Discussion Papers

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2019-10: The Philippines' Voluntary National Review on the Sustainable Development Goals

Aubrey Tabuga, Jose Ramon Albert, Jana Flor V. Vizmanos, Celia Reyes, Arkin A. Arboneda and Carlos C. Cabaero

2019-09: Silver Linings for the Elderly in the Philippines: Policies and Programs for Senior Citizens

Celia M. Reyes, Ronina D. Asis and Arkin Arboneda

2019-08: Understanding the New Globalization: Implications for the Philippines

Roehlano M. Briones, Michael Abrigo, Francis Mark A. Quimba and Connie B. Dacuycuy

2019-07: The Evolution of APEC and its Role in Philippine Trade and Investment

Francis Mark A. Quimba and Mark Anthony A. Barral

2019-06: 'Starting Where the Children Are': A Process Evaluation of the Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education Implementation

Jennifer D. Monje, Aniceto Orbeta and Erlinda M. Capones

2019-05: Examining the Women's Low Labor Market Participation Rate in the Philippines: Is Housework the Missing Link?

Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2019-04: A Note on the 2019 President's Budget

Janet Cuenca

2019-03: Understanding the Educational Mobility of Men and Women and the Schooling Progression of Boys and Girls in the Philippines: A Regional Perspective

Lawrence Dacuycuy and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2019-02: Counting Women's Work in the Philippines

Michael Abrigo and Kris Francisco-Abrigo

2019-01: Gender Equity in Education: Helping the Boys Catch Up

Aniceto Orbeta and Vicente B. Paqueo

2018-54: Migrant Networks in the Context of Temporary Labor Migration

Aubrey Tabuga

2018-53: Forest Protection in the Philippines

Sonny Domingo and Arvie Joy A. Manejar

2018-52: Disaster Preparedness and Local Governance in the Philippines

Sonny Domingo and Arvie Joy A. Manejar

2018-51: Scenarios for the Philippine Agri-Food System with and without Tariffication: Application of a CGE model with Endogenous Area Allocation

Roehlano M. Briones

2018-50: Exploring the Presence of Cognitive Social Capital in Philippine Communities

Catharine E Adaro

2018-49_(revised): Senior High School and the Labor Market: Perspectives of Grade 12 Students and Human Resource Officers

Aniceto Orbeta, Danica Aisa P. Ortiz, Ma. Kristina P. Ortiz, Marites B. Lagarto and Maropsil V. Potestad

2018-48_(revised): Regulatory Measures Affecting Service Trade and Investment: Information and Communications Technology Services

Ramonette Serafica and Lai-Lynn A.B. Barcenas

2018-47: Benefit-Cost Analysis of the Resurgent Irrigation System Program of the Philippines

Roehlano M. Briones

2018-46: Economic Principles for Rightsizing Government

Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat

2018-45: Child Stunting Prevention: The Challenge of Mobilizing Local Governments for National Impact

Alejandro N. Herrin, Michael Abrigo, Danica Aisa P. Ortiz and Zhandra C Tam

2018-44_(revised): Impact Evaluation Design for the CHED K-to-12 Transition Program

Aniceto Orbeta, Michael Cabalfin and Brian C. Mallari

2018-43: Are We Missing Out on the Demographic Dividend? Trends and Prospects

Alejandro N. Herrin, John Michael Ian Salas, Michael Abrigo, Danica Aisa P. Ortiz, Rachel H. Racelis and Zhandra C Tam

2018-42: Devolution of Health Services, Fiscal Decentralization, and Antenatal Care in the Philippines

Michael Abrigo and Danica Aisa P. Ortiz

2018-41_(revised): Assessment of TRAIN's Coal and Petroleum Excise Taxes: Environmental Benefits and Impacts on Sectoral Employment and Household Welfare

Philip Arnold Tuano, Ramon L. Clarete, Marjorie Muyrong, Czar Joseph Castillo and Miann Banaag

2018-40: Regulatory Measures Affecting Services Trade and Investment: Financial Services

