This paper seeks to analyze the factors affecting the growth of enterprises in the Philippines, as measured from the expansion of employment. The paper contributes to the literature in two ways. First, it attempts to provide a comprehensive background of the various policies and legislations...

With a strong recovery from the global crisis, the Philippines policy focus will shift again to a long-term development agenda. Despite favorable initial conditions, the Philippines long-term growth performance has been disappointing. Over the decades, the economy has suffered from high...

Rebalancing growth toward domestic demand has emerged as a key postcrisis challenge for sustaining developing Asia's rapid growth in the medium and long term. The central objective of this paper is to explore the role of fiscal policy in the region's rebalancing process. What matters most for...