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Date

Speaker/s

Title

UPCOMING SEMINARS

2024

6 Feb 2024 Thomas Stringer
Professor, Department of Industrial Engineering, Tecnológico de Monterey
Building Roads in Northern Canada: A Driver of Development? (Abstract | Presentation)
12 Jan 2024 Adrian R. Mendoza
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Covid-19 Shocks, Innovation Strategies, and Export Resilience: Evidence from Firm-Level Data (Abstract | Presentation)

2023

1 Dec 2023 Daniel Kaufmann
Senior Fellow, R4D and Brookings Institution
Visiting Professor, UP School of Economics
New Frontiers in Governance: State Capture and Corruption Worldwide and Implications for Asia (Abstract | Presentation)
29 Nov 2023 Ramon Moreno
Former BIS and Federal Bank of San Francisco
Recent Banking Crises: What Have We Learned? (Abstract | Presentation)
9 Nov 2023 Teresa Molina, PhD
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa
An Examination of Intergenerational Mobility in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
25 Oct 2023 Mae Hyacinth Kiocho
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Incidence Analysis of Tax and Expenditure Policies in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
6 Oct 2023 Dr. Cielo Magno
Associate Professor, UP School of Economics
Examining Generic Competition in the Statins Drug Market in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
29 Sep 2023 Denni Puspa Purbasari
Executive Director, The Project Management Office of Kartu Prakerja
Hengki Sihombing
Director of Operations, Kartu Prakerja Program
Econ x Tech = Better Results (Abstract | Presentation)
15 Sep 2023 Dennis Dizon
Economics and Statistics Speicalist, Asian Development Bank
Madeline Dumaua Cabauatan
Consultant, Asian Development Bank
Arturo M. Martinez
Statistician, Asian Development Bank
Highlights of ADB’s Key Indicators for Asia and the Pacific 2022 (Abstract | Presentation)
8 Sep 2023 Marc Shotland, PhD
IDinsight Interim Co-CEO & Research, Evaluation & Data Director
IDinsight and Educate Girls: Driving Impact and Cost-Efficiency at Scale through Innovative Financing and Machine Learning Applications (Abstract | Presentation)
4 Aug 2023 Dr. Jonna P. Estudillo
Professor, UP School of Economics
Determinants of Female Labor Force Participation: Insights from the World, Asia and the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
21 July 2023 Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista
Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
Understanding Financial Frictions: The Nexus between Liquidity Management and Financial Constraints (Abstract | Presentation)
27 June 2023 Ehtisham Ahmad
Former Professor, London School of Economics
Fiscal Policy Options for Resilient and Sustainable Development (Abstract | Presentation)
20 June 2023 Dr. Karl Robert L. Jandoc
Associate Professor, UP School of Economics
Economic and Non-Economic Factors Affecting School Dropout: Evidence from a Longitudinal Dataset (Abstract | Presentation)
6 June 2023 Marianne Juco
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Corporate Political Connections in the Philippines: Firms, Politicans, and NonProfit Motives (Abstract | Presentation)
12 May 2023 Dr. Cristina Alfonso
Curtin University, Perth, Western Australia
Evaluating Interfuel Substitution for Reduction of Carbon Emissions (Abstract | Presentation)
21 Apr 2023 Dr. Raul V. Fabella
Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
Axioms of Human Agency and Conflict Games as a Dopamine-Cortisol Tug-of-War (Abstract | Presentation)
31 Mar 2023 Dr. Mahar Mangahas
Chair Emeritus, Social Weather Stations
138 Surveys of Philippine Poverty, 1983-2022 (Abstract | Presentation)
15 Feb 2023 Dr. Stefano Pagiola
Senior Environmental Economist, World Bank
Philippines Country Climate and Development Report (Abstract | Presentation)
14 Feb 2023 Dr. Nadia Belhaj Hassine Belghith
Senior Economist, World Bank
Poverty and Inequality on the Philippines: Past, Present and Persepectives for the Future (Abstract | Presentation)
10 Feb 2023 Ms. Cha Crisostomo
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Essays on the Generics Paradox (oral defense) (Abstract | Presentation)
11 Jan 2023 Ms. Cha Crisostomo
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Essays on the Generics Paradox (dissertation seminar) (Abstract | Presentation)

2022

23 Nov 2022 Dr. Naoyuki Yoshino
Professor Emeritus, Keio University
Possible Misallocation of Portfolio Assets in Green Bond and ESG Investment: A Proposal for the Introduction of a Carbon Tax (Abstract | Presentation)
05 Oct 2022 Mr. Justin Chan
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Market Price Intervention in the Philippine Electricity Market: Impact of the Secondary Price Cap on Firm Behavior (oral defense) (Abstract | Presentation)
2 Sep 2022 Dr. Toby Melissa C. Monsod
Professor, UP School of Economics
The National Climate Budget and the First Nationally Determined Contribution to the Paris Agreement: To what degree are they aligned? (Abstract | Presentation)
12 Aug 2022 Mr. Anthony Sabarillo
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Essays on trade liberalization, inequality, and unemployment (dissertation defense) (Abstract | Presentation)
9 Aug 2022 Mr. Justin Chan
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Market Price Intervention in the Philippine Electricity Market: Impact of the Secondary Price Cap on Firm Behavior (presentation of dissertation) (Abstract | Presentation)
22 July 2022 Dr. Jonna P. Estudillo
Professor, UP School of Economics
Transformation of Rural Economies in Asia and the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation | Final Paper)
15 July 2022 Mr. Anthony Sabarillo
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
The possible effects of “fragmented” and “global” trade liberalization on inequality and employment (Dissertation Seminar) (Abstract | Presentation)
15 July 2022 Dr. Jonna P. Estudillo
Professor, UP School of Economics
Transformation of Rural Economies in Asia and the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
23 June 2022 Mr. Glacer Vasquez
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
An Essay on the Economics of Psychological Entitlement in the Workplace (presentation of dissertation) (Abstract | Presentation)
27 May 2022 Dr. Joseph J. Capuno
Professor, UP School of Economics
Urbanization, regional growth, and welfare in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
19 May 2022 Dr. Julio Galvez
Research Economist, Banco de España
Richer earnings dynamics, consumption and portfolio choice over the life cycle (Abstract | Presentation)
26 April 2022 Dr. Sarah Lynne Salvador Daway-Ducanes
Associate Professor, UP School of Economics
On the Intergenerational Transmission of Time Preference and Wealth Persistence (Abstract | Presentation)
22 April 2022 Ms. Marianne Juco
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Characterizing politically-connected firms in the Philippines (progress of dissertation) (Abstract | Presentation)
22 April 2022 Mr. Glacer Vasquez
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
An Essay on the Economics of Psychological Entitlement in the Workplace (dissertation presentation) (Abstract | Presentation)
25 March 2022 Mr. Anthony Sabarillo
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Trade coalitions, inequality, and unemployment (progress of dissertation) (Abstract | Presentation)
4 March 2022 Ms. Cha Crisostomo
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Revisiting Generic Paradox (progress of dissertation) (Abstract | Presentation)

