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    The Philippines` absorptive capacity for foreign aid

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2010
    Aid from donor to recipient countries on per capita basis declined from the decade of the 1980s to the 1990s. The main reason cited for this decline was “aid fatigue syndrome”, which refers to the serious doubts about the effectiveness of aid for development emerged after years of increasing aid flow during the preceding decades.
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    Review of methods for assessing community-based coastal resources management in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    Community-Based Coastal Resources Management (CBCRM) activities in the Philippines have phenomenally increased over the years while studies that assess their performance were few.
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    Total factor productivity in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    The paper presents estimates of total factor productivity (TFP) from 1967 to 2000. It was observed that while TFP growth was mostly negative in the last thirty-five years, its contribution to economic growth improved consistently from 1.76 percentage points in the middle of 1980s to +0.41 in 1998-2000. This is the period when major economic policy reforms were pursued vigorously.
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    Deregulation of bank entry and branching: Impact on competition

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    This paper looks at public policy towards bank entry and branching in the Philippines and its impact on the sector's structure, conduct and performance. In particular, it argues that regulatory restrictions on bank entry and branching have had adverse effects on competition, while the liberalization of these restrictions have led to a more competitive banking sector.
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    Regional development in the Philippines: A review of experience, state of the art and agenda for research and action

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2002
    Regional development policy and practice took significant transformations over the last five decades. Its relevance has been challenged in recent years by the new economic geography that emerged in view of globalisation and as most nations veer towards a more democratic and decentralised approach to plan and implement their various development activities.
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    Poverty profile of the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2001
    Poverty incidence has been declining in the Philippines over the past 10 years. However, with the advent of the Asian crisis in 1997, there was a reversal in poverty trends. Estimates indicate that the headcount index has gone up to 40 percent in 1998 from 31.8 percent in 1997.
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    Impact of children on household savings in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    This paper examines the relationship between household savings and family size.
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    Impact assessment of national and regional policies using the Philippine Regional General Equilibrium Model (PRGEM)

    2009
    For the Philippines, quantitative policy analysis should incorporate regional differences in welfare and economic structure, which arise partly from geographic constraints. However, existing CGE models offer limited analysis of regional effects or national impacts of region-specific interventions, owing to the absence of key regional data.
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    Climate variability, seasonal climate forecast, and corn farming in Isabela, Philippines: a farm and household level analysis

    2009
    Seasonal Climate Forecast (SCF) is one of the tools, which could help farmers and decision makers better prepare for seasonal variability. Using probabilistic principles in projecting climatic deviations, SCF allows farmers to make informed decisions on the proper choice of crop, cropping schedule, levels of input and use of mitigating measures.
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    Analysis of the impact of changes in the prices of rice and fuel on poverty in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2009
    This study aims to assess the impact of rising prices of rice and fuel on poverty in the Philippines. In particular, the variations in the potential effects among different group of households were analyzed using household level data.

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