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  Philippine-Japan bilateral agreements: analysis of possible effects on unemployment, distribution and poverty in the Philippines using CGE-microsimulation approach

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  The ongoing negotiations on the possible bilateral agreements between the Philippines and Japan cover a number of issues. However, the scope of the paper limits only to analysing the possible effects of reducing Philippine tariffs on imports from Japan of non-agricultural products and the potential impacts of increasing Philippine exports to Japan of non-agriculture products.
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  Strengthening bilateral trade and investment relationship Between Latin America and the Philippines: beyond economic diplomacy

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  Trade with nontraditional and distant markets has always been regarded as worth exploring in an effort to increase market shares amidst the downside effects of globalization and regional trade cooperation.
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  The role of other economically active household members in poverty alleviation

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  Over the past several years, the state of poverty in the Philippines has been widely examined and written in various literatures. However, amidst plethora of studies, the role of other economically active household members is always put at the backseat as the usual emphasis of analysis of household-focused empirical studies is on the relationship between headship and poverty.
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  In-depth analysis on the access to and suitability of the loans

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  Earlier studies on microfinance in the Philippines focused more on financial management of cooperatives as well as on the macrostructure and performance of MFIs.
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  An Analysis of Industry and Sector-Specific Impacts of a Japan-Philippines economic partnership

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  This paper aims to identify industry and macro-level factors that affect competitiveness of selected sectors upon the implementation of the JPEPA. Priority sectors identified by the Department of Trade and Industry, accounting for 82% of total Philippine exports to Japan in 2002, were included in the study.
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  Preferential rules of origin for the Japan-Philippine economic partnership: issues and prospects

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  The design of rules of origin (ROO) in preferential trade agreements is critical because to the extent that it determines which products are eligible for trade preferences, it influences the magnitude of economic benefits arising from a free trade area (FTA) and who gets them. The challenge in the JPEPA is to craft an ROO that fosters trade but at the same time pegs transaction costs low.
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  Prospects and problems of expanding trade with Japan: a survey of Philippine exporters

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  This paper looks at firm-level factors that affect Philippine exports to Japan with the main objective of recommending provisions for the proposed Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA) that will enable existing and prospective Philippine exporters to fully exploit the potential of the Japanese market.
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  Two essays on regional economic integration in East Asia

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  Regional economic integration in East Asia has gained momentum in the aftermath of the 1997 financial crisis and the escalation of international terrorism. In the first essay, the integration process in Europe and East Asia is compared briefly. This is followed by a discussion on the expansion process by the European Union and how East Asia can learn from this.
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  Determinants of individual trade policy preference in the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004

  In a democratic country, economic policies succeed or fail depending on its political support. Open trade policies that were initiated and accepted years ago, in particular, can be reversed, within the limits of the country’s international commitments, depending on the government’s conviction as well as popular pressure.
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  Toward knowledge-based economy of the kingdom of Saudi Arabia

  Korea Development Institute, 2012

  Korean Knowledge Sharing Program (KSP) has been conducted in cooperation with the government of Saudi Arabia on the issues of Economic Development in priority areas in 2010.

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