Memoir: The founding of PIDS

Gerardo Sicat
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Gerardo Sicat: School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman

No 201702, UP School of Economics Discussion Papers from University of the Philippines School of Economics

Abstract: The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), founded in 1977, has gained international recognition for useful research on development issues relevant to the nation's economic needs. In this memoir prepared for the 40th anniversary celebration of the institute's birth, the author recounts the unique circumstances, philosophy and other factors that led to the founding of the research institute.

Keywords: Philippine economy; economic development; research institutions (search for similar items in EconPapers)
JEL-codes: A11 O21 O29 O53 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Pages: 15 pages
Date: 2017-02
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Published as UPSE Discussion Paper No. 2017-02, March 2017

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