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    Determinants of export performance in the Philippine manufacturing sector

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006
    The importance of export as an economic activity and a driver of growth has long been established in various research endeavours. Issues addressed in these studies include quantifying the contribution of export to economic growth, designing appropriate trade and industrial policies, and identifying macroeconomic factors that affect trade performance.
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    Rural labor and rural non-agricultural activities in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 1994
    This discussion paper examines the different aspects of labour in the rural household economy. It identifies the factors that significantly determine the labour allocation decisions of rural households. Moreover, it looks at how the availability and growth of rural nonagricultural employment opportunities affect the rural household allocation of labour and the rural labour markets.
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    The LGU extension services in a major rice-growing area: the case of Hagonoy, Davao del Sur

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    The province of Davao del Sur is considered one of the major rice-producing provinces of Region XI. It has been regarded as Mindanao’s top rice-yielding province because of its municipality’s (Hagonoy) high yield performance. The study shows that farmers have multiple sources of information within a given farming system.
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    Philippine tariff reforms: A CGE analysis

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    The Philippines undergoes a tariff reform program. After more than a decade of implementation, significant achievements have been attained in terms of changes in the tariff structure. For example, quantitative restrictions on important commodities have been tariffied. The tariff structure has been simplified from a multi-layered one into a structure with fewer tariff rates.
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    An analysis of Philippine trade reforms in 1995-2000 using the 1994 APEX model

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    There are three major developments in the area of foreign trade in 1990s: (a) the WTO-Uruguay Round agreement in 1995; (b) the AFTA agreement; and (c) the series of unilateral trade reform programs of the government.
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    Constraints, opportunities and options in irrigation development

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    There is a dearth of information on the extent of irrigation development in the country. As a result, there has been a great deal of confusion over the statistics on the state of irrigation development. The National Irrigation Administration (NIA) defines an irrigation service area as an area with irrigation facilities.
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    PIDS Annual Macroeconometric Model 2000

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    The basic framework of the PIDS Annual Macroeconometric Model is presented in this paper. After outlining the general philosophy of the model, the discussion focuses on the production sector of the model in order to trace the manner by which macroeconomic policies affect relative prices and sectoral allocation of resources.
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    The effects of shifting to transaction value and other issues

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    The study takes off from an earlier inquiry on the effects of HCV (home consumption value) valuation. This study is intended to assist policymakers as well as the private sector in their task of deciding whether to implement or postpone the adoption of the GATT Valuation Code (GVC) by January 1, 2000.
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    Analysis of fishing ports in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    This paper investigates fishing port development in the Philippines in light of the perceived problems of port underutilization, marine resource depletion and other issues. It notes that most of the existing regional ports were underutilized and the existing municipal ports were grossly inadequate to serve the coastal communities.
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    Agricultural biotechnology: opportunities and challenges for the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2000
    Developing countries, still heavily dependent on agriculture, must now harness biotechnology to modernize agricultural production and diversify product outputs. The Philippines was one of the first Asian countries to establish a biotechnology research and development program.

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