47th Annual Meeting

Theme:
Survival and Growth:
The Philippines 2010 and Beyond
13 November 2009 * Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Manila

P R O G R A M M E
As of 11November 2009


TIME

ACTIVITY

Master of Ceremonies
DR. TERESO TULLAO, JR
De La Salle University - Manila

08.00 am

Registration

09.00 am

Opening Ceremony

Welcome Remarks

Opening Remarks
DR. WINFRED VILLAMIL
President, Philippine Economic Society

09.30 am

Keynote Speech

Keynote Speech
AMBASSADOR JESUS P. TAMBUNTING
President, Planters Development Bank


(Coffee & Cookies to be served)

Plenary Session 1
The Global Economic Crisis & Strategies for Survival

Chair
DR. PETER LEE U
University of Asia and the Pacific

Panelists
MR. DENNIS BOTMAN
International Monetary Fund
The Global Financial Crisis and Outlook for Asia
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MR. SIEGFRIED HERZOG
Friedrich Naumann Foundation
Back to Basics: Towards Intellectual Humility and Respect for Fundamental Principles
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DR. RAUL FABELLA
UP School of Economics
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11.45 am

Lunch

01.00 pm

Parallel Panels [Set A]

A.1 Macroeconomic Management 1
EBC Visayas Room - 3/F

Chair
DR. EDSEL L. BEJA JR.
Ateneo de Manila University

Panelists
DR. LINO PASCAL BRIGUGLIO
University of Malta
The Financial Turmoil & Small Developing States: Lessons for Larger Developing Countries
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DR. LUIS F. DUMLAO
Ateneo de Manila University
A Once-in-a-century Tsunami and the US Financial Crisis of 2007-08
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DR. EDSEL BEJA JR
Ateneo de Manila University
The Global Cirsis, Philippine Crisis, and Implications to Capitalism
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A.2 Productivity Growth of Philippine Agriculture
EBC Mindanao Room - 3/F

Chair
DR. ARSENIO BALISACAN
University of the Philippines - Diliman
DR. ROEHL BRIONES
Philippine Institute of Development Studies

Panelists
DR. JESUS C. DUMAGAN
Philippine Institute of Development Studies
Decomposing Growth in Revenues into Output Price, Input Quantity, and Total Factor Productivity Contributions: A Superlative Index Application to Philippine Agriculture, 1975-2004
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DR. ROSEMARIE G. EDILLON
La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia
Institutions, Social Capital and Productivity Growth in Philippine Agriculture
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DR. SERGIO R. FRANCISCO
Philippine Rice Research Institute
FLORDELIZA H. BORDEY
University of Illinois, USA
Research, Development and Extension: Implications to TFP
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A.3 Poverty & Income Distribution
BSPI Training Room 1 - 6/F

Chair
DR. JOSEF YAP
Philippine Institute of Development Studies

Panelists
DR. CELIA REYES
Philippine Institute of Development Studies
ALELLIE SOBREVINAS
De La Salle University
JEREMY DE JESUS
De La Salle University
The Impact of the Global Financial Crisis on Poverty in the Philippines.
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DR. TERESO S. TULLAO JR.
De La Salle University
JOHN PAOLO R. RIVERA
De La Salle University
Economic, Demographic, and Other Factors Affecting School Participation among Children in Urban and Rural Households: The Case of Pasay and Eastern Samar.
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DR. JOSE RAMON ALBERT
Philippine Statistical System
WILMA MOLANO
Philippine Institute of Development Studies
Estimation of the Food Poverty Line
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A.4 Agriculture & Natural Resources
BSPI Training Room 2 - 6/F

Chair
DR. MELLY PARAISO
Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Panelists
JOSE ULYSSES J. LUSTRIA
Department of Agriculture
ELMER R. ESPLANA
Department of Agriculture
A Supply Chain Assessment of the Philippine Fruits Industry: Towards Sustained Profitability, Improved Productivity, and Pro-active Response to the Impact of Climate Change
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CHERYL JOY L. FERNANDEZ
University of the Philippines in the Visayas
Exploring the Environmental Kuznets Hypothesis in the Philippines.
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A.5 Another Notion of Development: Creating People-Friendly Places and Spaces
BSPI Training Room 3 - 6/F

Chair
MR. RAMON FERNAN III

Panelists
DR. ARTURO CORPUZ
Ayala Land Corporation
Sustainable Growth and Disaster Mitigation Strategies Using Centrography and Hierarchy in the Case of Metro Baguio
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DR. JOSE REGIN F. REGIDOR
University of the Philippines - Diliman
Formulation of a National EST Strategy for the Philippines
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MICHAEL V. TOMELDAN
University of the Philippines - Diliman
The Transformation of Military Bases into Hubs of Development: The Case of Subic and Clark in the Philippines
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A.6 Econometric Modelling
EFLC AV Room - G/F

