Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Harry T. Oshima Author-Workplace-Name: University of the Philippines Title: Levels and Trends of Farm Families' Nonagricultural Incomes at Different Stages of Monsoon Development Abstract: This paper brings together available data and studies on off-farm activities in Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and other Asian countriesand examines the forces underlying the levels and trends of nonagricultural incomes. Nonugricultural activities is defined here as all activities in the industrial and service sectors. The focus of the analysis is that of farm families and their annual incomes. The paper presents estimates of the shares of nonagricultural incomes of farm families for Asian countries for which data are available. It also describes the growth of nonagricultural shares and their composition as the economy moves from one stage to another in various stages of development, mainly the first or agro-industrial transition, and it discusses the impact of nonagricultural employment on the distribution of family incomes, population growth and policy prescriptions. Journal: Philippine Review of Economics Pages: 123-154 Volume: 22 Issue: 3&4 Year: 1985 Month: September & December File-URL: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/325/367 File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:22:y:1985:i:3&4:p:123-154 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Joseph Lim Author-Workplace-Name: University of the Philippines Title: The Monetarist Models of Inflation: The Case of the Philippines Abstract: This paper uses annual Philippine data (1953—1980) to test two monetarist models, namely, the Harberger equation and the Barro two-equation system. The estimation results point to specification errors in both models. This can be interpreted as partial evidence that the monetarist’s concentration on aggregate demand may have led him to omit relevant supply-side effects on output growth and general price inflation. Journal: Philippine Review of Economics Pages: 155-176 Volume: 22 Issue: 3&4 Year: 1985 Month: September & December File-URL: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/326/358 File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:22:y:1985:i:3&4:p:155-176 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Ma. Agnes R. Quisumbing Author-Workplace-Name: College of Development Economics and Management, University of the Philippines at Los Banos Title: Food Demand Parameters and their Application to Nutrition Policy Simulation Abstract: This paper examines various approaches used for estimating food demand parameters for specific income groups, The study discusses the implications of separability assumptions regarding the consumer’s utility function on the estimation of demand parameters. Demand elasticities for four income groups were estimated using the S-Branch system, the Frisch method, and a double-logarithmic demand function. A partial equilibrium model of the food market which utilizes the income-stratum specific elasticities is then used to simulate the nutritional impact of the adoption of modern rice varieties under different assumptions regarding technical progress and marketable surplus. Journal: Philippine Review of Economics Pages: 177-213 Volume: 22 Issue: 3&4 Year: 1985 Month: September & December File-URL: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/327/363 File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:22:y:1985:i:3&4:p:177-213 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Dante B. Canlas Author-Workplace-Name: University of the Philippines Title: Estimating Price and Income Elasticities of the Demand for Food : A Philippine Illustration Abstract: The paper illustrates a procedure for estimating price and income elasticities on the demand for food from a single, cross-sectional data set. A linear expenditure system for food is derived and estimated using Philippine data from the 1965 Family Income and Expenditures survey. The parameter estimates reported here do not appear out of line with other estimates. Journal: Philippine Review of Economics Pages: 215-228 Volume: 22 Issue: 3&4 Year: 1985 Month: September & December File-URL: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/328/356 File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:22:y:1985:i:3&4:p:215-228 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Julie G. Ranada Author-Workplace-Name: East-West Resource Systems Institute, Honolulu, Hawaii Title: The Price Responsiveness of Energy Demand in the Philippine Food Processing Sector Abstract: This study attempts to derive reliable estimates of the price elasticity of demand for energy and the elasticities of substitution among labor, capital and energy in Philippine production. Three different methods of increasing complexity are fitted to data for firms employing twenty or more workers, based on annual surveys of the National Census and Statistics Office, The food processing sector in Philippine manufacturing was chosen as the testing ground for the types of analyses proposed. Journal: Philippine Review of Economics Pages: 229-246 Volume: 22 Issue: 3&4 Year: 1985 Month: September & December File-URL: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/329/359 File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:22:y:1985:i:3&4:p:229-246 Template-Type: ReDIF-Article 1.0 Author-Name: Romeo M. Bautista Author-Workplace-Name: International Food Policy Research Institute, Washington, DC Title: Does Increasing Agricultural Exports Raise Income Instability? An Empirical Note Abstract: Recent discussions of food security issues for developing countries have drawn attention to short-term ?uctuations in effective demand, especially of the low-income households, as a critical area for policy analysis. Real income instability is presumed to be particularly acute in the rural areas, given ?uctuating agricultural production and volatile international markets for primary commodities. This paper provides a systematic examination of income variability in food and export crop production, developing a suitable framework of analysis and using it to investigate the instability of total agricultural crop income in the Philippines and how it has been affected by the marked increase in the share of export crops over the postwar period. Some policy implications of the empirical results are briefly considered. Journal: Philippine Review of Economics Pages: 247-258 Volume: 22 Issue: 3&4 Year: 1985 Month: September & December File-URL: http://pre.econ.upd.edu.ph/index.php/pre/article/download/330/357 File-Format: Application/pdf Handle: RePEc:phs:prejrn:v:22:y:1985:i:3&4:p:247-258