Melanie S. Milo and Geminiano L. Sandoval

2018-39: Modelling Reality: A Short History of Selected Philippine Macroeconometric Models

Michael Abrigo, Francis Mark Quimba, Celia Reyes, Lora Kryz Baje, Sylwyn Jr. C. Calizo, Zhandra C Tam, Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy, Nico B. Borromeo and Gabriel Iñigo Hernandez

2018-38: Answering Critical Questions on Mining in the Philippines

Sonny Domingo, Eligia D. Clemente and Arvie Joy A. Manejar

2018-37: The Boracay Closure: Socioeconomic Consequences and Resilience Management

Jose Ramon Albert, Francis Mark Quimba, Celia M. Reyes, Ronina D. Asis and Ma. Kristina P. Ortiz

2018-36: Health Devolution in the Philippines: Lessons and Insights

Janet Cuenca

2018-35: Social Protection for Men and Women in the Philippines: Some Insights for Improving Program Design of Social Insurance Schemes

Aubrey Tabuga, Celia M. Reyes and Ronina D. Asis

2018-34: Non-Tariff Measures in the Philippines

Francis Mark Quimba and Sylwyn Jr. C. Calizo

2018-33: Exploring Neural Network Models in Understanding Bilateral Trade in APEC: A Review of History and Concepts

Francis Mark Quimba and Mark Anthony A. Barral

2018-32: When It Rains, It Pours? Analyzing the Rainfall Shocks-Poverty Nexus in the Philippines

Lora Kryz Baje and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2018-31: A Public Expenditure Review of Social Protection Programs in the Philippines

Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat and Ma. Alma P. Mariano

2018-30: Issues on Digital Trade

Ramonette Serafica and Jose Ramon Albert

2018-29: Participatory Governance in the Public Provision of Housing: The Case of Local Housing Boards in the Philippines

Marife Ballesteros and Jenica Ancheta

2018-28: Learnings from the BUB: What Factors Determine the Level of Institutional Trust in the LGUs?

Rosario G. Manasan and Catharine E Adaro

2018-27_(revised): Assessment of Republic Act 10963: The 2017 Tax Reform for Acceleration and Inclusion

Rosario G. Manasan

2018-26: Poverty is Multidimensional: But Do We Really Need a Multidimensional Poverty Index?

Jose Ramon Albert and Jana Flor V. Vizmanos

2018-25: Out-of-School Children: Changing Landscape of School Attendance and Barriers to Completion

Jose Ramon Albert, Clarissa C. David and Jana Flor V. Vizmanos

2018-24: A Characteristic-Based Sorting Tool for SLP Beneficiaries

Celia M. Reyes and Arkin Arboneda

2018-23: A Survey of Literature on Philippine Decentralization

Charlotte Justine Diokno-Sicat and Ricxie B. Maddawin

2018-22: E-Finance in the Philippines: Status and Prospects for Digital Financial Inclusion

Gilberto M. Llanto, Maureen Ane D. Rosellon and Ma. Kristina P. Ortiz

2018-21: Assessment of the Philippine Electric Power Industry Reform Act

Arlan Brucal and Jenica Ancheta

2018-20: Profile and Determinants of the Middle-Income Class in the Philippines

Jose Ramon Albert, Jana Flor V. Vizmanos and Angelo Gabrielle F. Santos

2018-19: Going Digital: From Innovation to Inclusive Growth in the Philippines

Francis Mark Quimba and Sylwyn Jr. C. Calizo

2018-18: Social Mobility in the Philippines: A Research Road Map

Lawrence Dacuycuy and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2018-17_(revised): Discovering the Philippines' Potential Export Portfolio through the Product Space: Some Products and Ways Forward

Ramonette Serafica and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2018-16_(revised): Harnessing the Potential of the Philippines' Agricultural Sector: An Assessment using the Product Space

Ramonette Serafica and Connie Bayudan-Dacuycuy

2018-15: The Wage Gap between Male and Female Agricultural Workers: Analysis and Implications for Gender and Development Policy

Roehlano M. Briones