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2022-30: Analysis of the 2023 President’s Budget

CharlotteJustine Author_Email: Diokno-Sicat, RobertHectorG. Author_Email: Palomar and MarkGeraldC. Author_Email: Ruiz

2022-29: Assessing Policy Impacts in Digital Services Trade: Implications for the Philippines

NeilIrwinS. Author_Email: Moreno and FrancisMarkA. Author_Email: Quimba

2022-28: Enhancing Profits and Incomes in Agriculture and Fisheries

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones

2022-27: Starting Small: Building a Macroeconometric Model of the Philippine Economy

Margarita Debuque-Gonzales and John Paul Corpus

2022-26: Upgrading the ICT Regulatory Framework: Toward Accelerated and Inclusive Digital Connectivity

Ramonette Serafica and QueenCelA. Author_Email: Oren

2022-25: How Modern is Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries? Synthesis Report

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones

2022-24: DigitALL for Her: Futurecasting Platform Work for Women in Rural Philippines

PaulJohnM. Author_Email: Peña and VinceEisenC. Author_Email: Yao

2022-23: Philippine Education: Situationer, Challenges, and Ways Forward

Aniceto Orbeta and VicenteB. Author_Email: Paqueo

2022-22: Measuring Housing Affordability in the Philippines

Marife Ballesteros, TatumP. Author_Email: Ramos and JenicaA. Author_Email: Ancheta

2022-21: Is Food Supply Accessible, Affordable, and Stable? The State of Food Security in the Philippines

Ivory Myka R. Author_Email: Galang

2022-20: Towards Competitive Livestock, Poultry, and Dairy Industries: Consolidated Benchmarking Study

RoehlanoM. Author_Email: Briones and IsabelB. Author_Email: Espineli

2022-19: Domestic Benchmarking of the Philippine Livestock, Dairy, and Poultry Industries

Sonny Domingo, MaureenAneD. Author_Email: Rosellon, PaulineJoyM. Author_Email: Lorenzo and ArvieJoyA. Author_Email: Manejar

2022-18: Is Agriculture and Fisheries Ascending the Value-Added Ladder? The State of Agricultural Value Chains in the Philippines

KarloFerminS. Author_Email: Adriano and LourdesS. Author_Email: Adriano

2022-17: Fiscal Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic: Assessing Public Debt Sustainability in the Philippines

Margarita Debuque-Gonzales, Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat, John Paul Corpus, RobertHectorG. Author_Email: Palomar, MarkGerald Author_Email: Ruiz and RamonaMaria Author_Email: Miral

2022-16: On the OPSF and the Downstream Oil Industry Deregulation: Lead Us Not into Reversal Temptation and Deliver Us from Obfuscation

Adoracion Navarro

2022-15: Men- and Women-owned/led MSMEs and the COVID-19 Policy Responses

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Lora Kryz Author_Email: Baje, Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba and Celia M. Author_Email: Reyes

2022-14: COVID-19 MSME Policy Responses in the Philippines: How Goes the Gendered Quest?

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy and Paul John Author_Email: Peña

2022-13: To What Extent Has Philippine Agriculture Undergone Integration and Consolidation? State of Agri-enterprise Development in the Philippines

Arlene Inocencio, Alex Author_Email: Baulita and Albert Dale Author_Email: Inocencio

2022-12: A Review of Public Expenditures for Nutrition in National Government Agencies of the Philippines (2017-2019)

Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, Julienne Author_Email: Lechuga and Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2022-11: How Well Has Environmental and Social Protection Been Ensured for Small Farmers and Fisherfolk? Sustainable Development of Philippine Agriculture and Fisheries

Maria Corazon M. Author_Email: Ebarvia

2022-10: School Infrastructure in the Philippines: Where Are We Now and Where Should We Be Heading?

Adoracion Navarro

2022-09: Philippine Structural Transformation in the Context of Technological Change

Leonardo Lanzona

2022-08: Market and State in Philippine Agricultural Policy

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones

2022-07: How Much Has People Empowerment Progressed among Small Farmers and Fisherfolk? State of People's Organizations in the Philippines

Danilo A. Author_Email: Songco

2022-06: Agricultural Technology: Why Does the Level of Agricultural Production Remain Low Despite Increased Investments in Research and Extension?

