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Assessment of medium-term national action agenda for productivity (MNAAP) for the agriculture sector
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002To attain productivity growth it is necessary to have proper diagnosis and analysis of the sources and causes of low or stagnant agricultural productivity. This paper highlights the major issues in agriculture, examines the MNAAP agenda on productivity and identify the remaining gaps.OrganisationK-Developedia
K-Developedia is an open access repository that contains more than 35,000 resources on Korean development experience.Key features:DocumentDevelopment of regional production and logistic networks in East Asia: the case of the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010Regional production networks and local production linkages are important not only for the generation of industrial activity through investment flows but also as essential sources of new information and technology.DocumentJapan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement (JPEPA): Toward a framework for regional economic integration
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010With less than two years after its ratification, many of the economic gains expected under JPEPA have yet to be realized. But while critics may be quick to judge its failure due to this seeming lack of progress, neither have there been costs and dislocations that should have been more immediately evident. Moreover, the recent trends in trade and investments appear encouraging.DocumentAchieving the ASEAN Economic Community 2015: challenges for the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010ASEAN member countries are moving to wards achieving the ASEAN Economic Community with the timeline set at 2015. It is therefore important for policymakers in the region to sustain the momentum—or perhaps even accelerate the pace— towards establishing the AEC. Policy measures are being implemented based on the AEC Blueprint agreed upon in 2007.DocumentThe role of the private sector in regional economic integration: a view from the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010The 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.DocumentIntegrating SMEs into the East Asian region: Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010In 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.DocumentDoes trade protection improve firm productivity? Evidence from Philippine micro data
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010The recent trade and productivity literature shows that trade liberalisation can lead to productivity gains through increased competition and exit of inefficient firms and reallocation of market shares in favor of more efficient firms. In this paper, an attempt is made to examine the impact of trade liberalisation on firm productivity in the Philippines.DocumentThe ASEAN services sector and the growth rebalancing model
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011The growth rebalancing model, which places the nontradable services sector on center stage, is important to spur on faster growth in this sector and tap its potential to become another engine of growth for ASEAN economies.DocumentRP-US FTA: trade remedies, competition policy and government procurement
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2006This paper was designed to provide a policy guide in the formulation of the country’s position for RP-US FTA negotiations.Pages