This paper provides a quantitative assessment of the tariff changes implemented by the Philippines in 2005. It evaluates the impacts of these changes on the macroeconomy and on major industries and regions of the country. It also examines the impact of alternative tariff policies that the...

This article examines the consequences and policy implications of the Asian crisis. It discusses the way in which the crisis unfolded through 1997 and provids a typology of the potential effects of the crisis. It also discusses the general impact the crisis has made on the global economy...