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    Prospects for regional cooperation between Latin America and the Caribbean region and the Asia and Pacific region: perspective from East Asia

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    The economic success of the East Asian region during the past four decades and its proven resilience during times of crisis demonstrate that regional integration, supported by both open trade and regional cooperation, is a key factor for sustained growth and development.
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    Innovations in financing food security

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    Food production will have to increase by 70% in 2050 to keep up with a global population that is projected to grow from 6 billion to 9 billion (UN, 2009). Given the physical and environmental constraints on increasing land and water use for food production and other economic activities, agricultural productivity will have to substantially improve to meet increasing demand for food.
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    Comparing GDP in constant and in chained prices: some new results

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    This paper’s framework for GDP in chained prices yields GDP in constant prices as a special case of constant relative prices, i.e., these GDP measures differ only when relative prices change. The framework has a novel additive procedure, counter to the prevailing view that GDP in chained prices is non-additive.
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    Revisiting sectoral liberalization: an alternative to the FTAAP? Implications on the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    The constant search for fresh impetus to revive trade liberalization inspired APEC members to consider the preferential route. The Free Trade Area of the Asia Pacific (FTAAP) has not been met by an overwhelming show of support by all members. While ambitious, a
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    Scenarios and options for productivity growth in Philippine agriculture: an application of the Agricultural Multimarket Model for Policy Evaluation (AMPLE)

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    Sustaining and accelerating agricultural growth remains a development imperative in view of persistent rural poverty and emerging threats to food security. While growth can be achieved by expansion of agricultural area and input intensification, growth through improvement in productivity is a promising option. However, productivity growth appears to be a relatively low priority for policy.
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    Assessing the competitiveness of the Philippine IT industry

    2000
    The development experience of the past three decades has demonstrated the strategic role information technology (IT) has on the global economy. As an industry, IT has dominated world trade growth in the 1990s contributing to the rapid growth of exports. As a generic technology, it has also revolutionized production process by cutting costs and enhancing product quality and performance.
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    Tracking East Asia's recovery from the Capital Account Crisis: analysis, evidence and policy implications

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    The strong recovery of the five crisis-affected countries of East Asia between 1999 and 2000 has revived the debate on the causes of the 1997 financial crisis. Initially there had been an emerging consensus that the crisis had originated from the capital account.
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    K-Developedia

    K-Developedia is an open access repository that contains more than 35,000 resources on Korean development experience.Key features:
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    Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA): Toward a framework for regional economic integration

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    With less than two years after its ratification, many of the economic gains expected under JPEPA have yet to be realized. But while critics may be quick to judge its failure due to this seeming lack of progress, neither have there been costs and dislocations that should have been more immediately evident. Moreover, the recent trends in trade and investments appear encouraging.
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    Achieving the ASEAN Economic Community 2015: challenges for the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    ASEAN member countries are moving to wards achieving the ASEAN Economic Community with the timeline set at 2015. It is therefore important for policymakers in the region to sustain the momentum—or perhaps even accelerate the pace— towards establishing the AEC. Policy measures are being implemented based on the AEC Blueprint agreed upon in 2007.

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