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    ASEAN Economic Community 2015: SME development - narrowing development gap measure

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    This paper evaluates the implementation of the 2010-2015 ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development and the 2004-2009 ASEAN Policy Blueprint for SME Development. The initial interviews and survey results yielded low average effectiveness scores for the ASEAN Strategic Action Plan for SME Development.
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    How should we move forward in customs brokerage and trade facilitation?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2014
    To maximise the benefits from the ASEAN economic integration, the Philippines must have seamless, efficient, and transparent trading procedures. There are now efforts to modernise customs administration, which will partly affect the customs brokerage profession in the country.
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    ASEAN Economic Community 2015: capacity-building imperatives for services liberalization

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    The Philippine economy’s output structure is characterized by a relatively large services sector.  This paper aims to assess and determine the capacity-building needs required to liberalize trade in services in the Philippines.
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    Governmental fscal support for financing long-term infrastructure projects in ASEAN countries

    2013
    In the aftermath of the Asian Financial Crisis, public-private partnership (PPP) have somewhat slowed down in ASEAN countries but now in trying to come back to a rapidly growing region with vast investment and profit opportunities, they face certain issues that have to be effectively addressed.
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    Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA): an initial ex-post review

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    While it is too early to undertake rigorous quantitative analysis on the impact of the Philippines-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (PJEPA) on the Philippines, this initial ex-post study concludes that based on several key indicators the country has not suffered major adjustment costs because of the PJEPA.
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    Philippine agriculture to 2020: threats and opportunities from global trade

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    Agriculture confronts several challenges over the decade, i.e., meeting burgeoning food requirements with limited farm land, and balancing the need to import with the provision of livelihoods. The current policy regime leans heavily toward import substitution, with supply side interventions to boost production, combined with protectionism toward sensitive products (particularly rice).
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    The structure of agricultural trade industry in developing countries

    2013
    Expansion of global trade has been heralded as a great boon for agriculture. However, benefits of such expansion has been seen by some quarters as inequitable due to the role of large agribusiness firms and conglomerates. This study synthesizes existing research on the market structure of agro-industry trade. Its key findings are as follows:
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    Market structure and distribution of benefits from agricultural exports: the case of the Philippine Mango Industry

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    To illuminate the role of agro-export industry in inclusive growth, this case study on Philippine mango focuses on the role of market structure in the distribution of export benefits. It is based on review of industry trends and related studies, open-ended interviews of key informants, and structured interviews of respondents situated along the value chain.
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    Impact of trade liberalization on wage skill premium in Philippine manufacturing

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    Since the 1980s, the Philippines has made considerable progress in opening-up the manufacturing industry by removing tariff and non-tariff barriers. Despite the market-oriented reforms, the growth of the manufacturing industry has been slow.
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    Twenty years after Philippine Trade Liberalization and Industrialization: what has happened and where do we go from here

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2013
    This paper aims to review trade liberalization policy in the Philippines and its contribution to the country`s industrial growth and performance. After more than twenty years of liberalization, the overall performance of the manufacturing industry has been weak, growth has been slow, and contribution to value added and employment has been limited.

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