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PDE Lecture Series


  • PDE Lecture on Improving Access to Health

    The UP School of Economics Program in Development Economics (PDE)
    and Minimal Government Thinkers, Inc. cordially invite you to a symposium on

    The symposium will tackle issues such as medicine prices, patents and IPR of pharmaceutical products, health financing, socialized health care, and country experiences in India, UK and the Philippines.

    For confirmation or inquiries, contact ms. rose san pascual tel no. 920-5481, email rssanpascual@up.edu.ph.

    (Updated: August 28, 2008 | Posted: August 28, 2008)


  • PDE Lecture
    Topic: The Political Economy of War and Peace: An Experience of the Autonomous Region in Muslim MIndanao (ARMM)
    Guest Speaker: Ms. Amina Rasul, Lead Convenor, Philippine Council for Islam and Democracy
    Time and Date: 2:00 -5:00pm, August 30, 2007
    Place: UPSE Room 103
    (Updated: August 24, 2007 | Posted: August 24, 2007)


  • Program in Development Economics National Lecture
    The UPSE Program in Development Economics in cooperation with UPSE Alumni Association and Philippine Economic Society invites you to a PDE national lecture. Admission is FREE.
    Title: Can National Policies Really Raise Economic Growth?
    [ Download: Powerpoint Presentation ]
    Speaker: Dr. William Easterly
    (Author of "The Elusive Quest for Growth: Economists' Adventures and Misadventures in the Tropics". Currently, a Professor of Economics at New York University and a Senior Fellow at the Center for Global Development & the Institute for International Economics in Washington, DC)
    Venue: Diosdado Macapagal Hall (UPSE Auditorium)
    Date: January 17, 2006 (Tuesday) - 2:00 PM

    Discussants:


    (Updated: January 18, 2006 | Posted: January 10, 2006)


  • PDE Lecture Series

    Title: Outlook for the Philippines on Extreme Poverty and Hunger
    Speaker: Director Erlinda Capones (Director, Social Development Staff, NEDA)
    Discussants: Ms. Rosemarie Edillon (Vice-President, Asia-Pacific Policy Center )
    Ms. Rosario Bella Guzman (Executive-Director, IBON Foundation, Inc.)
    Date: September 23, 2005 (Friday)
    Time: 4:00 PM
    Venue: SE 103

    Title: Rural Electrification for a Brighter Philippines
    Speaker: Director Mylene Capongcol (Director, Electric Power Industry Management Bureau, Department of Energy)
    Discussants: Dr. Dante Canlas (Professor, UP School of Economics)
    Mr. Roberto Calingo (Executive Director, Mirant Philippines Foundation)
    Date: September 27, 2005 (Tuesday)
    Time: 2:00 PM
    Venue: SE 103

    Should you have questions or clarifications on this endeavor, you may contact us at 927-9686 local 242 or send an email to albert.kirby@gmail.com.
    (Updated: September 19, 2005 | Posted: September 12, 2005)


  • FORUM ON CHARTER CHANGE
    The Program in Development Economics and the Philippine Legislators Committee on Population and Development Foundation (PLCPD) would like to invite everyone to a forum tackling the implications and prospects of the proposed economic and political amendments to the Philippine Constitution.

    Title: CHARTER CHANGE: will it drive economic growth and democratization?
    Date: September 13, 2005 (Tuesday)
    Time: 2:00 - 5:00 P.M.
    Venue: Diosdado Macapagal Auditorium, UPSE

    A. Economic Reforms
    Main Speaker: Prof. Gerardo Sicat, UP School of Economics
    Discussant: Sonny Africa, IBON Foundation, Inc.

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    B. Political Reforms
    Main Speaker: Rep. Constantino G. Jaraula, LAKAS
    Discussant: Prof. Temario Rivera, Center for People's Empowerment and Governance

    Should you have questions or clarifications on this endeavor, you may contact us at 927-9686 local 242 or send an email to albert.kirby@gmail.com.
    (Updated: September 12, 2005 | Posted: September 05, 2005)


  • PDE National Lecture and Annual Reunion
    Title: Shrinking the Government and Expanding the Economy
    Speaker: Mr. Bienvenido "Nonoy" Oplas, Jr.
    Chairman, Minimal Government
    (http://www.minimalgovernment.org)
    Date: January 14, 2005 (Friday)
    Time: 3:30 PM
    Venue: SE 103