2021

19 November 2021 Dr. Jason Patalinghug
Associate Professor, Southern Connecticut State University
Does Financial Freedom Matter in Economic Growth? (Abstract | Presentation)
12 November 2021 Dr. Raul V. Fabella
Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
The Rise and Fall of Nations: An Evolutionary Humean Farmer Game Perspective (Abstract | Presentation)
29 October 2021 Dr. Sheryll Namingit Sick and tell: A field experiment analyzing the effects of an illness-related employment gap on the callback rate (Abstract | Presentation)
15 October 2021 Dr. Xavier Martin G. Bautista Expenditure Smoothing with Balanced Budget Rules: U.S. State Governments
1976-2011
(Abstract | Presentation)
8 October 2021 Dr. Dean Dulay
Assistant Professor, Singapore Management University
Facilitating Development: Evidence from a National-Level Experiment on Improving Bureaucratic Performance in Myanmar (Abstract | Presentation)
24 September 2021 Dr. Evan Peet
Professor, Pardee RAND Graduate School
Environment and Human Capital: The Effects of Early Life Exposures to Pollutants in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
3 June 2021 Dr. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica
Professor, UP School of Economics
Dr. Rolando A. Danao
Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
The Farkas Legacy (Abstract | Presentation)
14 May 2021 Dr. Xavier Martin G. Bautista Student Debt, Homeownership, and Wealth Accumulation over the Life Cycle (Abstract | Presentation)
13 May 2021 Mr. Jan Carlo Punongbayan
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Essays in market design and college admissions (Part 2) (Abstract | Presentation)
26 March 2021 Mr. Nicholas Owsley
Research Lead, Busara
When Linda Meets Preeti: The Validation of behavioral biases in India (Abstract | Presentation)
19 March 2021 Dr. Arturo Martinez, Jr.
Statistician, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
Mapping Poverty Through Data Integration and Artificial Intelligence (Abstract | Presentation)
15 March 2021 Mr. Priyam Verma
PhD Candidate in Economics, University of Houston
Optimal Infrastructure after Trade Reform in India (Abstract | Presentation)
05 March 2021 Dr. Timothy Halliday
Professor, Department of Economics, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Expanding Health Insurance for the Elderly of the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)

2020

11 December 2020 Dr. Joseph J. Capuno
Professor, UP School of Economics
Public assistance, and trust in and satisfaction with local government officials (Abstract | Presentation)
27 November 2020 Dr. Laurence Go
Post-Doctoral Researcher, Universitat Autonoma de Barcelona
Beyond Incumbency: Decoupling Rank Effects and the Incumbency Advantage (Abstract | Presentation)
18 November 2020 Dr. Desiree Desierto
Affiliate Faculty, George Mason University
Shipwrecked by Rents (Abstract | Presentation)
22 October 2020 Dr. Teresa Molina
Assistant Professor, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Persuasive Agenda-Setting: Rodrigo Duterte’s Inauguration Speech and Drugs in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
16 October 2020 Dr. Eli Remolona
Professor, Asia School of Business
Risk sharing in a pandemic (Abstract | Presentation)
11 September 2020 Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista
Professor, UP School of Economics
Bank Characteristics, Monetary Policy, and the Supply of Credit (Abstract | Presentation)
4 September 2020 Dr. Ma. Christina F. Epetia
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Glass Ceiling or Sticky Floor? The Gender Wage Gap Across the Wage Distribution in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
3 September 2020 Dr. Agustin L. Arcenas
Associate Professor, UP School of Economics
Is there a Pre-Disposition to Plastic Disposal? The Case of Kalibo, a Tourist Municipality in the Province of Aklan (Abstract | Presentation)
31 August 2020 Dr. Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes
Associate Professor, UP School of Economics
On the Macroeconomic and Welfare Effects of Quasi-Hyperbolic Discounting with Consumption Externalities (Abstract | Presentation)
27 March 2020 Dr. Julien Labonne
Associate Professor in Economics and Public Policy, Oxford University
Captured Labor Markets: Social Structure and Labor Market Performance in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
6 March 2020 Dr. Katariina Nilsson Hakkala
Chief Research Scientist, Research Institute of Finnish Economy (ETLA)
Emerging trade battlefield with China: Export competition and firms’ coping strategies (Abstract | Presentation)
20 February 2020 Dr. Noah Myung
Assistant Professor, University of Virginia
The Combinatorial Retention Auction Mechanism (CRAM) (Abstract | Presentation)
15 January 2020 Dr. Helios Herrera
Associate Professor of Economics, University of Warwick
Populism: Demand and Supply (Abstract | Presentation)

