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A well-known indicator of comparative advantage is domestic resource cost (DRC). This study provides updated estimates of DRC for major agricultural c..

The Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) is a regional free trade agreement (FTA) initiated by the United States (US) and is presently being negotiated amo..

If member-economies of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) are to implement the APEC environmental goods (EGs) initiative, how should they go..

Competitive services are necessary for attaining inclusive and sustainable growth. Although the Philippines has notably succeeded in developing severa..

PIDS President Gilberto Llanto met with delegates of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) who are conducting the Total Of..

HIGHER across-the-board wages run the risk of limiting the employment prospects of less experienced workers and women, according to a paper published ..

Increasing the legal minimum wages (LMWs) is seen as more detrimental to the welfare of workers particularly the young and inexperienced, less educate..

The President and the country’s top businessmen found common ground on the various economic issues affecting the country during a dinner meeting..

The government’s plan to end endo, or contractualization, could lead to layoffs and greater inequality in the country, according to a study rele..

THE government should carefully weigh its policy options on “endo,” or temporary employment contracts (TEC), because immediately ending th..

The global unemployment rate will increase to 5.8 percent representing 3.4 million people or a total of 201.1 million, according to the World Employme..

Using the panel data for the Philippines in 2003-2009, the paper estimates a three-level random coefficient model to measure household vulnerability a..

Providing agricultural insurance to farmers and fisherfolk in the Philippines has been implemented for nearly three decades. While it is agreed that a..

HEALTH CARE in the country’s public hospitals is “compromised” by the maintenance of their assets, according to a policy note by the..

Budgeting practices for the procurement of healthcare equipment are contributing to the deficiencies in equipment and deterioration of services in gov..