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    (Note: The December 3, 2004 schedule was cancelled due to typhoon.)
    (Updated: January 05, 2005 | Posted: January 05, 2005)


  • PDE National Lecture Series
    (Sponsored by: National Economic and Development Authority, National Statistics Office, Tariff Commission, Development Bank of the Philippines and the UPSE Program in Development Economics)
    Title: Philippine Economic Development:
    LEARNING FROM THE PAST AND LOOKING TO THE FUTURE
    Guest Speakers: Prof. Gerardo Sicat
    Prof. Solita Monsod
    Prof. Cielito Habito
    Sec. Romulo Neri
    Date: February 20, 2004 (Friday)
    Time: 1:00 PM
    Venue: Development Bank of the Philippines Penthouse
    Makati City

    (Updated: January 26, 2004 | Posted: January 26, 2004)


  • Iskolar ng Bayan? Poor's Access to Higher Education
    Speaker : Dr. Edita Tan
    Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
    Date : December 15, 2003 - Monday
    Time : 4:00 PM
    Venue : SE 103
    (Updated: December 09, 2003 | Posted: December 09, 2003)


  • Philippine Agriculture: Are We Ready for the Competition?
    [Download Presentation: Slide (size: 542KB) | Handout (size: 385KB) ]
    Speaker : Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan
    Professor, UP School of Economics
    Overall Chair, DA-Secretary's Technical Advisory Group
    Discussants : Prof. Rolando Dy
    Fr. Francis Lucas
    Prof. Solita Monsod
    Date : July 17, 2003 - Thursday
    Time : 2:00 PM
    Venue : Bureau of Soils and Water Management, Dep't. of Agriculture
    Elliptical Road, Diliman, Quezon City
    (Updated: June 12, 2003 | Posted: June 12, 2003)


  • The Political Economy of Philippine Economic Reforms
    Speaker : Dr. Gerardo P. Sicat
    (Professor, UP School of Economics)
    Date : March 14, 2003
    Time : 4:00 PM
    Venue : SE 103
    (Updated: March 06, 2003 | Posted: March 06, 2003)


  • The Global Environment and the Prospects for the Philippine Economy
    Date : December 7, 2002
    Time : 3:00 p.m.
    Venue : SE Auditorium (Diosdado Macapagal Hall)
    Speakers:
    Dr. Dante B. Canlas
    Professor, UP School of Economics
    Director-General, National Economic and Development Authority
    Download Presentation: Slide (size: 373KB) | Handout (size: 151KB) ]
    Dr. Cielito F. Habito
    Professor, Ateneo de Manila University
    President, Philippine Economic Society
    Download Presentation: Slide (size: 651KB) | Handout (size: 585KB) ]
    Mr. Peter Wallace
    President, The Wallace Business Forum, Inc.
    Download Presentation: Slide (size: 1,249KB) | Handout (size: 588KB) ]
    (Updated: December 07, 2002 | Posted: December 07, 2002)


  • Economic Development, Fisheries Management and Resource Sustainability: An Economic Analysis of Community-based Resource Management
    Speaker : Prof. Ralph Townsend
    (University of Maine)
    Date : December 10, 2002
    Time : 5:00 p.m.
    Venue : SE 103
    (Updated: December 07, 2002 | Posted: December 07, 2002)


  • Pathways to Poverty Reduction: Philippines and Indonesia
    Speaker : Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan
    (Professor, UP School of Economics)
    Date : September 20, 2002
    Time : 4:00 PM
    Venue : SE 103
    (Updated: September 17, 2002 | Posted: September 17, 2002)


  • Institutional Economics and the Management of Public Expenditures
    Speaker : Dr. Jose Edgardo Campos
    (Group Manager for Public Financial Management, AGILE-DBM)
    Discussant : Dr. Felipe M. Medalla
    (Professor, UP School of Economics)
    Date : August 29, 2002
    Time : 4:00 PM
    Venue : SE 103
    (Updated: August 27, 2002 | Posted: August 27, 2002)


  • The New Institutional Economics: Implications for Governance
    Speaker : Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios
    (Professor, UP School of Economics)
    Date : August 1, 2002
    Time : 4:00 PM
    Venue : SE 103
    (Updated: July 31, 2002 | Posted: July 31, 2002)


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