2019

4 December 2019
5 December 2019
Dr. Joseph J. Capuno
Professor, UP School of Economics
Preference for Redistribution in Southeast Asia (Abstract | Presentation)
29 November 2019 Dr. Michael M. Alba
President, Far Eastern University
The avalanche is here: the challenges of Philippine higher education (Abstract | Presentation)
25 October 2019 Felix Hartmann
Ph.D. Student, University of Gothenburg
Electoral Competition, Legislative Divisions & Public Spending (Abstract | Presentation)
17 October 2019 Dr. Sary Levy-Carciente
Hernando de Soto Fellow; Professor, Universidad Central de Venezuela
2019 International Property Rights Index Report (Abstract | Presentation)
11 October 2019 Dr. Hal Hill
Professor, Australian National University
Making Economic Policy in an Illiberal Era: the Southeast Asian Experience (Abstract | Presentation)
12 September 2019 Mr. Robert S. Verzola
President, Center for Renewable Energy and Sustainable Technology (CREST)
Econ 101 and Rice Tarrification (Abstract | Presentation)
30 August 2019 Dr. Emmanuel de Dios
Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
Lexicographic Criteria and Choice in Sustainable Development (Abstract | Presentation)
23 August 2019 Dr. Eli Remolona
Professor of Finance, Asia School of Business
Fifty Ways to Leave Your Lover: How Central Banks Talk to the Markets (Abstract | Presentation)
16 August 2019 Dr. Toby C. Monsod
Associate Professor, UP School of Economics
Do beliefs and attitudes of frontline nutrition and health workers play a part in the persistence of chronic malnutrition in the Philippines? (Abstract | Presentation)
15 August 2019 Dr. Manuel Montes
Senior Advisor on Finance and Development, South Centre
Industrial Development Questions in the ICT Age (Abstract | Presentation)
9 August 2019
14 August 2019
Dr. Marjorie C. Pajaron
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Welfare Anaysis of Households in the Presence of Shocks (Abstract | Presentation)
7 August 2019 Dr. Hazel Malapit
Senior Research Coordinator, International Food Policy Research Institute
Development of the Project-level Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (pro-WEAI) (Abstract | Presentation | Full paper)
6 August 2019 Dr. Renard Sexton
Assistant Professor, Emory College of Arts and Science
Outsiders vs. Insiders: How Local Politics Drives Duterte’s War on Drugs in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
15 July 2019 Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
VIX: Risk Aversion and/or Uncertainty (Abstract | Presentation)
31 May 2019 Adrian R. Mendoza
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Philippine Firms in Global Value Chains: Innovation, Governance, and Upgrading (Abstract | Presentation)
12 April 2019 Dr. Cielo Magno
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Subnational Fiscal Payments from Large-Scale Mining and Social Spending (Abstract | Presentation)
5 April 2019 Dr. Karl L. Jandoc
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Forming Self-enforcing Coalitions Under Potential Sharing Disagreements (Abstract | Presentation)
29 March 2019 Dr. Raul V. Fabella
Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics
Flavors of Sub-additivity and Quasi-Competitive Policy Under Symmetric Cournot Competition (Abstract | Presentation)
8 February 2019 Dr. Paul D. Hutchcroft
Professor, Australian National University
Strong Patronage, Weak Parties: The Case for Electoral Redesign in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)

2018

7 December 2018 Dr. Victor Paz
Professor of Archaeology, UP Diliman
Globalization: A View Looking Up from the Trenches of Archaeology (Abstract | Presentation)
6 December 2018 Dr. Julien Labonne
Associate Professor, University of Oxford
Dr. Cesi Cruz
Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
Making Policies Matter: Voter Responses to Campaign Promises (Abstract | Presentation)
29 November 2018 Dr. Renato Reside, Jr.
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Gauging the Impact of Tax Incentives in Investments in the Philippines: Evidence from a Large Cross-Section Dataset (Abstract | Presentation)
23 November 2018 Dr. Abdul Abiad
Economic Advisor, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
The Impact of the Trade Conflict in Developing Asia and the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
22 November 2018 Dr. Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
On Decreasing Marginal Impatience, Cash In-Advance Constraints, Superneutrality, and Stability (Abstract | Presentation)
16 November 2018 Dr. Eli Remolona
Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements
Do small bank deposits run more than large ones? Three event studies of contagion and financial inclusion (Abstract | Presentation)
9 November 2018 Dr. Lino Briguglio
Professor of Economics, University of Malta
Improvements in Governance and Economic Growth (Abstract | Presentation)
19 October 2018 Dr. Eric Edmonds
Professor of Economics, Dartmouth College
Addressing Child Labor through Livelihood Promotion: An Impact Evaluation of the Department of Labor and Employment’s Livelihood Assistance to Parents of Child Laborers (Abstract | Presentation)
5 October 2018 Dr. Robert Siy
Columnist, The Manila Times
Why Mobility Matters (Abstract | Presentation)
28 September 2018 Dr. Mahar Mangahas
President, Social Weather Station
Realistic Indicators of Economic Well-Being (Abstract | Presentation)
21 September 2018 Dr. Emmanuel de Dios
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Jan Carlo Punongbayan
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Martial Law and the Philippine Economy (Abstract | Presentation)
7 September 2018 Dr. Abdul Abiad
Economic Advisor, Economic Research and Regional Cooperation Department, Asian Development Bank
How Do Mass Transit Investments Affect Land Values? Evidence from MRT-3 (Abstract | Presentation)
17 August 2018 Dean Dulay
PhD student, Duke University
Laurence Go
PhD student, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania
When Running for Office Runs in the Family: Political Dynasties, Policy Change and Veto Power (Abstract | Presentation)
10 August 2018 Dr. Marjorie Pajaron
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Interaction of Adult Risk Factors and Birth Weight in Determining Risk of Cardiovascular Diseases: A Longitudinal Study in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
11 May 2018 Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
The Genesis and Effects of Asset Booms (Abstract | Presentation)
10 May 2018 Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Introduction to Albert Kolb’s The Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
04 May 2018 Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
What the New Institutional Economics Owes to Marx (Abstract | Presentation)
03 May 2018 Loresel Abainza
Institute of Development Policy, University of Antwerp
Home Sweet Home: Embracing the Return to Returnees’ Migration (Abstract | Presentation)
27 Apr 2018 Ma. Christina F. Epetia
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
College Graduates in Non-college Jobs: Measuring Overeducation in the Philippine Labor Market (Abstract | Presentation)
13 Apr 2018 Dr. Julien Labonne
University of Oxford
Village Social Network Structures, Electoral Competition and Public Goods Provision (Abstract | Presentation)
6 Apr 2018 Dr. Margarita Debuque-Gonzales
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
A Financial Conditions Index for the Philippines: What can it tell us? (Abstract | Presentation)
4 Apr 2018 Dr. Marjorie Pajaron
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Natural Disaster, Migration and Income: A Panel Data Analysis (Abstract | Presentation)
23 Mar 2018 Yasuyuki Sawada
Chief Economist, Asian Development Bank
Disaster and Preference: Evidence from Japan and the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
16 Mar 2018 Dr. Stefan Rother
University of Freiburg
Linking Migration and Development – Which Role for Civil Society? (Abstract | Presentation)
07 Mar 2018 Dr. Madhavi Venkatesan
Bridgewater State University
The Economic Foundation of Sustainability (Abstract | Presentation)
02 Mar 2018 Yizhe Xie
Waseda University
Exchange Rate, Chinese Exports, and Competition in Asia: An Empirical Evidence Using Product-Level Data (Abstract | Presentation)
23 Feb 2018 Dr. Edita A. Tan
Professor Emeritus, University of the Philippines, School of Economics
K-12 and Free Tuition at SUCs: Implications (Abstract | Presentation)
22 Feb 2018 Karlo Adriano
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Applying CGE to the Philippine Mining Industry (Abstract | Presentation)
2 Feb 2018 Dr. Tsukasa Matsuura
Chuo University
Employee Representation in Japanese Family and Non-Family SMEs (Abstract | Presentation)
26 Jan 2018 Dr. Ricardo G. Barcelona
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
Carbon tax and subsidies’ faux remedies: Why they fail and what we can do about it? (Abstract | Presentation)
19 Jan 2018 Dean Dulay
Duke University
Elite-Driven Industrialization: Evidence from Philippine Sugar Exports in the Early 1900s (Abstract | Presentation)

