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The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the …
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the first set of factors relate to the home country. A survey of firms operating in the Philippines was conducted to … determine which factors are deemed important and areas where the Philippines is deemed inadequate. The findings have important … encourage firms to locate in the Philippines are: (i) good quality of education; and (ii) protection of intellectual property …
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This study analyzes the potential impact of the Philippines-Japan Free Trade Agreement (FTA) on the Philippine economy … in case of the Philippines' discriminately unilateral tariff reduction on import from Japan using a computable general … tariff rates on imports from Japan would expand the Philippines' import from Japan and in total by 2.36-8.58 and 0 …
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Using data from 3,120 farm households surveyed in 2000 and 2006, the paper tests for factors that affect the degree and extent of households' participation in the rural land rental market. The survey period coincided with the full implementation of the Comprehensive Agrarian Reform Program...
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Numerous studies have tried to explain the poor growth performance of the Philippines. This paper critically reviews … related literature on constraints to long-run growth, as it applies to the Philippines. We evaluate several factors, namely …
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would serve as inputs to national strategies and plans in improving LSD in the Philippines. It develops a Triangulation …
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continue to be determined by the performance of its urban system. Overall, however, the Philippines is characterized by its …
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The paper characterizes how international labor migration became an enduring feature in the country's development. It presents data on the flow of temporary and permanent international migrant workers in the last thirty years. Characteristics such as destination, occupation, education, sex, and...
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This paper discusses public and private institutions that were established in the Philippines to provide services to …
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The purpose of the paper was to summarize studies identifying the causes and effects of Philippine international labor migration and remittances and to highlight research gaps. Literature and reliability of findings that explore the many facets and implications of the social and economic impacts...
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