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2023-24: Analyzing the Resilience of Farming Households in Upland Areas

Aubrey Tabuga, Anna Rita P. Author_Email: Vargas and Madeleine Louise S. Author_Email: Baino

2023-23: Will Food Be Affordable to Filipinos by 2030? Alternative Expenditure Policies toward Ending Hunger by 2030

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones, Imelda Author_Email: Angeles-Agdeppa, Isabel B. Author_Email: Espineli, Howarth Bouis and M a.Lynell V. Author_Email: Maniego

2023-22: Where Have the Workers Gone since the COVID-19 Pandemic?

Ma. Christina Epetia, John Joseph S. Author_Email: Ocbina and Kimberly R. Author_Email: Librero

2023-21: Green and Digital: Managing the Twin Transition toward Sustainable Development

Ramonette B. Author_Email: Serafica, Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Abigail E. Author_Email: Andrada and Neil Irwin S. Author_Email: Moreno

2023-20: Subnational Infrastructure Development and Internal Migration in the Philippines

Adoracion Navarro

2023-19: What Drives Female Fertility in the Philippines? Evidence from 50 Years of National Demographic and Health Surveys

Katha Ma-i M. Author_Email: Estopace and Michael Abrigo

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

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Abigail E. Author_Email: Andrada and Neil Irwin S. Author_Email: Moreno

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

Jose Ramon Albert, Aubrey Tabuga, Jana Flor V. Author_Email: Vizmanos, Mika S. Author_Email: Muñoz, Angelo C. Author_Email: Hernandez and M a.Teresa Author_Email: Habitan

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, Jana Flor V. Author_Email: Vizmanos, Mika S. Author_Email: Muñoz, Lovelaine B. Author_Email: Basillote, Jason Author_Email: Alinsunurin and Angelo C. Author_Email: Hernandez

2023-15: How Energy Secure is the Philippines?

Adoracion Navarro, M a. Kristina P. Author_Email: Ortiz and JethroEl L. Author_Email: Camara

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

Ramonette B. Author_Email: Serafica and Queen Cel A. Author_Email: Oren

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

Aniceto Orbeta, Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones, Marife Ballesteros, Ivory Myka R. Author_Email: Galang and Isabel B. Author_Email: Espineli

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

Ramonette B. Author_Email: Serafica, Jose Ramon Albert, Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Jana Flor V. Author_Email: Vizmanos, Mika S. Author_Email: Muñoz, Abigail E. Author_Email: Andrada, Neil Irwin S. Author_Email: Moreno and Angelo C. Author_Email: Hernandez

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

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

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

Ricxie B. Author_Email: Maddawin, Charlotte Justine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat, Robert Hector G. Author_Email: Palomar, Mark Gerald C. Author_Email: Ruiz and Marianne N. Author_Email: Juco

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

Marife Ballesteros, Pauline Joy M. Author_Email: Lorenzo, Tatum P. Author_Email: Ramos, Jenica A. Author_Email: Ancheta, Elmer S. Author_Email: Mercado and Amillah Author_Email: Rodil-Ocampo

2023-07: Public Health and Labor Policy

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Ricxie B. Author_Email: Maddawin, Charlotte Justine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat, Robert Hector G. Author_Email: Palomar and Mark Gerald C. Author_Email: Ruiz

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

Aniceto Orbeta, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Michael Abrigo

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

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Christian Edward L. Author_Email: Nuevo, Joy Author_Email: Bagas, AlfredoJose C. Author_Email: Ballesteros and MariaAsuncion A. Author_Email: Silvestre

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

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas, Alice Author_Email: Nkoroi, Mario V. Author_Email: Capanzana, ReneGerardJ r. 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)

Zhandra C. Author_Email: Tam, Gina A. Author_Email: Opiniano and Michael Abrigo

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

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Nina Ashley O. Author_Email: dela Cruz, Alyssa Cyrielle Author_Email: Villanueva, Clarisa Joy A. Author_Email: Flaminiano and AlfredoJose C. Author_Email: Ballesteros

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

Ida Marie T. Author_Email: Pantig, Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Lovely Ann C. Author_Email: Tolin and Xylee Author_Email: Javier

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

Kris Francisco and Valerie L. 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

Sonny Domingo, Arvie Joy A. Author_Email: Manejar and Ludwig John H. Author_Email: Pascual

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

John Q. Author_Email: Wong, StephanieAnne L. Author_Email: Co, CheyenneArianaErika Author_Email: Modina, KrizelleCleo Author_Email: Fowler, MaryGil Author_Email: Tarroc, Eunice U. 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, Anna Rita P. Author_Email: Vargas and Madeleine Louise S. Author_Email: Baino

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

Zhandra C. Author_Email: Tam, Katha Ma-i M. Author_Email: Estopace, Michael Abrigo and KeanNorbie F. 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

Jose Ramon Albert, Jana Flor V. Author_Email: Vizmanos, Mika S. 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

Jill Angeli V. Author_Email: Bacasmas, Julio S. III Author_Email: Amador, MariaGisela B. Author_Email: Orinion and MaryAnn L. Author_Email: DelRosario

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

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba and Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral

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

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba and Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral

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

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and LeihMaruss V. Author_Email: Sinsay

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

Sonny Domingo, Charlotte Justine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat, Mary Pauline V. Author_Email: Saquing, Michael Abrigo, John Joseph S. Author_Email: Ocbina and Perla U.S. Author_Email: Bernardo

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

Sonny Domingo, Arvie Joy A. Author_Email: Manejar and John Joseph S. 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 Queen Cel A. Author_Email: Oren

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

Jocelyn O. Author_Email: Celero, Melissa R. Author_Email: Garabiles and Evangeline O. Author_Email: Katigbak-Montoya

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

Zhandra C. Author_Email: Tam, Sherryl A. Author_Email: Yee, Michael Abrigo and Danika Author_Email: Astilla-Magoncia

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

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, Clarisa Joy A. Author_Email: Flaminiano, VicenteAlberto R. Author_Email: Puyat and VictorAndrew A. Author_Email: Antonio

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

George Douglas Author_Email: Siton, MiharuJay Author_Email: Kimwell, FrancesLois Author_Email: Ngo and VicenteAlberto Author_Email: Puyat

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

Jill Angeli V. Author_Email: Bacasmas, Jovito Jose P. Author_Email: Katigbak and Jean Clarisse T. Author_Email: Carlos

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

Philip Arnold Tuano, Julian Thomas B. Author_Email: Alvarez, Gerald Gracius Pascua, Cymon Kayle Lubangco, Leonardo Lanzona and RollyCzarJoseph T. Author_Email: Castillo

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

John Paolo Rivera, Eylla Laire M. Author_Email: Gutierrez and MarieJel D. Author_Email: Bautista

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

Marife Ballesteros and Jenica A. Author_Email: Ancheta