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    ASEAN+1 FTAs and the global supply chain in East Asia: the case of the Philippine automotive and electronics sectors

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    How are the ASEAN+1 free trade agreements facilitating the flow of goods in the supply chain in East Asia? This chapter looks at the experience of the Philippine automotive and electronic sectors – two sectors that are well integrated into the supply network in East Asia.
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    A generalized exactly additive decomposition of aggregate labor productivity growth

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    Aggregate labor productivity (ALP) growth--i.e., growth of output per unit of labor--may be decomposed into additive contributions due to within-sector productivity growth effect, dynamic structural reallocation effect (Baumol effect), and static structural reallocation effect (Denison effect) of cross-sectional components (e.g., industry or region) of output and labor.
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    The impact of the global financial crisis on the labor market: the case of the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    The Global Financial Crisis of 2007 was one of the worst crises that hit the world economy since the Depression era. For the next two years, the crisis created waves of economic contraction that affected developed and  developing economies. The Philippines was not spared from this crisis.
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    Regional economic integration in East Asia: progress and pathways

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    The East Asian region is a major global economic player, given its economic size and potential. As such, Regional Economic Integration in East Asia could be considered as an important building bloc toward integration of the Asia-Pacific region. East Asia has made significant progress in creating institutions for closer cooperation and integration.
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    A note on economic growth, inequality, and poverty in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    Notable literature on the poverty and growth nexus for the Philippines point out that growth alone is not sufficient to lift the poor out of poverty.
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    Dynamics of poverty in the Philippines: distinguishing the chronic from the transient Poor

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2011
    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. Although this aggregate poverty rate shows only a few percentage points change from 2003 to 2009, this does not mean there are no movements in and out of poverty.
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    Consistent GDP aggregation and purchasing power parity

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    Consistent aggregation ensures that real GDP level and growth do not change as the existing GDP components are merely rearranged. Otherwise, level or growth changes are spurious.
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    Rationalizing national government subsidies for state universities and colleges

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    This study aims to review and assess (i) the sources and uses of funds of state universities and colleges (SUCs); (ii) the impact of the application normative funding formula (NFF) for SUCs; and (iii) the utilization of the Higher Education Development Fund (HEDF) with the end in view of rationalizing the allocation of national government funding of SUCs by improving the effectiveness in the us
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    Surviving trade liberalization in Philippine manufacturing

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    Firm entry and exit play a crucial role in spurring a reallocation of resources across firms as tariffs are reduced. In the light of the substantial trade reforms implemented in the Philippines over the last two decades, this paper examines the impact of trade reforms on the exit of domestic firms controlling for firm characteristics that may affect firm death likelihood.
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    Philippine productivity dynamics in the last five decades and determinants of total factor productivity

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2012
    Various studies showed that total factor productivity (TFP) has not been a source of growth in the Philippines. It seems that factor accumulation, which is not a sustainable source of growth, has underpinned Philippine economic growth.

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