2017

1 Dec 2017 Paul Neilmer M. Feliciano
University of the Philippines, School of Economics
An Empirical Assessment of Trade Creation and Trade Diversion Effects of the ASEAN-China Free Trade Agreement: Has the Philippines Become More Integrated? (Abstract | Presentation)
24 Nov 2017 Dr. Birgit Hansl
Lead Economist and Program Leader for Equitable Growth, Finance and Institutions, World Bank East Asia and the Pacific Region
Philippines Economic Update: Preserving Consistency and Policy Commitment (Abstract | Presentation)
23 Nov 2017 Dr. Eli M. Remolona Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements How much longer will the gateway fruit hang so low? (Abstract | Presentation)
27 October 2017 Tsukasa Matsuura, PhD
Chuo University
Kageyama Junji, PhD
Meikai University
The Gender Difference in the Burden of Having Children: Evidence from Life Satisfaction Data (Abstract | Presentation)
20 October 2017 Desiree A. Desierto, PhD
Department of Political Science, University of Wisconsin Madison and WSD Handa Center for Human Rights & International Justice, Stanford University
Formal Models of the Political Resource Curse (Abstract | Presentation)
13 October 2017 Karl Robert Jandoc, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
An Experimental Study of Strategies in Forming Self-Enforcing Coalitions (Abstract | Presentation)
6 October 2017 Alfredo R. Paloyo, PhD
University of Wollongong
Heterogeneous Effects of High School Peers on Educational Outcomes (Abstract | Presentation)
5 October 2017 Agustin L. Arcenas, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Toward the Understanding of Evolutionary Economics: The Case of Climate Change (Abstract | Presentation)
28 September 2017 Laarni Escresa-Guillermo, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Cross-Border Bribery and Institutional Heterogeneity (Abstract | Presentation)
27 September 2017 Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Remittances, Dutch Disease and Manufacturing Growth in Developing Economies (Abstract | Presentation)
26 September 2017 Karl Robert Jandoc, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Water Policy Reform’s Effect on Child Health (Abstract | Presentation)
22 September 2017 Romeo Matthew Balanquit, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
A generalization of the quantity equivalence result in procurement auction (Abstract | Presentation)
15 September 2017 Dr. Mary Ann Lansang, MMedSc 2016 NTPS Findings (Abstract | Presentation)
08 September 2017 Cielo Magno, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Examining the demand for prescription drugs: Physician prescribing behavior for lipid-lowering and cardio-selective blocking drugs (Abstract | Presentation)
31 August 2017 Marjorie Pajaron, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
The Impact of Risky Health Behavior of Adolescents on Later Life Economic Chances (Abstract | Presentation)
25 August 2017 Sarah Lynne S. Daway-Ducanes, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
On the Allocative and Welfare Effects of Quasi-Hyperbolic Discounting (Abstract | Presentation)
18 August 2017 Agustin L. Arcenas, PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Determining the Inflationary Effects of El Niño and La Niña in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
16 August 2017 Nobuhiko Fuwa, PhD
University of Tokyo
Hyperbolic Discounting and a Technology-induced Informal Credit Institution: The Case of Debit Card Pawning in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
11 August 2017 Renato E. Reside, Jr., PhD
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Impure Altruism and Other Donor Attraction Factors: A Study Based on a Database of Non-Government Organizations (NGOs) in the Philippines
(Abstract | Presentation)
6 July 2017 Dean Yang, PhD
University of Michigan, NBER and BREAD
Taken by Storm: Hurricanes, Migrant Networks, and U.S.
Immigration
(Abstract | Presentation)
22 June 2017 Dr. Hikmet Gunay
HIAS Research Fellow, Hitotsubashi Institute for Advanced Study, Hitotsubashi University
Associate Professor, Department of Economics, University of Manitoba
Which good to sell first in a sequential auction? (Abstract | Presentation)
7 June 2017 Annette O. Balaoing-Pelkmans, PhD
Erasmus University Rotterdam School of Economics
A new look at Philippine export performance: a firm-level approach (Abstract | Presentation)
16 May 2017 Dr. Jian Wang
Shandong University, China
Gender Differences in Antibiotic Prescriptions of Primary Health Providers in China:Results from a Randomized Controlled Field Experiment Using the Mystery Shopper Audit (Abstract | Presentation)
12 May 2017 Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios
School of Economics, University of the Philippines
Myrdal’s thinking on institutions and institutional change: a current perspective (Abstract | Presentation)
5 May 2017 Dr. Calla Wiemer
School of Economics,
University of the Philippines
Business Cycle Theory with an Application to the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
26 Apr 2017 Lucio Picci
Department of Economics,
University of Bologna
The supply-side of international corruption:
A new measure and a critique
(Abstract | Presentation)
24 Mar 2017 Akio Matsumoto, PhD
Chuo University
Keiko Nakayama, PhD
Chukyo University
Learning Monopolies with Delayed Feedback on Price Expectation (Abstract | Presentation)
17 Mar 2017 Roman Hoffmann
Wittgenstein Centre (IIASA, VID/ÖAW, WU),
Vienna Institute of Demography,
Austrian Academy of Sciences & University of Vienna
When Communities Participate in Primary Health Care: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Community Health Worker Program in the Philippines
(Abstract | Presentation)
10 Mar 2017 Yoko Niimi and Charles Yuji Horioka
Asian Growth Research Institute
Does Providing Informal Elderly Care Hasten Retirement? Evidence from Japan (Abstract | Presentation)
The Impact of Intergenerational Transfers on Wealth Inequality
in Japan and the United States
(Abstract | Presentation)
3 Mar 2017 Louisa Camille R. Poco
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Factors associated with the delay in seeking inpatient and outpatient care services in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
2 Feb 2017 Dr. Eli M. Remolona Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements The yield curve at 8:30 am (Abstract | Presentation)
26 Jan 2017 Professor Nanak Kakwani
Visiting Scholar, IPEA, Brasilia
On Measuring Social Tension (Abstract | Presentation)
20 Jan 2017 Dr. Francisco Gutiérrez-Sanín Researcher, Instituto de Estudios Políticos y Relaciones Internacionales – Universidad Nacional de Colombia Cattle ranchers and massacres in Colombia (1982-2007) Social underpinnings of patterns of violence against civilians during civil war (Abstract | Presentation)

