This paper, which will be released as the lead chapter of the 2022-2023 PIDS Economic Policy Monitor, examines the economic performance of the Philippines for 2022 and the first half of 2023. It presents conditions shaping the global and regional outlook, projections on growth and consumer...

This is the lead chapter of the 2023-2024 Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) Economic Policy Monitor (EPM). It examines the economic performance of the Philippines for 2023 and at most the third quarter of 2024. It presents conditions driving global, regional, and national...

We examine the evolution of infrastructure, and the impact of infrastructure investment, in middleincome countries (MICs). We document how different types of infrastructure stocks, as well as infrastructure investment, vary with the level of development and growth performance. We then use the...