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    Institutions and policy measures for the development of Korea's asset management industry

    Korea Development Institute, 2014
    Institutions and Policy Measures for the Development of Korea's Asset Management Industry The asset management industry is a service industry where professionals run assets provided by individual investors. Korea's asset management industry started to develop with the purpose to foster the capital market so that funds could be directed for Korean economic development.
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    Operation of the economic planning board in the era of high economic growth in Korea

    Korea Development Institute, 2014
    In the early 1960s, Korea was one of the poorest countries in the world that lacked financial resources for economic development and was highly dependent on foreign aid. The Park Chung-hee administration that came to power through the May 16 Military Revolution pursued strong economic development policies that
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    A study on the Korean government's supporting measures for private firms' science, technology, and innovation promotion

    Korea Development Institute, 2014
    The Technique Innovation Support System Overview is the artificial policy measures that the government can affect for technological innovation of enterprises. It is being performed through various policy initiatives and institutions. Research & Development (R&D) activities expanded and distributed, and each department is responsible depending on the role and functions.
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    Can imports discipline collusive firms? The case of the Philippine cement industry

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    Historically, the Philippine cement industry thrived under a government-sanctioned cartel. Due to the economic slump in the early 1970s, cement firms pushed for government regulation to prevent cut throat competition. The government allocated supply, controlled prices and regulated entry in the industry.
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    Emerging issues in promoting competition policy in the APEC and ASEAN countries

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    Trade reforms are accompanied by the creation of competitive market and industry structures. Hence, along with the creation of bilateral partnerships and regional trading arrangements, the policy focus in these countries has shifted towards the promotion and enhancement of competition and level the playing field through the promotion of competition law and competition policy.
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    A note on defining the dependent population based on age

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    Dependent population is defined as that part of the population that does not work and relies on others for the goods and services they consume. In practice, specific population age groups have in their entirety been categorised as dependent population, even while the definition may not necessarily apply to every individual in the population with the indicated ages.
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    Managing capital flows: the case of the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    During the previous five years or so, most East Asian economies including the Philippines experienced a rising level of foreign exchange reserves and rapidly appreciating currencies both in nominal and real terms. One cause has been the resurgence of capital flows, which makes the issue of how to manage them relevant.
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    Impact of microfinance on rural households in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    This paper reports on the impact evaluation study of the Rural Microenterprise Finance Project (RMFP) in the Philippines. RMFP aimed to support efforts of the Government of the Philippines to strengthen rural financial institutions by assisting organizations that employed the Grameen Bank Approach (GBA) in providing credit to the poor.
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    Benefit incidence analysis of public spending on education in the Philippines: a methodological note

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    Benefit 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.
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    Have lifecycle consumption and income patterns in the Philippines Changed between 1994 and 2002?

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2008
    Have 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.

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