2016

13 Dec 2016 Dr. Rod Hick
Lecturer, Cardiff University
The coupling of disadvantages: Material poverty and multiple deprivation in Europe before and after the Great Recession (Abstract | Presentation)
9 Dec 2016 Hazel Malapit Research Coordinator, Poverty, Health and Nutrition Division, International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI) The Abbreviated Women’s Empowerment in Agriculture Index (A-WEAI) (Abstract | Presentation)
2 Dec 2016 Prince Christian Cruz PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics Slice and Dice: Institutional Persistence and Local Government Fragmentation in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
18 Nov 2016 Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios
Oscar M. Lopez Sterling Professor of Law and Economics, UP School of Economics
Virtues and institutions in Adam Smith: a reconstruction (Abstract | Presentation)
11 Nov 2016 Dr. Marjorie C. Pajaron
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Motivations to Remit: Evidence from the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
28 Oct 2016 Dr. Romeo Matthew Balanquit
Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics
Miharu Jay M. Kimwell
PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics
Procurement Auctions with Interdependent Values and Affiliated Signals (Abstract | Presentation)
25 Oct 2016 Dr. Sudhir Shetty
Chief Economist, World Bank East Asia and the Pacific Region
Dr. Birgit Hansl
Lead Economist, World Bank East Asia and the Pacific Region
World Bank East Asia and Pacific Economic Update and Philippines Economic Update October 2016 edition (Abstract | Presentation)
21 Oct 2016 Kanako Yoshikawa
PhD Candidate, Osaka University
Financial incentives and its impact on maternal and child health: a study in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
14 Oct 2016 Kim van Wilgenburg PhD Candidate, Erasmus University Rotterdam Do (non-standard) risk and time preferences explain health insurance enrollment? (Abstract | Presentation)
30 Sep 2016 Dr. Xing Xia Assistant Professor of Economics, Yale – National University of Singapore What Explains the Rise of For-Profit Universities? Evidence from Dental Assistant Programs (Abstract | Presentation)
28 Sep 2016 Dr. Joseph J. Capuno Professor, UP School of Economics Love thy neighbor: An analysis of the incidence of violent conflict in the Autonomous Region of Muslim Mindanao (Abstract | Presentation)
23 Sep 2016 Karlo Adriano PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics Mining Taxation: Dynamic AETR Model (Abstract | Presentation)
26 Aug 2016 Carlo A. Cabrera PhD Candidate, London School of Economics and Political Science Information Design in Strategic Experimentation Environments (Abstract | Presentation)
5 Aug 2016 Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista Professor, UP School of Economics Global Liquidity and Financial Vulnerability (Abstract | Presentation)
17 June 2016 Dr. James Putzel Professor of Development Studies, London School of Economics and Political Science The Politics of Strongman Rule: What the Crisis States Literature Suggests (Abstract | Presentation)
13 May 2016 Rolando A. Danao Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics Economic Dynamics: Exploring with Mathematica (Abstract | Presentation)
28 Apr 2016 Dr. Shantanu Mukherjee Team Leader, Human Development Report Team, United Nations Development Program Human Development Report 2015: Work for Human Development (Abstract | Presentation)
22 April 2016 Dr. Agustin L. Arcenas Associate Professor, UP School of Economics The Impact of Climate Change on Food Security in the Philippines: Should the Country be Alarmed? (Abstract | Presentation)
15 Apr 2016 Dr. Ernesto M. Pernia Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics Janine Elora M. Lazatin PhD candidate, UP School of Economics Do Regions Gain from an Open Economy?(Abstract | Presentation)
11 Apr 2016 Dr. Eli Remolona Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements The 10 trillion dollar debt (Abstract | Presentation)
8 Apr 2016 Dr. Luzeta Adorna Head of Research for Alcanz Consulting Group, Inc. Dr. Augusto Rodriguez Chief of Social Policy Section, UNICEF Philippines Is the Emergency Unconditional Cash Transfer a viable complement to the current emergency protocols? (Abstract | Presentation)
1 Apr 2016 Dr. Calla Wiemer Professorial Lecturer, UP School of Economics Explorations into Use of the Exchange Rate in Macroeconomic Policy in Asia (Abstract | Presentation)
18 Mar 2016 Dr. Romeo Matthew Balanquit Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics Common Belief Revisited (Abstract | Presentation)
16 Mar 2016 Adrian R. Mendoza PhD Candidate, UP School of Economics Governance, Innovation, and Productivity in Global Value Chains: Lessons from the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
11 Mar 2016 Jeffrey G. Williamson Laird Bell Professor of Economics, Harvard University A Century of Philippine Spatial Inequality (Abstract | Presentation)
09 Mar 2016 Kim van Wilgenburg PhD Candidate, Erasmus University Rotterdam and Tinbergen Institute Debiasing Expectations (Abstract | Presentation)
04 Mar 2016 Dr. Vinod Thomas Director General of Independent Evaluation, Asian Development Bank Silence on Climate Change and the Fury of Natural Disasters (Abstract | Presentation)
26 Feb 2016 Dr. Majah-Leah V. Ravago Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics Optimal Investment in Preparedness of Farm and Non-Farm Households (Abstract | Presentation)
19 Feb 2016 Nguyen Duc Khuong Professor, IPAG Business School (France) International asset allocation in presence of systematic cojumps (Abstract | Presentation)
05 Feb 2016 Dr. Laarni Escresa Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics Cross-national corruption measures: A comparison (Abstract | Presentation)
