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    Contractual arrangements in Philippine fisheries

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    Economists 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.
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    The determination of contracts in agricultural economies

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2007
    This paper aims to analyse how contracts are determined and modified given diverse agricultural settings and to examine the implications of these changes with respect to their efficiency, distribution and sustainability.
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    Analysis of the President's budget for 2004: looking for the complete (fiscal) picture

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    The President’s Budget for 2004 is the administration’s last prior to the forthcoming presidential elections in May 2004. Thus, it is but timely to assess not only the proposed 2004 budget itself but also the present administration’s fiscal performance in the last three years.
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    Understanding the political motivations behind Japan's pursuit of an EPA with the Philippines: considerations for the Philippine side

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    This study examines the historical dimension of Japan’s foray into regionalism and bilateralism--a radical shift from an exclusively multilateralist orientation to the more strategic and flexible “dual approach.” It explains that such policy change draws motivation from certain developments taking place both in and out of Japan, including but not limited to, the country’
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    Towards a strategy for manufactured exports to Japan

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    The Philippines has become an export-oriented economy, with exports increasing in significance. The electronics industry, in particular, is a showcase of this newfound export prowess. Traditionally, comparative advantage is the takeoff point for understanding trade patterns in economic theory.
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    Philippines-Japan economic partnership: where is the Philippines in Japan's plan

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2005
    Going by the statements of the Japan Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Japan’s top priority with regards to regional and bilateral economic partnerships (EPA) is to carryout the framework of its EPA with ASEAN by 2012 or earlier. It must be stressed that Japan is economically interested in the whole Southeast Asia, and not in any single country in it.
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    The dynamics of Philippines-Japan economic cooperation: the case of Japan's Official Development Assistance in the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    The Japan-Philippines Economic Partnership Agreement is envisioned to further boost Japan's ODA to the Philippines, particularly for capital formation in the infrastructure sector. It will stimulate an increase in investment and capital accumulation causing more employment opportunities to be created. Output capacity will expand and so with cost of production.
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    Philippines-Japan free trade agreement: analyzing its potential impact using a Computable General Equilibrium Model

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    The object of this study is to analyze the potential impact of the Philippines-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the Philippine economy using a computable general equilibrium model.
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    A note on the competitiveness debate

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    Competitiveness is technically a firm level concept. However, it is oftentimes extended to the national level--the idea of a country's 'international competitiveness' with the following analogies: market share-->export share of country; price-->real effective exchange rate or unit labor cost; profitability-->long-run economic growth.
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    China's WTO entry: effects on its economy and implications for the Philippines

    Philippine Institute for Development Studies, 2004
    The Philippines’ bilateral trade with China has increased steadily since China adopted the open door policy in late 1979. The growth has been particularly rapid in the nineties when Chinafocused its liberalisation on foreign trade.

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