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An empirical analysis on the tradeoff between schooling and child labor in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004This paper looks into the reality that is child labor and tries to understand its existence in light of education realities and schooling issues in the Philippines. It attempts to answer the aforesaid question through the investigation on the tradeoff between child labor and schooling, and the exploration of the impacts of this tradeoff in both the short term and long term.DocumentDecentralization of governance and financing of public roads in the Philippines in the 1990s
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004The main purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate recent practices in Philippine transport infrastructure policies, with emphasis on market-oriented policies and decentralized governance.DocumentPreferential trading agreements and agricultural liberalization in East and Southeast Asia
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006This paper analyses how various preferential trading arrangements deal with agriculture liberalization and examines a few case studies highlighting the provisions on agriculture. It assesses the effect of preferential trade agreements on agriculture trade flows in the case of ASEAN.DocumentDeliberating a Philippine-US Free Trade Agreement: issues, challenges and prospects
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006As a result of changing conditions in the world market and increasing global competition, trade and integration arrangements have become a part of economic and development strategies of countries. Bilateral economic partnerships or Free Trade Agreements are seen as an option in creating a stable economy and in creating an environment attractive for investment.DocumentThe Politico-Strategic dimension of the US proposal for a Free Trade Agreement with the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006This research paper examines the politico-strategic motivations of the Bush Administration’s effort to foster Free Trade Agreements to a number of countries, including the Philippines. It argues that FTAs are being used by the U.S. as means of advancing the trade interest of American business, as well as ensuring its leadership in the global political economy.DocumentAgricultural trade between the Philippines and the US: status, issues and prospects
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006The paper describes the environment under which RP-US agricultural trade currently operates. It also highlights key issues affecting current trade flows between the Philippines and the US, and provides background information vital for future bilateral agricultural negotiations with the U.S.DocumentThe impact of a Philippine-US FTA: the case of Philippine agriculture
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006The paper examines the effect of an RP-US FTA in the Philippine agricultural sector. Using an Applied General Equilibrium (AGE) Model, it analyzes the impact of the removal of tariffs on imports from the US on the various commodities in agriculture and food processing.DocumentIssues and pospects on the movement of natural persons and human capital development in the Philippine-American Economic Relations
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006The United States of America is the top trading partner of the Philippines and also the top destination of highly skilled and professional Filipino workers. This paper explores the possibility of a free trade agreement (FTA) that covers the asymmetries of the two countries in labor, services and human resources development, particularly educational services. The existing FTAs of the U.S.DocumentAssessment of competitiveness and logistics infrastructure of the Philippine garments industry
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006The paper discusses the state of the Philippine garments industry, with specific focus on its competitiveness and logistics infrastructure, and how the industry can make use of the prospective Free Trade Agreement with the US.DocumentEnhancement and deepening of the competitiveness of the Philippine electronics industry under a bilateral setting
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006The participation of the Philippines in the global production network of multinational electronic companies has undoubtedly shaped the pattern and structure of the country’s international trade since the early 1990s.Pages