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CARP institutional assessment in a post-2008 transition scenario: toward a new rural development architecture
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008The main objective of the paper is to explore possible institutional arrangements among the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program (CARP), Philippines, implementing agencies in a post-2008 transition scenario for CARP.DocumentCARP institutional assessment in a Post-2008 transition scenario: implications for Land Administration and Management (LAM)
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008The objective of this paper is to present the land administration and management (LAM) issues on CARP and determine the necessary institutional reforms on LAM in view of CARP expiration in 2008. The paper discussed the adverse effects brought about by weak land policy and poor land administration on attaining the objectives of CARP.DocumentBenefit incidence analysis of public spending on education in the Philippines: a methodological note
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008Benefit incidence analysis (BIA) is a tool used to assess how tax policy or government subsidy affects the distribution of welfare in the population. In other words, it evaluates the distribution of government subsidies among different groups in the population, in particular, among different income groups. The methodology involved in benefit incidence approach is straightforward.DocumentHave lifecycle consumption and income patterns in the Philippines Changed between 1994 and 2002?
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008Have age profiles of consumption and labor income in the Philippines changed from 1994 to 2002? What are the implications of the changes observed in the lifecycle patterns? The National Transfer Accounts (NTA) methodologies are applied to estimate the per capita age profiles of current consumption and labor income for the Philippines for the years 1994, 1999, and 2002.DocumentConsumption, income, and intergenerational reallocation of resources: application of NTA in the Philippines, 1999
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008A country’s population consists of persons at different ages and stages of their economic lifecycle. Those in the population that are incurring lifecycle deficits would not be able to sufficiently support themselves, while those generating surpluses would have more than they require.DocumentIndustrial agglomeration and industrial policies: the Philippine experience
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008In the relatively new body of ideas dubbed “new economic geography” and “spatial economics,” we find insights on the potentials of industrial agglomeration for regional and national economic development.DocumentIndustrial Agglomeration in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008The economic reform process in the Philippines was accelerated in the 1980s and 1990s. The reforms were found to have yielded positive results in terms of the nature of industrial agglomeration in the country as this was found to have occurred in the 1990s based on the results of the survey and econometrics analyses.DocumentMeasures for assessing basic education in the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008The second goal of the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) is to achieve universal primary education. The target is to reach all the MDGs by 2015. Trends in education indicators for monitoring the second MDG suggest that Philippines may probably not meet the target on achieving universal primary education.DocumentPolicy study on the national and local government expenditures for Millennium Development Goals, 2000-2005
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008In line with the commitment of the Philippine government to adopt the Millennium Declaration, there have been efforts geared toward the achievement of the millennium development goals (MDGs) particularly the specific targets set for each of the eight MDGs.DocumentImpacts of the Free Trade Area of the Pacific (FTAAP) on production, consumption, and trade of the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008While the Philippines is not a stranger to free trade areas and other regional trading arrangements, there remains a number of economic issues that need to be clarified. The basic question is whether the country will experience net economic benefits from the Free Trade Area of the Asia-Pacific (FTAAP).Pages