29 Jan 2016 Dr. Sarah Lynne S. Daway Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics Transitioning to a Higher Retirement Age (Abstract | Presentation)
22 Jan 2016 Dr. Agustin L. Arcenas Associate Professor, UP School of Economics Climate Change, Dengue and the Economy: Ascertaining the Link Between Dengue and Climatic Conditions (Abstract | Presentation)
PAST SEMINARS

2015

10 Dec 2015 Prof. Jean-Marie Viaene Erasmus School of Economics, Erasmus University Rotterdam Firm Export Survival: The Case of the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
09 Dec 2015 Prof. Hal Hill Australian National University `Policies for Industrial  Progress’, not `Industry Policy': Lessons from Southeast Asia (Abstract | Presentation)
27 Nov 2015 Mr. Marcel Bluhm Assistant Professor, Wang Yanan Institute for Studies in Economics, Xiamen University in China Interbank funding as insurance mechanism for (persistent) liquidity shocks (Abstract | Presentation)
26 Nov 2015 Dr. Toby C. Monsod Associate Professor, UP School of Economics Political intervention in the Philippine Bureaucracy: Patterns of politicization from 1987 to 2010 (Abstract | Presentation)
25 Nov 2015 Dr. Marjorie C. Pajaron Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics The Roles of Gender and Education in the Intrahousehold Allocation of Remittances of Filipino Migrant Workers (Abstract | Presentation)
13 Nov 2015 Dr. Geoffrey M. Ducanes Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics A Suggested Operationalization of ‘Inclusive Growth’ and an Examination of the Inclusiveness of Philippine Growth in the Past Two Decades (Abstract | Presentation)
11 Nov 2015 Sarah Bales Strengthening strategic purchasing for health in the Philippines: Do we need to strengthen implementation or alter direction? (Abstract | Presentation)
06 Nov 2015 Judy T. Gulane International Alert Philippines Informal Land Markets and Inequality in Maguindanao (Abstract | Presentation)
27 Oct 2015 Dr. Calla Wiemer UP School of Economics (Public Lecture) The Chinese Economy: Imbalances, Misalignment, and Debt (Details)
23 Oct 2015 Mr. Mario Sander Executive Director, Asian Development Bank Europe and the Euro (Abstract | Presentation)
16 Oct 2015 Dr. Ernesto M. Pernia Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics Maria Janela M. Generoso Student, UP School of Economics Solar Power’s Rise and Promise for Inclusive Green Growth (Abstract | Presentation)
09 Oct 2015 Benjamin Radoc PhD candidate, University of East Anglia, UK(joint with Robert Sugden and Theodore L. Turocy) Correlation neglect and act separability in asset valuation: An experiment (Abstract | Presentation)
02 Oct 2015 Dr. Raul V. Fabella  Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics Piketty Inequality, Meta-Market Failures, and The Role of the State in Properly Functioning Markets (Abstract | Presentation)
30 Sep 2015 Ms. Ma. Christina F. Epetia Ph.D. Candidate, UP School of Economics Overeducation among college graduates in the Philippine labor market (Abstract | Presentation)
23 Sep 2015 Drs. Stella Quimbo, Aleli Kraft, Joseph Capuno, & Carlos Tan UP School of Economics “SIYAM PA” (Abstract | Presentation)
16 Sep 2015 Ms. Ruth H. Francisco Ph.D. Candidate, UP School of Economics School progression and risky sexual behaviors among children who were left behind by migrant fathers: Evidence from Metro Cebu, Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
18 Sep 2015 Prince Christian Cruz Ph.D. Candidate, UP School of Economics Essays in Province Creation in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
11 Sep 2015 Dr. Cielo D. Magno Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics Assessment of the Mining for Development Framework for the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
4 Sep 2015 Dr. Edita A. Tan Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics How We Measure Poverty Understates its Extent and Depth: Some Results (Abstract | Presentation)
28 Aug 2015 Dr. Raul V. Fabella Professor Emeritus, UPSE, and National Scientist, National Academy of Science and Technology Groups, Markets and Identities (Abstract | Presentation)
15 May 2015 Dr. Kyle Emerick Assistant Professor, Tufts University Technological Innovations, Downside Risk, and the Modernization of Agriculture (Abstract | Presentation)
8 May 2015 Dr. Cayetano Paderanga, Jr. University of the Philippines Macroeconomic Reforms and Inflation (Abstract | Presentation)
6 May 2015 Dr. Ujjayant Chakravorty Tufts University Who is Buying? Fuelwood Collection in Rural India (Abstract | Presentation)
14 Apr 2015 Dr. Laura T. David University of the Philippines Marine Science Institute Resilience Survive and Thrive™ (Abstract | Presentation)
10 Apr 2015 Roman Hoffman University of Vienna The Impact and Diffusion of Community Based Health Programs in Developing Countries: Field Experimental Evidence from the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
25 Mar 2015 Dr. Prospero Naval University of the Philippines A Short Introduction to Genetic Algorithms (Abstract | Presentation)
9 Mar 2015 Dr Aniceto Orbeta Philippine Institute of Development Studies Dr. Emily Beam National University of Singapore Mr. Peter Srouji Innovations for Poverty Action Using Randomized Evaluations to Test Innovative Ideas (Abstract | Presentation)
27 Feb 2015 Profs. Raul V. Fabella, Emmanuel S. de Dios, & Ruperto P. Alonzo UP School of Economics Intergenerational Fairness and the Updating of Schedule of Penalties and Damage Awards Under the Revised Penal Code (Abstract | Presentation)
20 Feb 2015 Atty. Raphael Perpetuo M. Lotilla Revisiting the Electric Industry Power Reforms of 2001 (Abstract | Presentation)
06 Feb 2015 Dr. Stella Luz A. Quimbo Sec. Vicente Perez, Jr. UP Centennial Professorial Chair Long-term effects of a randomized policy experiment on quality improvement in the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)

