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2012-13: Review of the Cheaper Medicines Program of the Philippines: Botika ng Barangay, Botika ng Bayan, P100 Treatment Pack, and the Role of PITC Pharma, Inc. in Government Drug Procurement

Oscar F. Author_Email: Picazo

2012-12: The Impact of Infrastructure on Agricultural Productivity

Gilberto M. Author_Email: Llanto

2012-11: Philippine Productivity Dynamics in the Last Five Decades and Determinants of Total Factor Productivity

Gilberto M. Author_Email: Llanto

2012-10: Surviving Trade Liberalization in Philippine Manufacturing

Rafaelita Aldaba

2012-09: Poverty and Agriculture in the Philippines: Trends in Income Poverty and Distribution

Aubrey Tabuga, Celia Reyes, Ronina D. Author_Email: Asis and Maria Blesila G. Author_Email: Datu

2012-08: Interregional Trade of High-value Fruits and Vegetables: Issues on Transport and Shipping

Gilberto M. Author_Email: Llanto, Francis Mark Quimba and Mercedita A. Author_Email: Sombilla

2012-07: Primary Education: Barriers to Entry and Bottlenecks to Completion

Jose Ramon Albert and Clarissa C. Author_Email: David

2012-06: Trade Reforms, Competition, and Innovation in the Philippines

Rafaelita Aldaba

2012-05: Small and Medium Enterprises` (SMEs) Access to Finance: Philippines

Rafaelita Aldaba

2012-04: Inequities in Noncommunicable Diseases

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Danica Aisa P. Author_Email: Ortiz, John Juliard Author_Email: Go, Charmaine Author_Email: Duante, Rosa C. Author_Email: Gonzales, Laurita R. Author_Email: Mendoza, Clarissa Author_Email: Reyes, Frances Rose Author_Email: Elgo and Melanie P. Author_Email: Aldeon

2012-03: Rationalizing National Government Subsidies for State Universities and Colleges

Rosario G. Author_Email: Manasan

2012-02: Consistent GDP Aggregation and Purchasing Power Parity

Jesus Dumagan

2012-01: Profile of Out-of-School Children in the Philippines

Jose Ramon Albert, Andre Philippe Author_Email: Ramos, Francis Mark Quimba and Jocelyn P. Author_Email: Almeda

2011-38: Investing in Local Roads for Economic Growth

Gilberto M. Author_Email: Llanto

2011-37: Review of Philippine Migration Laws and Regulations: Gains, Gaps, Prospects

Julyn S. Author_Email: Ambito and Melissa Suzette L. Author_Email: Banzon

2011-36: Taking Stock of the ROOs in the ASEAN+1 FTAs: Toward Deepening East Asian Integration

Erlinda M. Author_Email: Medalla

2011-35: Philippines: Food Security versus Agricultural Exports?

Marites Tiongco and Kris Francisco

2011-34: Policy on Irregular Migrants in Malaysia: An Analysis of its Implementation and Effectiveness

Azizah Author_Email: Kassim and Ragayah Haji Mat Author_Email: Zin

2011-33: Managing International Labor Migration: The Philippine Experience

Aniceto Orbeta and Michael Abrigo

2011-32: Disability and Gender: The Case of the Philippines

Aubrey Tabuga and Christian Mina

2011-31: Dynamics of Poverty in the Philippines: Distinguishing the Chronic from the Transient Poor

Aubrey Tabuga, Christian Mina, Celia M. Author_Email: Reyes, Ronina D. Author_Email: Asis and Maria Blesila G. Author_Email: Datu

2011-30: A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines

Aubrey Tabuga and Celia M. Author_Email: Reyes

2011-29: Multimarket Modeling of Agricultural Supply when Crop Land Is a Quasi-fixed Input: A Note

Roehlano Briones

2011-28: Different Stream, Different Needs, and Impact: Managing International Labor Migration in ASEAN: Thailand (Immigration)

Srawooth Author_Email: Paitoonpong

2011-27: Different Stream, Different Needs, and Impact: Managing International Labor Migration in ASEAN: Thailand (Emigration)

Yongyuth Author_Email: Chalamwong

2011-26: Irregular Migration from Cambodia: Characteristics, Challenges, and Regulatory Approach

