48th Annual Meeting

Theme:
Charting new Directions for the Philippine Economy
12 November 2010 * Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Manila

P R O G R A M M E
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TIME

ACTIVITY

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

08.00 am

Registration

09.00 am

Opening Ceremony

Pambansang Awit
Harry Teano
Ruth Gonzaga

Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Welcome Remarks
Hon. Amando M. Tetangco, Jr.
Governor, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Opening Remarks
Jules Maaten
Country Director, Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Liberty

09.30 am

Keynote Address

Introduction
Arturo G. Corpuz
President, Philippine Economic Society


Cayetano W. Paderanga Jr.
Director General, National Economic Development Authority

10.15 am

Coffee Break

10.30 am

Plenary Session 1

Challenges for Inclusive Growth

Chair
Winfred M. Villamil
De La Salle University

Panelists
Bert Hofman
World Bank Philippines
Making Economic Growth Inclusive
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Myrna Austria
De La Salle University
Delivering on the Promises of Trade Liberalization
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Felipe Medalla
UP School of Economics
Achieving Fiscal Sustainability and Macroeconomic Stability
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11.45 am

Lunch

President's Report
Arturo G. Corpuz
President, Philippine Economic Society
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Aleli D. Kraft
Secretary, Philippine Economic Society

01.30 pm

Parallel Panels - Set A

A-1: Monetary Policy
EBC - VISAYAS ROOM (5/F)

Chair
Francisco G. Dakila Jr.
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas

Veronica B. Bayangos
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Does the Bank Credit Channel of Monetary Policy Matter in the Philippines?
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Eloisa T. Glindro
Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas
Identifying and Measuring Asset Price Bubbles in the Philippines
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A-2: Achieving the Millennium Development Goals at the Local Level
EBC - MINDANAO ROOM (5/F)

Chair
Erlinda M. Capones
Director, National Economic Development Authority

Erlpe John M. Amante
Governor, Province of Agusan del Norte
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Rogelio Espina, M.D.
Congressman, Lone District of Biliran
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Miguel Rene A. Dominguez
Governor, Province of Sarangani
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Response
Austere A. Panadero
Undersecretary, Department of Interior & Local Government
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A-3: Economics Education
BSPI - TR 1 (6/F EDPC Bldg)

Chair
Jose Camacho Jr.
UP Los Banos

Joy Lizada
University of the Philippines Visayas
The Philippine Economic Education Society: Some Challenges and Prospects

Vladimir Lopez
Philippine Science High School
An Analysis of the High School Economic Literacy Test
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Adrian Tamayo
University of Mindanao
Measuring Practice of Honesty of Students Taking Economics Subjects Using of Ordinal Logistic Regression
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A-4: Macroeconomics
BSPI - TR 2 (6/F EDPC Bldg)

Chair
Edsel Beja
Ateneo de Manila University

Jonathan B. Bungcayao
National Economic Development Authority
Growth Factor Decomposition Method: Inferences from the 10 Table of the Philippines
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Federico Pascual
National Economic Development Authority
Determinants of Output Growth in the ASEAN: What Do They Tell Us?
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Virgilio M. Tatlonghari
Senate of the Philippines
Melly L. Paraiso
University of the Philippines
Regional Output Growth and Infrastructure Investment in the Philippines: The Evidence From Panel Data Regression
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A-5: Methodological Advancements in Empirical Analysis
BSPI - TR 3 (6/F EDPC Bldg)

Chair
Lawrence B. Dacuycuy
De la Salle University

Lawrence B. Dacuycuy
De la Salle University
On the Predictive Ability of the Mincerian Wage Equation and its Variants: Is It Time to Go Fully Nonparametric?
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Geoffrey Ducanes
UP School of Economics
Consumer Type and Liquor Preference: An Application of Mixed Logit Analysis on Philippine Data
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Dennis Mapa
UP School of Statistics
An Analysis of Self-Rated Poverty in the Philippines Using the Markov Switching Models

A-6: Health
BSP - MR 3-A (3/F)

Chair
Aleli D. Kraft
UP School of Economics

Eduardo Banzon
World Bank
Achieving Universal Access to Quality Health Services in the Philippines
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Joseph J. Capuno
UP School of Economics
Straight from the Bottle or the Tap? The Impact of Water Sources on the Incidence of Diarrhea Among Children in the Philippines
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Rouselle F. Lavado
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Are There Improvements in the Delivery of Maternal and Child Health Programs for the Poorest in the Philippines?
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A-7: Addressing the Barriers to Investments in the Philippines
BSP ASSEMBLY HALL

