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Has liberalization strengthened the link between services and manufacturing?
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007Globalisation and pressure from increased competition have led to “splintering” of in-house services from formerly integrated manufacturing firms in developed economies and, at the same time, to an increase in “outsourcing” of these same services.DocumentAssessing the competitiveness of the Philippine auto parts industry
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007In its effort to develop the domestic manufacture of automotive parts and components, the Philippine government adopted local content requirements which protected the industry for almost thirty years. The government also imposed high tariffs coupled with import restrictions on the importation of motor vehicles.DocumentMarket access limitations of the Philippines in the EU market
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007Nontariff measures are vilified for preventing exports, especially of agriculture, from developing countries. Philippine exporters seem to be taking things in stride, however. This paper estimates the cost of certification regularly borne by a typical Philippine food exporter to be less than three percent of sales, a relatively inconsequential ratio.DocumentIntegrated financial supervision: an institutional perspective for the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007The literature on the Asian financial crisis typically contends that financial liberalization and the removal of obstacles to foreign borrowing by banks and the corporate sector, coupled with poor and inadequate prudential supervision, gave rise to the risk of moral hazard and the resulting financial crisis.DocumentInternational remittances and household expenditures: the Philippine case
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007The inflow of international remittances to the Philippines has been recently increasing at phenomenal rates. Official data indicates that from 2001 to 2006, remittances have been growing at an average rate of over 16 percent annually. This suggests that within the said period it doubled and reached a crucial amount of US$12.7 billion or 11 percent of the country’s GDP.DocumentA cautionary note on the interpretation of unit labor costs as an indicator of competitiveness, with reference to the Philippines
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010This note shows that unit labor costs, the most widely used measure of competitiveness, are equivalent to the labor share in output multiplied by a price-adjustment factor.DocumentSome notes on performance management among agencies
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007In the past few years, the Philippines' government has developed and installed a unique model of performance-based budgeting known as the Organizational Performance Indicator Framework (OPIF).DocumentThe current state of aquaculture in Laguna de Bay
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007Laguna de Bay, also known as Laguna Lake, is the largest lake in the Philippines and among the largest in Southeast Asia. It is a significant natural resource, being the catchment of an expansive and environmentally important watershed.DocumentContractual arangements in agriculture (Northern and Central Luzon Component)
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007This study aims to characterize and analyze the various contractual arrangements in selected agricultural commodities in parts of Central and Northern Luzon, Philippines.DocumentContractual arrangements in Philippine fisheries
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007Economists have begun the quest for explanations of contractual choices in developing countries and especially for pervasiveness of informal credit and insurance arrangements and interlinkages observed in agricultural and fishing contracts.Pages