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The G.P. Sicat Awards are given out annually to exemplary theses of graduating students of the UP School of Economics. The awards aim to recognize the students' efforts in research, encourage excellence, and promote awareness and concern in fields of research that are not only currently relevant but academically challenging as well. The awards include those for the First-Best, Second-Best, and Third-Best undergraduate final papers. The Awards were endowed by and named in honor of Professor Gerardo P. Sicat.

2005 WINNERS OF THE G.P. SICAT AWARDS

First Best Undergraduate Paper
"Philippine Agricultural Crop Production Cycle: Evidence and Determinants"
by Christopher John Fernandez Cruz and Frances Margaret Warren Canlas

Second Best Undergraduate Paper (Two entries)
"The Effects of Oil Price Shocks on the Philippine Economy: A VAR Approach"
by Ma. Christina Eugenio Raguindin and Robert Guevarra Reyes

"Political Business and Budget Cycles in the Philippines: A Preliminary Study"
by Yasmeen Carina Chan Chan

Third Best Undergraduate Paper (Two entries)
"The Role of Research and Development (R&D) Expenditures in the Long-run Growth of the Philippines"
by Camille Khristine Ibañez Aromas and Sir Martin Donato Cortez

"Fighting Software Piracy: The Evidence on Effective Intellectual Property Protection"
by Ben Joshua Albulario Baltazar and Carl Nicholas Cheng Ng

2004 WINNERS OF THE G.P. SICAT AWARDS

First Best Undergraduate Paper
"The Contribution of the Output Gap in the Conduct of Inflation Targeting in the Philippines"
by RJ Fernando Angeles and Margot Aissa Choa Tan

Second Best Undergraduate Paper
"Military Spending and Economic Growth (Asian Paradigm)"
by Catherine Cruz Sy and Maricris Calaranan Baloaloa

Third Best Undergraduate Paper
"Determinants of the Movement and Volatility of the Yield Curve"
by Gregorio Alfredo Vargas III

2003 WINNERS OF THE G.P. SICAT AWARDS

First Best Undergraduate Paper
"The Contribution of OFW Remittances to Income Inequality: A Decomposition Analysis"
by Nico Masulit Ravanilla and Joseph de Pano Robleza

Second Best Undergraduate Paper
"On Shadow Pricing and Trade Liberalization: The Role of the Re-Estimation of the Shadow Exchange Rate for Effective Project Evaluation and Public Investment in the Philippines"
by Audrey Ranches Alvarado and Criselda Patricia Barroquillo Pascual

No Third Best Undergraduate Paper

2002 WINNERS OF THE G.P. SICAT AWARDS

First Best Undergraduate Paper
"Price Adjustments and Asymmetry in the Philippine Retail Gasoline Market"
by John Michael Ian Sioson Salas

No Second Best Undergraduate Paper

Third Best Undergraduate Paper
"WHAT MATTERS MOST: An Analysis of the Determinants of Modern Family Planning Methods"
by Joan Colozo Musico and Carlos Joaquin Martija Perez

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