2014

12 Dec 2014

Dr. Majah-Leah V. Ravago UP School of Economics Dr. Dennis S. Mapa UP School of Statistics

Household Coping and Recovery from Nature’s Wrath: Rising from the Ruins of Yolanda (Abstract | Presentation)
10 Dec 2014

S. Quimbo, J. Capuno, A. Kraft, R. Molato, and C. Tan UP School of Economics

Where does the money go? Expenditure and income effects of CCT (Abstract | Presentation)
03 Dec 2014

Dr. Raul V. Fabella UP School of Economics

Jean Tirole: An Impressionist Encounter (Abstract | Presentation)
28 Nov 2014

Dr. Rosa Alonso i Terme UP School of Economics

Why Has Latin America Sped Up Ahead of the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)

21 Nov 2014 Dr. Marjorie Pajaron UP School of Economics The Impact of Rainfall Shocks on Income, Consumption, Remittances, Informal Loans, and Assets: Evidence from Agricultural Households in Rural Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)
14 Nov 2014 UPSE-PCED Special Friday Seminar at the 52nd Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society (Poster | PES website)
7 Nov 2014 Dr. Lino Pascal Briguglio Professor, University of Malta Technological advance and the falling share of labour in the EU (Abstract | Presentation)
4 Nov 2014 Dr. Romeo Matthew T. Balanquit Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics Pancho Labao UPSE PhD Student Game between bounded rationals using genetic algorithm: Does it pay to be “more rational”? (Abstract | Presentation)
30 Oct 2014 Dr. Eli M. Remolona Chief Representative for Asia and the Pacific, Bank for International Settlements Investing in emerging markets: How do global investors differentiate between sovereign risks? (Abstract | Presentation | Paper]
24 Oct 2014

Dr. Renato E. Reside, Jr. Assistant Professor, UP School of Economics

How Efficient are Tax Incentives for Investment in the Philippine Power Sector? (Abstract | Presentation)

22 Oct 2014

Dr. Fidelina B. Natividad-Carlos Professor, UP School of Economics

Exchange-Rate Overshooting: An Analysis for Intermediate Macro (Abstract | Presentation)

17 Oct 2014

Dr. Joseph J. Capuno Associate Professor, UP School of Economics

Can you estimate your impact? A harmless intro to impact evaluation methods (Abstract | Presentation)

10 Oct  2014

Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios Professor, UP School of Economics

Gregorio Sancianco: an early advocate of presumptive taxation (Abstract | Presentation)

3 Oct 2014

Mr. Ryan Tans PhD candidate in Political Science, Emory University

Decentralization and the Politics of Local Taxation in Indonesia and the Philippines (Abstract | Presentation)

01 Oct 2014

Mr. Margarito B. Teves Former Secretary of Finance

Improving Credit Access for the Food and Agriculture Sector through Enhanced Implementation of Existing Policies and New Strategies (Abstract | Presentation)

26 Sep 2014

Dr. Raul V. Fabella Professor, UP School of Economics

Development Progeria: What it is and how it came about (Abstract | Presentation)

24 Sep 2014

Dr. Alfredo R. Paloyo Lecturer, School of Accounting, Economics, and Finance, Univ. of Wollongong, Australia Research Fellow, RWI, Germany

