We examine the role of trade liberalization in accounting for increasing wage inequality in the Philippines from 1994 …

This paper argues that the way for the Philippines to the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) is not through ASEAN but … through the world. Being good neighbors will define the AEC and how the Philippines fits into it-not necessarily in the way it …-and within this, trade in goods. During the period of AFTA implementation the Philippines did not only aggressively pursue a …

on the Philippines, it first notes marked disparities across its regions as reflected in economic and social indicators …

We show that the most important barriers to investment and growth in the Philippines are structural and institutional …

there are beneficial effects of freer trade on the poor in the long run. Since the 1980s the Philippines has considerably … trade in the Philippines using models of the Philippine economy indicates net positive gains for the economy and for …