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Asia's Underachiever: Deep Constraints in Philippine Economic Growth

Briones, Roehlano M. - 2009

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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Assessing the Spillover Effects of FDI to the Philippines

Aldaba, Rafaelita M.; Aldaba, Fernando T. - 2010

The experience of the Philippines shows that FDI spillover effects are not automatically generated. Opening up the …

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A Generalized Exactly Additive Decomposition of Aggregate Labor Productivity Growth

Dumagan, Jesus C. - 2011

Aggregate labor productivity (ALP) growth - i.e., growth of output per unit of labor - may be decomposed into additive contributions due to within-sector productivity growth effect, dynamic structural reallocation effect (Baumol effect), and static structural reallocation effect (Denison effect)...

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A Note on Economic Growth, Inequality, and Poverty in the Philippines

Tabuga, Aubrey D.; Reyes, Celia M. - 2011

This paper examines the relationship among poverty, economic growth, and inequality by decomposing poverty changes at subnational levels. The results were examined against the performances of the different economic sectors in the regions to understand the relationships while accounting for the...

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Philippine Productivity Dynamics in the Last Five Decades and Determinants of Total Factor Productivity

Llanto, Gilberto M. - 2012

Various studies showed that total factor productivity (TFP) has not been a source of growth in the Philippines. It …

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Deviant behavior: A century of Philippine industrialization

de Dios, Emmanuel S.; Williamson, Jeffrey G. - 2013

unconditional convergence on the leaders long before the modern BRICS and even before the Asian Tigers. The Philippines was very …, way above that achieved by the industrial leaders. Indeed, the Philippines was the third Asian country to enter the 5 …% industrial growth club: Japan 1899, China 1900, the Philippines 1913, Taiwan 1914, Korea 1921, and India 1929. The Philippines …

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The Philippine economy and poverty during the global economic crisis

Balisacan, Arsenio; Piza, Sharon; Mapa, Dennis Claire S.; … - 2010

Anecdotal evidence permeates accounts on the impact of the global economic crisis (GEC) on Philippine poverty. This study systematically assesses the evidence and recent data. It adopts a somewhat eclectic approach, applying regression and decomposition techniques to trace the GEC impact on GDP...

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