The Forgotten Evaluation Tool: An Encouragement Design Experiment on Supplemental Instruction (Abstract | Presentation)

12 Sep 2014

Dr. Stella Luz A. Quimbo & Ms. Xylee Javier UP School of Economics

Should We Re-think Income Taxation in the Philippines? (Abstract | Presentation)

5 Sep 2014

Dr. Maria Joy V. Abrenica UP School of Economics

Designing a Competitive Electricity Market (Abstract | Presentation)

2 Sep 2014 Dr. Ramon L. Clarete UP School of Economics How did the Philippines level its tax treatment of imported and local distilled spirits? (Abstract | Presentation)
28 Aug 2014 Dr. Tomoo Kikuchi National University of Singapore Global Public Goods and the Hegemonic Structure (Abstract | Presentation)
08 Aug 2014 Dr. Charles Yuji Horioka The Vea Family Professorial Chair in Technology and Evolutionary Economics Evolutionary Economics and Household Behavior (Abstract | Presentation)
1 Aug 2014 Drs. Geoffrey Ducanes & Edita Tan UP School of Economics Who Are Poor and Do They Remain Poor? (Abstract | Presentation)
11 July 2014 Prof. Hal Hill ANU College of Asia and the Pacific Regional Dynamics in a Decentralized Indonesia (Abstract | Presentation)
 16 June 2014 Prof. John C. Ham University of Maryland Program Evaluation with a Small Number of Sites: An Intervention in California Schools to Reduce Obesity (Abstract) | Presentation)
 23 Apr 2014 Dr. Laarni Escresa European University Institute & University of Hamburg A New Cross-National Measure of Corruption (Abstract | Presentation)
 12 Mar 2014 Dr. Jesus Villa Visiting Professor, UP School of Economics Financialization & Transformation (Abstract)
 07 Mar 2014 Dr. Keisuke Kawata (Hiroshima University) Dr. Daisaku Goto (Hiroshima University) Wage Equations for the Japanese Care Workers: Return to Education and Qualification (Abstract) Assessing Consumer Preference for Solar Water Heaters: Choice Experiment in Kunming City, China (Abstract)
 21 Feb 2014 Marina Fe B. Durano UP School of Economics Rights and Capabilities in the Magna Carta on Women? (Abstract | Presentation)
 14 Feb 2014 Manh Tien Vu PhD Candidate, Osaka University Are Daughters Always the Losers in the Chore War? Evidence Using Household Data from Vietnam (Abstract | Presentation)
 07 Feb 2014 Ramon Clarete Alfonso Labao UP School of Economics Predicting Time Periods of Excessive Price Volatility: The Case of Rice (Abstract | Presentation)
 05 Feb 2014 Emin Gahramanov Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Solving for the Retirement Age in a Continuous-time Model with Endogenous Labor Supply (Abstract | Presentation | Paper)
 24 Jan 2014 Charles Horioka Professor, UP School of Economics The Determinants of Household Saving in Korea and India (Abstract | Presentation)
 22 Jan 2014 Philip Arnold P. Tuaño Ph.D. Candidate, UPSE Welfare Effects of Trade and Market Liberalization in the Philippine Sugar Industry (Abstract)
 17 Jan 2014 Rosa Alonso i Terme UP School of Economics What Prevents the Philippines From Undertaking Tax Reform? (Abstract | Related Paper)
 10 Jan 2014 Mark W. Rosegrant Director, Environment and Production Technology Division International Food Policy Research Institute Climate Change and Food Security: Impacts and Policy Responses (Abstract | Presentation)

2013

13 Dec 2013 Emmanuel S. de Dios Professor, UP School of Economics Just how good is unemployment as a measure of welfare? (Abstract | Discussion Paper | Policy Notes)
6 Dec 2013 Rolando A. Danao Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics Mathematica as A Teaching Tool in Economics
29 Nov 2013 Lino Briguglio University of Malta The Euro Area: Recent Events and Prospect (Presentation)
22 Nov 2013 Raul V. Fabella Professor, UP School of Economics Giving the BSP an Extra Mop: A Response to Short-Term Capital Inflows (Policy Note)
15 Nov 2013 Special Friday Seminar at the 51st Annual Meeting of the Philippine Economic Society
14 Nov 2013 Sophie Sam Joyce Singapore  Management University Running Some Tests: Doctor-Patient Demographic Concordance, Communication and Diagnostic Test Orders
18 Oct 2013 Daniel Cotlear Lead Economist, The World Bank Nuts and Bolts of Universal Health Coverage (Presentation)
11 Oct 2013 Agustin L. Arcenas Associate Professor, UP School of Economics Mining Sector: Towards Contributing to Inclusive Growth (Presentation)
4 Oct 2013 Fidelina N. Carlos Professor, UP School of Economics Towards an Interest Rate Corridor
27 Sep 2013 Aleli D. Kraft (Coping with Health Shocks) Joseph Capuno (3P Study) Stella Luz A. Quimbo (PhilHealth Benefit Delivery Rate 2012) Towards Universal SHI Coverage in the Philippines: Setting the Subsidies Right for the Informal Sector (Read the program here.)
27 Sep 2013 Gilbert Llanto President, Philippine Institute for Development Studies Calixto Chikiamco President, Foundation for Economic Freedom Felipe Medalla Member, Monetary Board, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Roundtable on Philippine Development: Economic Policies and Social Progress
20 Sep 2013 Cielo Magno UP School of Economics Physician Prescribing Behavior: Direct-to-consumer Advertising and the Demand for Me-too Drugs (Accompanying paper)
13 Sep 2013 Jessica Kiessel Director for Country Programs, Innovations for Poverty Action Evaluating Development Programs
6 Sep 2013 Kiyoshi Taniguchi Operations Coordination Division, Private Sector Operations Department, ADB Asymmetric Transmission in Wheat Flour Markets in Indonesia (Accompanying paper | Presentation)