Marginal saving rates for the Philippine households are estimated, distinguishing between rural and urban households, by region and by income group. At a given income level, rural households generally save more, both on the average and on the margin. This contrasts with the higher savings rate...

This article aims to contribute to the understanding of the links among conceptual, empirical and policy issues relating to agricultural growth, rural development and overall Philippine economic growth. It discusses the nature of interaction between agriculture and rural nonfarm enterprises...

Marginal saving rates for the Philippine households are estimated, distinguishing between rural and urban households, by region and by income group. At a given income level, rural households generally save more, both on the average and on the margin. This contrasts with the higher savings rate...

This paper aims to contribute to the understanding of the links among conceptual, empirical and policy issues relating to agricultural growth, rural development and overall economic growth in the Philippines. Specifically, it aims to provide a broad analytical guidance and policy perspectives...

To face the challenges and exploit the opportunities created by the agriculture trade liberalization and the devolution of governance, it is important that institutional issues confronting any sector be addressed. It is in this light that this paper aims to analyze the institutional issues...

This study examines the different aspects of labor in the rural household economy. It identifies the factors that significantly determine the labor allocation decisions of rural households. Moreover, it looks at how the availability and growth of rural nonagricultural employment opportunities...

This paper is an attempt to describe the historical changes in the level and distribution of government expenditures by policy from 1955-1980. While there is a need to fill the gaps in some areas, particularly the government expenditures for pricing and marketing policies, some general...

While agriculture sector has performed poorly during the 1980s, it still remains as an important sector in the country. This paper proposes a set of policy and institutional reforms to improve the sector’s performance focusing on three aspects: completion of the sector’s deregulation,...

In the context of sustainable development, environmentally preferable products (EPPs) are desirable because they leave no unwelcome impacts on natural resources and environment. This study has found that though several EPPs can be produced, consumed and traded by the Philippine government, there...

Despite commitments to the WTO and the AFTA, many agricultural commodities continue to enjoy protection in the form of tariffs and quotas. Still, the sector has performed dismally relative to other countries. Using tariffs alone, corn producers possess comparative advantage under the 5 percent...