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    An exegesis of mediocrity: institutions and inclusion in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2015
    The lack of inclusivity of economic growth characterizes Philippine development. This is evident in the perennially inadequate, poor-quality, and non-inclusive public goods and services despite a growing economy. This Policy Note, contributed by a National Scientist of the Philippines, explains this phenomenon through the concept of collective action.
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    Study of alternative mechanisms for rural credit delivery

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This study aims to identify possible alternative mechanisms of extending credit to agrarian reform beneficiaries (ARB) and to assess the effectiveness, viability and sustainability of the alternative mechanisms for delivering credit assistance to ARBs.
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    The impact of credit on productivity and growth of rural nonfarm enterprises

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This study looks at the status of rural nonfarm enterprises (RNEs) in the Visayas area. Descriptive statistics indicate that majority of the RNEs are micro- and cottage-sized enterprises managed by the owner/operator only. Very few can be considered small-scale.
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    Estimating industry benchmarks for the Value Added Tax

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The value added tax (VAT) was first adopted in the Philippines in 1988, replacing 12 different kinds of indirect taxes.
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    A perspective on macroeconomic and economy-wide quantitative models of the Philippines: 1990-2002

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    Criticism against large-scale macroeconometric models built in the tradition of the Cowles Commission approach began to mount in the late 1960s. These misgivings were subsequently reflected in the Lucas critique, Sims critique and disenchantment with the model’s Keynesian foundations.
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    Central banking in the Philippines: then, now and the future

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The country’s central bank has a profound impact on the lives of all residents in the country. This paper attempted to put some policy issues on central banking in the country in certain perspectives so that policy debates on these issues can proceed with greater focus.
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    The Philippines in the global trading environment: looking back and the road ahead

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The government of the Philippines has implemented substantial trade and investment policy reforms during the last two decades following a th ree-track approach involving unilateral, regional and multilateral modalities towards freer trade and investment.
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    Analyzing the impact of trade reforms on welfare and income distribution using CGE framework: the case of the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003
    Tariff reform, particularly tariff reduction, is one of the major economic reforms implemented in the last one and half decades in the Philippines. The paper attempts to analyse the effects of the tariff reduction from 1994 to 2000 on household income and welfare using a computable general equilibrium (CGE) model calibrated to the 1994 social accounting matrix (SAM).
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    East Asian regional cooperation: approaches and processes

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    East Asia has been caught with regionalism in recent years. There has been a proliferation of bilateral and regional trading arrangement initiatives across the region.
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    Tax administration reform: (semi-) autonomous revenue authority anyone?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2003
    The Philippines has not been immune to the worldwide trend towards the creation of semi-autonomous revenue authorities. To date, three bills are pending at the House of Representatives seeking to establish a semi-autonomous internal revenue administration to replace the Bureau of Internal Revenue.

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