Rowena T. Author_Email: Baconguis

2022-05: Modernizing Agriculture and Fisheries: Overview of Issues, Trends, and Policies

Roehlano M. Author_Email: Briones

2022-04: Analyzing Trends in APEC Using Data Analytics

Raymond Freth A. Author_Email: Lagria and Brenda A. Author_Email: Quismorio

2022-03: E-Commerce Adoption and Its Impact on the Performance of Women-led MSMEs in Metro Manila: An Ex-ante Study for RCEP

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

2022-02: Opportunities for the Philippines under RCEP: Trade in Services

John Paolo Rivera and Tereso Jr. S. Author_Email: Tullao

2022-01: Exploring Policies and Initiatives for Online Workers in the Philippines

Ramonette Serafica and Queen Cel A. Author_Email: Oren

2021-47: Government Strategies in the Water Transport Sector: A Closer Look at Philippine Ports

Kris Francisco and Valerie L. Author_Email: Lim

2021-46: Review of Urban Wastewater Management and Clean Water Act

Sonny Domingo and Arvie Joy A. Author_Email: Manejar

2021-45: Modern Biotechnology Application and Regulation in the Philippines: Issues and Prospects

Sonny Domingo and Arvie Joy A. Author_Email: Manejar

2021-44: Public Sector Procurement of Medicines in the Philippines

Michael Abrigo, Zhandra C Author_Email: Tam, Gina A. Author_Email: Opiniano, Sherryl A. Author_Email: Yee and Katha Ma-i M. Author_Email: Estopace

2021-43: A Review of Philippine Participation in Trade in Services Agreements

Ramonette Serafica and Queen Cel A. Author_Email: Oren

2021-42: Eradicating Poverty in the Philippines by 2030: An Elusive Goal?

Celia M. Author_Email: Reyes

2021-41: Breaking the Curse: Addressing Chronic Malnutrition in the Philippines Using a Health System Lens

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep

2021-40: Analyzing the Characteristics of International Migration in the Philippines Using the 2018 National Migration Survey

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

2021-39: Navigating the COVID-19 Storm: Impact of the Pandemic on the Philippine Economy and Macro Responses of Government

Margarita Debuque-Gonzales

2021-38: Analyzing Filipino Migrant Workers' Access to Social Protection

Aubrey Tabuga, Anna Rita P. Author_Email: Vargas and Maria Blesila D. Author_Email: Mondez

2021-37: Understanding and Measuring Financial Inclusion in the Philippines

John Paul Corpus and Margarita Debuque-Gonzales

2021-36: The Financial Health of Select Philippine Hospitals and the Role of the Philippine Health Insurance Corporation as the National Strategic Purchaser of Health Services

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas, Christian Edward L. Author_Email: Nuevo and Jhanna Author_Email: Uy

2021-35: Who Benefits from RCEP? Application of Trade Policy Tools

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral and Abigail E. Author_Email: Andrada

2021-34: A Descriptive Analysis of the Dynamics of Labor Market Outcomes of 4Ps Beneficiaries

Aubrey Tabuga, Arkin Author_Email: Arboneda and Anna Rita P. Author_Email: Vargas

2021-33: Readiness of Philippine Cities to Smart City Development

Tatum Author_Email: Ramos, Pauline Joy M. Author_Email: Lorenzo, Jenica Author_Email: Ancheta and Marife Ballesteros

2021-32: Assessment of the Service Capability and Readiness of Philippine Hospitals to Provide High-Quality Health Care

Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas and Christian Edward L. Author_Email: Nuevo

2021-31: SocPen Beyond Ten: A Process Evaluation of the DSWD Social Pension (SocPen) Program for Indigent Senior Citizens amid the COVID-19 Pandemic

Jose Ramon Albert, Jennifer D. Author_Email: Monje and Mika S. Author_Email: Muñoz

2021-30: An Assessment of the Quality of Inpatient Meals and Nutrition and Dietetics Processes in Select Public Hospitals in the Philippines

Lyle Daryll D. Author_Email: Casas, Jhanna Author_Email: Uy, Valerie Gilbert T. Author_Email: Ulep, Imelda Author_Email: Angeles-Agdeppa, Eva A. Author_Email: Goyena, Josie P. Author_Email: Desnacido and Maylene P. Author_Email: Cajucom

2021-29: Analysis of the FinTech Landscape in the Philippines

Francis Mark A. Author_Email: Quimba, Mark Anthony A. Author_Email: Barral and Jean Clarisse T. Author_Email: Carlos

2021-28: Labor Market Structures, Pay Gap, and Skills in the Philippines

Lawrence Dacuycuy and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy