/WID) and the Food Systems Program of the East-West Center Resource Systems Institute (RSI). It reviews the existing...

This article is a product of a nine-month training and application program implemented by the micro component of the Economic and Social Impact Analysis/Women in Development (ESIA/WID) and the Food Systems Program of the East-West Center Resource Systems Institute (RSI). It deals with the Bagong...

While food security policies have been too frequently formulated, this article argues that the measurement of its incidence has not been on a regular basis. This study describes a number of concepts useful in poverty analysis and explains the great inertia or even positive resistance against new...