Chair
Peter Wallace
The Wallace Business Forum
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Benvenuto Icamina
AYC Consultants
Behind the Border Barriers: The 6 Most Critical Barriers to Investment in the Philippines
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Melvie Espejo
The Wallace Business Forum
Discriminatory Taxation, a Barrier to FDI Entry
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Gilbert Garchitorena
University of Asia & the Pacific
Barriers to Increased Private Sector Participation in Infrastructure Development
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03.00 pm

Coffee Break

03.30 pm

Parallel Panels - Set B

B-1: Poverty
EBC - VISAYAS ROOM (5/F)

Chair
Emmanuel Esguerra
UP School of Economics

Piedad Geron
Asian Development Bank
Microinsurance: Facilitating Risk Protection for the Poor
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Achilles Costales
UP Baguio
Livestock & Poverty Reduction
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Augusto Rodriguez
UNICEF
Governance Implications of the Child Poverty Study in the Philippines
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B-2: Labor & Migration
EBC - MINDANAO ROOM (5/F)

Chair
Melly L. Paraiso
Polytechnic University of the Philippines

Lawrence B. Dacuycuy
De la Salle University
Human Capital and Savings in an OLG Economy with Migration Possibilities: A Theoretical Note

Tereso S. Tullao, Jr.
De La Salle University
Distortions in the International Migration of Filipino Nurses
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Eduardo Martinez-Miranda
International Finance Corporation
Financing for PPPs

B-3: Agriculture & Environment
BSPI - TR 1 (6/F EDPC Bldg)

Chair
Alvin P. Ang
University of Sto. Tomas

Maya Q. Villaluz
World Bank
Environment and Natural Resources: Investing for a Sustainable Future
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U-Primo E. Rodriguez
UP Los Banos
is it Worth Investing Further in AFNR Programs? Simulations from a Supply and Demand Model
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Yolanda T. Garcia
UP Los Banos
Sources of Productivity Growth in Pond-Based Tilapia Aquaculture in the Philippines
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Agham Cuevas
UP Los Banos
An Assessment of the Influence of Transaction Costs in the Adoption of Technology and Recommended Farm Practices in Rice
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B-4: Developments in Program Evaluation
BSPI - TR 2 (6/F EDPC Bldg)

Chair
Aniceto C. Orbeta Jr.
Philippine Institute for Development Studies

Stella Quimbo
UP School of Economics
Lessons from a Randomized Health Policy Experiment in the Philippines
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Erwin R. Tiongson
Asian Institute of Management
Michael A. Clemens
Center for Global Development
is Migration Investment? Measuring the True Effects of Temporary Overseas Work on Filipino Families?

Aniceto Orbeta, Jr.
Philippine Institute for Development Studies
Toshio Kondo
Christine Infantado

Asian Development Bank
Clarence Dingcong
Independent Consultant
Impact of Microfinance on Rural Households in the Philippines
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B-5: Institutions & Governance
BSPI - TR 3 (6/F EDPC Bldg)

Chair
Raul Fabella
UP School of Economics

Eric Le Borgne
World Bank
Managing Fiscal Risks: Building Institutions for Better Fiscal Risk Management
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Assad Baunto
UP School of Economics
Bumps and Conflicts in Mindanao
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Desiree A. Disierto
UP School of Economics
John V. C. Nye
George Mason University
The Market for Illegal Goods in the Presence of Corruption
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B-6: Student Papers
BSP - MR 3-A (3/F)

Chair
Darrel John Jimenez
Junior Philippine Economic Society

Joan T. Jao
Raiza Liah G. Lee
Lorraine Nicole L. Tan

De la Salle University
10 Steps to Estimating a Congestion Price Using Field Data from Nichols-Merville Area
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Brylle Baluyot
Marian Panganiban

UP School of Economics
Housing as Building Blocks of Welfare: An Impact Asessment of Gawad Kalinga in Laura
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Julio Miguel C. Galvez
UP School of Economics
Maternal Employment and Child Cognitive Development in Cebu
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05.00 pm

Coffee Break

05.30 pm

Plenary Session 2

Economic Prospects for 2011

Moderator
Peter Lee U
University of Asia & the Pacific

Panelists
Margarita R. Songco
Deputy Director-General, National Economic Development Authority
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Norio Usul
Asian Development Bank
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Emmanuel de Dios
UP School of Economics

07.00 pm

Closing Ceremonies

Celia M. Reyes
Vice President, Philippine Economic Society
Organizing Committee Chair


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