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  The role of the private sector in regional economic integration: a view from the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  The private sector is the driver of growth in most ASEAN economies. It is therefore expected to play a significant role in the process of economic integration in ASEAN. In the Philippines, the private sector has dominated the economy, contributing about 95 percent of GDP, but it has not lived up to its potential.
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  Improving the financial management of local economic enterprises

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  Local economic enterprises (LEEs) may include public markets, slaughter houses, hospitals, public cemeteries, parking areas, sports, recreational and cultural facilities, public utilities such as water and power supply and distribution and telecommunications, garbage collection and disposal, and public transport and terminal services, among others.
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  Assessing the Spillover Effects of FDI to the Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  In the last two decades, the Philippines has considerably liberalized its FDI policies. Through the legislation of Republic Act 7042 or the Foreign Investment Act (FIA) in June 1991, the country allowed foreign equity participation up to 100% in all areas not specified in the Foreign Investment Negative List.
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  Factors motivating participation of persons with disability in the Philippines: the discount privilege in goods and services

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  In urban Philippines, the percentage of persons with disability (PWDs) participating in various government and nongovernment programs is low. In fact, the level of awareness among PWDs on the policies that intend to uplift their well-being is also low. These were some of the findings of a 2008 survey on persons with disability in selected cities in Metro Manila.
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  Integrating SMEs into the East Asian region: Philippines

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  In the Philippines, micro and small and medium enterprises comprise 99 percent of all manufacturing enterprises and any improvement in their  capabilities is important in both economic and social aspects.
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  Financing the MDGs and inclusive growth in the time of fiscal consolidation

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010

  The progress made by the national government in consolidating its fiscal position between 2002 and 2006 proved unsustainable as its revenue effort started to go down once again in 2007 after a brief improvement in 2005-2007.
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  An estimated (closed economy) dynamic stochastic general equilibrium model for the Philippines: are there credibility gains from committing to an inflation targeting rule?

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011

  This paper uses Bayesian methods to estimate a medium-scale closed economy dynamic stochastic general equilibrium (DSGE) model for the Philippine economy.
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  A macroprudential framework for monitoring and examining financial soundness

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012

  During the past few decades, the world has experienced various episodes of financial distress at the country, regional, and global levels. Consequently, the health and stability of financial systems has become a major topic of concern on the international policy agenda.
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  Assessing the resilience of ASEAN banking systems

  2012

  Since the global financial crisis in 2008/09 there has been heightened concern about the resilience of banking systems in Southeast Asia. This paper proposes a methodology that uses a macroprudential perspective to assess the resilience of banking systems in member countries of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.
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  Poverty and agriculture in the Philippines: trends in income poverty and distribution

  Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012

  Poverty incidence in the Philippines is rising based on the national official data released by the National Statistical Coordination Board. Poverty incidence among population rose from 24.9 percent in 2003 to 26.4 percent in 2006 and then inched up further to 26.5 percent in 2009.

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