Vutha Author_Email: Hing, Pide Author_Email: Lun and Dalis Author_Email: Phann

2011-25: The Governance of Indonesian Overseas Employment in the Context of Decentralization

Palmira Bachtiar

2011-24: Foreign Labor in Singapore: Trends, Policies, Impacts, and Challenges

Chia Siow Author_Email: Yue

2011-23: Regional Economic Integration in East Asia: Progress and Pathways

Erlinda M. Author_Email: Medalla and Jenny D. Author_Email: Balboa

2011-22: The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on the Labor Market: The Case of the Philippines

Jenny D. Author_Email: Balboa and Melalyn C. Author_Email: Mantaring

2011-21: Expanding Social Health Insurance Coverage: New Issues and Challenges

Rosario G. Author_Email: Manasan

2011-20: Analysis of the President`s Budget for 2012

Rosario G. Author_Email: Manasan

2011-19: A Generalized Exactly Additive Decomposition of Aggregate Labor Productivity Growth

Jesus Dumagan

2011-18: Contagious Migration: Evidence from the Philippines

Michael Abrigo and Desiree Desierto

2011-17: Innovation in the Automotive Sector of the Philippines

Francis Mark Quimba and Maureen Ane D. Author_Email: Rosellon

2011-16: Assessment on the Use of Marginal Areas for Cultivation of Feedstock for Biofuel

Roehlano Briones

2011-15: Results of the 2009 Survey of Innovation Activities (SIA)

Rafaelita Aldaba, Jose Ramon Albert, Francis Mark Quimba and Donald B. Author_Email: Yasay

2011-14: Efficiency of State Universities and Colleges in the Philippines: a Data Envelopment Analysis

Janet Cuenca

2011-13: The Political Economy of Reducing the United States Dollar`s Role as a Global Reserve Currency

Josef T. Author_Email: Yap

2011-12: Protecting Filipino Transnational Domestic Workers: Government Regulations and their Outcomes

Graziano Author_Email: Battistella and Maruja M.B. Author_Email: Asis

2011-11: A Profile of the Philippine Pharmaceutical Sector

Aubrey Tabuga, Rouselle Lavado, Celia M. Author_Email: Reyes, Ronina D. Author_Email: Asis and Maria Blesila G. Author_Email: Datu

2011-10: Improving Access to Affordable Medicines: Looking at Prevailing Prices and Distribution of Village Drugstores in the Philippines

Aubrey Tabuga, Celia M. Author_Email: Reyes, Ronina D. Author_Email: Asis and Maria Blesila G. Author_Email: Datu

2011-09: Implementing Weights for Additivity of Chained Volume Measures in the National Accounts

Jesus Dumagan

2011-08: Deriving Weights for Additivity of Chained Volume Measures in the National Accounts

Jesus Dumagan

2011-07: Mobilizing LGU Support for Basic Education: Focus on the Special Education Fund

Rosario G. Author_Email: Manasan, Janet Cuenca and Alicia B. Author_Email: Celestino

2011-06: Persons with Disability (PWDs) in Rural Philippines: Results from the 2010 Field Survey in Rosario, Batangas

Aubrey Tabuga, Christian Mina, Celia Reyes, Ronina D. Author_Email: Asis and Maria Blesila G. Author_Email: Datu

2011-05: Profile of Private Hospitals in the Philippines

Rouselle Lavado, Ida Marie T. Author_Email: Pantig, Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Maria Blesila G. Author_Email: Datu, Danica Aisa P. Author_Email: Ortiz, Jeanette F. Author_Email: Jimenez and Eduardo P. Author_Email: Banzon

2011-04: An Estimated (Closed Economy) Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium Model for the Philippines: Are There Credibility Gains from Committing to an Inflation Targeting Rule?

Ruperto P. Author_Email: Majuca

2011-03: Assessing Development Strategies to Achieve the MDGs in Asia: Philippines (Final Report)

Roehlano Briones, Francis Mark Quimba, Jonathan B. Author_Email: Bungcayao, Joseph B. Author_Email: Paglingayen, Ivee Author_Email: Libunao and Myrna B. Author_Email: Asuncion

2011-02: Social Protection in the Philippines: Current State and Challenges

Aniceto Orbeta