education and associated years of schooling have expanded substantially in developing countries in recent years. But has this … improvements in the access to the education system and in educational outcomes across the welfare distribution between and within … schooling years. We find great heterogeneity in the distribution of progress of education, with very little pro-poor progress in …

Infrastructure needs in the Philippines must be addressed to ensure long term economic growth. After several years of … fiscal pressure, the Philippines is now in a position to address these needs. Despite the current international financial … infrastructure in the Philippines in network and facility density compares well with other countries in the region, its capacity and …

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

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 … constraints ; Philippines ; institutions …

This study articulates the interaction between institutional governance, education and economic growth. Given the … current pursuit of education policy reforms and knowledge economy around the world, it is of policy relevance to theoretically … analyze the main mechanisms by which the macroeconomic impact of education on growth (and economic development) occurs. Our …