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2023-18: Does FTA Import Utilization Enhance Firm Performance? An Assessment of the Philippine Manufacturing Sector

NeilIrwinS. Author_Email: Moreno, FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba and AbigailE. Author_Email: Andrada

2023-17: Long-Term Effects of Labor Migration in the Philippines: “Napakasakit, Kuya Eddie!â€

Jose Ramon Albert, Ma.Teresa Author_Email: Habitan, Aubrey Tabuga, JanaFlorV. Author_Email: Vizmanos, MikaS. Author_Email: Muñoz and AngeloC. Author_Email: Hernandez

2023-16: Sustainable Development Goal 4 on Quality Education for All: How Does the Philippines Fare and What Needs to Be Done?

Jose Ramon Albert, LovelaineB. Author_Email: Basillote, Jason Author_Email: Alinsunurin, JanaFlorV. Author_Email: Vizmanos, MikaS. Author_Email: Muñoz and AngeloC. Author_Email: Hernandez

2023-15: How Energy Secure is the Philippines?

Adoracion Navarro, Ma.KristinaP. Author_Email: Ortiz and JethroElL. Author_Email: Camara

2023-14: Should the Philippines Adopt Net Neutrality Regulations?

RamonetteB. Author_Email: Serafica and QueenCelA. Author_Email: Oren

2023-13: Endline Study Report and Policy Study for the ConVERGE Project

RoehlanoM. Author_Email: Briones, IvoryMykaR. Author_Email: Galang, IsabelB. Author_Email: Espineli, Aniceto Orbeta and Marife Ballesteros

2023-12: Government Interventions in the Domestic Shipping Industry: A Discussion on Market Competition and Maritime Safety

Kris Francisco

2023-11: The Extent of Innovation in Philippine Business and Industry: Results of the 2021 PIDS Survey of Innovation Activities

Jose Ramon Albert, FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba, RamonetteB. Author_Email: Serafica, JanaFlorV. Author_Email: Vizmanos, NeilIrwinS. Author_Email: Moreno, AbigailE. Author_Email: Andrada, MikaS. Author_Email: Muñoz and AngeloC. Author_Email: Hernandez

2023-10: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Employment and Wages in the Philippines

Margarita Author_Email: Debuque-Gonzales, Ma. Christina Epetia and John Paul Corpus

2023-09: Baseline Study on the State of Devolution in the (Pre-Mandanas) Philippines

MarianneN. Author_Email: Juco, RicxieB. Author_Email: Maddawin, RobertHectorG. Author_Email: Palomar, MarkGeraldC. Author_Email: Ruiz and CharlotteJustine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat

2023-08: Revisiting Metropolitan Governance: Improving the Delivery of Urban Services through Inter-LGU Cooperation

Marife Ballesteros, ElmerS. Author_Email: Mercado, Amillah Author_Email: Rodil-Ocampo, TatumP. Author_Email: Ramos, PaulineJoyM. Author_Email: Lorenzo and JenicaA. Author_Email: Ancheta

2023-07: Public Health and Labor Policy

CharlotteJustine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat, ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep, RobertHectorG. Author_Email: Palomar, RicxieB. Author_Email: Maddawin and MarkGeraldC. Author_Email: Ruiz

2023-06: COVID-19-induced Human Capital Shocks, Lifetime Labor Productivity, and Inequality

Michael Abrigo, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Aniceto Orbeta

2023-05: Identifying and Addressing the Determinants of Stunting in the First 1000 Days: Review of Nutrition Governance Strategies and Implementation of the Philippine Plan of Action for Nutrition (PPAN) 2017–2022

MariaAsuncionA. Author_Email: Silvestre, ChristianEdwardL. Author_Email: Nuevo, AlfredoJoseC. Author_Email: Ballesteros, Joy Author_Email: Bagas and ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep

2023-04: The Determinants of the Socioeconomic Inequality and the Trajectory of Child Stunting in the Philippines

ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, LyleDaryllD. Author_Email: Casas, MarioV. Author_Email: Capanzana, Alice Author_Email: Nkoroi, ReneGerardJr. Author_Email: Galera, MariaEvelyn Author_Email: Carpio and Frederich Author_Email: Tan

2023-03: Impact Evaluation of the Human Resource for Health Deployment Program (HRHDP)

Michael Abrigo, GinaA. Author_Email: Opiniano and ZhandraC. Author_Email: Tam

2023-02: Impact Evaluation of DOH’s Implementation of Articles 6 and 11 of the Framework Convention of Tobacco Control

ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep, NinaAshleyO. Author_Email: delaCruz, AlfredoJoseC. Author_Email: Ballesteros, AlyssaCyrielleB. Author_Email: Villanueva and ClarisaJoyA. Author_Email: Flaminiano

2023-01: Analysis of the National Health Expenditure Survey Round 1 and Design of Survey Protocol for NHES Round 2 (Phase 1)

IdaMarieT. Author_Email: Pantig, LovelyAnnC. Author_Email: Tolin, Xylee Author_Email: Javier and ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep

2022-62: Philippine Air Transport Infrastructure: State, Issues, Government Strategies

Kris Francisco and ValerieL. Author_Email: Lim

2022-61: The Implications of Developing a Philippine Nuclear Energy Program

Adoracion Navarro

2022-60: Implications of Lifting the Open-Pit Mining Ban in the Philippines

LudwigJohnH. Author_Email: Pascual, Sonny Domingo and ArvieJoyA. Author_Email: Manejar

2022-59: An Outcome Evaluation of the Philippine Health Technology Assessment Program

JohnQ. Author_Email: Wong, StephanieAnneL. Author_Email: Co, CheyenneArianaErika Author_Email: Modina, KrizelleCleo Author_Email: Fowler, MaryGil Author_Email: Tarroc, EuniceU. Author_Email: Mallari, Author_Email: AbigailL.Tan and Author_Email: CarloYao

2022-58: The COVID-19 and Filipino Migrant Workers: Looking into the Philippine Government’s Post-COVID-19 Support Mechanism

Aubrey Tabuga, AnnaRitaP. Author_Email: Vargas and MadeleineLouiseS. Author_Email: Baino

2022-57: Is Government a Good Investment? Public Transfers for Filipino Generations Born in 1950 to 2020

Michael Abrigo, KathaMa-iM. Author_Email: Estopace, ZhandraC. Author_Email: Tam and KeanNorbieF. Author_Email: Alicante

2022-56: Rethinking Taxation in the Digital Economy

Emerson S. Author_Email: Bañez

2022-55: Addressing Data Gaps with Innovative Data Sources

JanaFlorV. Author_Email: Vizmanos, Jose Ramon Albert, MikaS. Author_Email: Muñoz, Arlan Author_Email: Brucal, RizaTeresita Author_Email: Halili, AngeloJose Author_Email: Lumba and GaileAnne Author_Email: Patanñe

2022-54: Process Evaluation of the Deployment of Service Attachés or Representatives of Certain Government Agencies

JulioS.III Author_Email: Amador, MariaGiselaB. Author_Email: Orinion, MaryAnnL. Author_Email: DelRosario and JillAngeliV. Author_Email: Bacasmas

2022-53: Analyzing Filipinos’ Openness to Trade Partnerships and Globalization Using Sentiment Analysis

FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba and MarkAnthonyA. Author_Email: Barral

2022-52: Does Similarity in Philippine FTAs Matter in Trade?

FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba and MarkAnthonyA. Author_Email: Barral

2022-51: Bridging Gaps, Breaking Barriers, and Building Capacities in Online Marketplaces

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and LeihMarussV. Author_Email: Sinsay

2022-50: Outcome Evaluation of the Public Management Development Program

Sonny Domingo, Michael Abrigo, CharlotteJustine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat, PerlaU.S. Author_Email: Bernardo, MaryPaulineV. Author_Email: Saquing and JohnJosephS. Author_Email: Ocbina

2022-49: Looking at Payments for Ecosystems Services in the Philippines

Sonny Domingo, ArvieJoyA. Author_Email: Manejar and JohnJosephS. Author_Email: Ocbina

2022-48: Electricity Supply Interruptions in the Philippines: Characteristics, Trends, Causes

Kris Francisco

2022-47: The Philippine Digital Sector and Internet Connectivity: An Overview of the Value Chain and Barriers to Competition

Ramonette Serafica and QueenCelA. Author_Email: Oren

2022-46: Scoping Study on Health and Social Security Systems Literacy of Filipino Migrant Workers in East Asia

JocelynO. Author_Email: Celero, MelissaR. Author_Email: Garabiles and EvangelineO. Author_Email: Katigbak-Montoya

2022-45: Conditional Cash Transfers in Resource-poor Environments: Evidence from the Philippine 4Ps

Michael Abrigo, Danika Author_Email: Astilla-Magoncia, ZhandraC. Author_Email: Tam and SherrylA. Author_Email: Yee

2022-44: Food and Nutrient Intake Response to Food Prices and Government Programs: Implications for the Recent Economic Shocks

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones

2022-43: Let’s Get Fiscal: Extending the Small Macroeconometric Model of the Philippine Economy

Margarita Debuque-Gonzales and John Paul Corpus

2022-42: Spatiotemporal Analysis of Health Service Coverage in the Philippines

ClarisaJoyA. Author_Email: Flaminiano, VicenteAlbertoR. Author_Email: Puyat, VictorAndrewA. Author_Email: Antonio, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy and ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep

2022-41: Efficiency and Effectiveness of Earmarking for Public Health in the Philippines

MiharuJay Author_Email: Kimwell, FrancesLois Author_Email: Ngo, VicenteAlberto Author_Email: Puyat and GeorgeDouglas Author_Email: Siton

2022-40: Analysis of the Cross-Border E-Commerce Environment for Philippine Women-led MSMEs: Challenges and Opportunities

JeanClarisseT. Author_Email: Carlos, JovitoJoseP. Author_Email: Katigbak and JillAngeliV. Author_Email: Bacasmas

2022-39: The Effects of CPTPP on Philippine Employment and Earnings: A CGE Approach

Leonardo Lanzona, Philip Arnold Tuano, RollyCzarJosephT. Author_Email: Castillo, Cymon Kayle Lubangco, Gerald Gracius Pascua and JulianThomasB. Author_Email: Alvarez

2022-38: Analysis of the Readiness of Philippine Tourism Enterprises for Trade Liberalization in Asia-Pacific

EyllaLaireM. Author_Email: Gutierrez, MarieJelD. Author_Email: Bautista and John Paolo Rivera

2022-37: Public-Private Partnerships in Agriculture Value Chains: The Case of Project ConVERGE in the Philippines

Marife Ballesteros and JenicaA. Author_Email: Ancheta

2022-36: Close the Gap: Accelerating Post-pandemic Recovery through Social Justice

ValerieGilbertT. Author_Email: Ulep, Ma. Christina Epetia and Sonny Domingo

2022-35: FTA Utilization in the Philippines: Trends and Determinants

FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba, NeilIrwinS. Author_Email: Moreno and AbigailE. Author_Email: Andrada

2022-34: Road and Rail Transport Infrastructure in the Philippines: Current State, Issues, and Challenges

Adoracion Navarro and JokkazS. Author_Email: Latigar

2022-33: What Can We Learn from the Formal Agricultural Sector? Trends, Scale, and Governance of Agriculture and Fishery Establishments in the Philippines

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones

2022-32: Implementing Crisis and Risk Communication in a Pandemic: Insights from LGUs’ COVID-19 Experience

SheilaV. Author_Email: Siar and PaulineJoyM. Author_Email: Lorenzo

2022-31: Macroeconomic Prospects of the Philippines in 2022–2023: Steering through Global Headwinds

Margarita Debuque-Gonzales, John Paul Corpus and RamonaMariaL. Author_Email: Miral