Chair
DR. DENNIS MAPA
University of the Philippines Diliman

Panelists
PAUL D. MCNEILS, S.J.
Fordham University Graduate School of Business Administration
ELOISA T. GLINDRO
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
FERDINAND S. CO
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Policy Analysis and Control: Quantitative Information for Accuracy and Oversight - A Dynamic General Equilibrium Model for Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

DR. FRANCISCO G. DAKILA, JR.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
JADE ERIC T. REBOLADO
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Economic Crisis in the Philippines (1950s-1970s)

02.30 pm

Coffee Break

02.45 pm

Parallel Panels

B.1 Macroeconomic Management 2
EBC Visayas Room - 3/F

Chair
ALVIN ANG
University of Sto. Tomas

Panelists
ARMANDO ARMAS JR.
Economics of Exchange: The Best Way to Rob Banks?
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ANNA CORRINA PIZARRO
DLSU - College of St. Benilde
BON KRISTOFFER G. GABAY
DENR/ Rex Publishing Company
EDGAR ALLAN M. UY
Rex Publishing Company
Testing the Rational Expectation Hypothesis (REH) in Explaining Business Cycles in the Philippine Economy
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B.2 Economics Education
EBC Mindanao Room - 3/F

Chair
DR. JOSE CAMACHO, JR.
University of the Philippines - Los Baños

Panelists
PROF. AMELIA L. BELLO
University of the Philippines - Los Baños
DR. JOSE D. CAMACHO, JR.
University of the Philippines - Los Baños
How UPLB Students Understand Basic Economics Concepts: An Analysis of the Results of the Test of Understanding in College Economics
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ROGEL OPULENCIA
Department of Education (DepEd)
The Basic Economic Literacy Training (BELT): Enhancing Public Secondary School Teachers' Economic Education in Laguna

JOHNCY MAE AGANA
Littlefuse Philippines, Batangas
An Analysis of Economic Education in Selected High Schools in Batangas

B.3 Institutions
BSPI Training Room 1 - 6/F

Chair
DR. GERARDO LARGOSA
De La Salle University

Panelists
DR. EPICTETUS PATALINGHUG
University of the Philippines - Diliman
Deterrent Effects of Police on Crime: An Examination of Philippine Data
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CYRUS PAOLO M. BUENAFE
Hewlett-Packard Asia-Pasific (Hong Kong) Limited
The Role of Institutions in Intellectual Property Portfolio Management in the Philippines
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ROBERTO DE VERA
University of Asia and the Pacific
Selected Policy Implications for Philippine Population Projections
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B.4 Labor
BSPI Training Room 2 - 6/F

Chair
ANICETO ORBETA
Philippine Institute of Development Studies

Panelists
FEDERICO MACARANAS
The Philippine Nursing Labor Market: Some Evidence from the PNA Nursing Compensation Survey 2009 Pilot Study
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ADRIAN TAMAYO
University of Mindanao
DR. EDMUNDO PRANTILLA
University of Southeastern Philippines
Deployment of Overseas Filipino Workers: A Macroeconomic Model
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WILLINGTON ONUH
De La Salle University - Dasmariñas, Cavite
AXIAOTIAN TINA ZHIANG
Saint Mary's College of California, USA
YUNG JAE LEE
St. Mary's College of California, USA
Domestic Outsourcing: Evidence from a Developing Economy
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B.5 Student Papers
BSPI Training Room 3 - 6/F

Chair
RONAMAE FABULA
President, Junior Philippine Economic Society

Panelists
KAREN ANNETTE D. LAZARO
University of the Philippines Diliman
KEVIN THOMAS G. CRUZ
University of the Philippines - Diliman
DESIREE A. DISIERTO, PHD
University of the Philippines - Dliman
The Tax Revenue Effect of the Demand for Pirated Discs in the Philippines
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FRANCIS ADRIAN H. VIERNES
Ateneo de Manila University
The Relationship between Good Governance and Poverty in the Philippines
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JOHN PAOLO RIVERA
De La Salle University
KURT GERRARD T. SEE
De La Salle University
The Economic Implications of China's Open Door Policy to the Asia-Pacific Economies
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04.10 pm

Break

04.30 pm

ADB Plenary Session
Philippine Development Outlook

Chair
DR. JOEL V. MANGAHAS
Asian Development Bank

DR. CIELITO HABITO
Ateneo de Manila University

DR. CAYETANO PADERANGA, JR
University of the Philippines Diliman

DR. ARSENIO M. BALISACAN
University of the Philippines Diliman
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06.00 pm

Closing














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