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UPSE-PCED Friday Seminars – 28 Nov 2025
ABSTRACT We examine why domestic food prices in the Philippines, especially rice, have remained high despite falling global prices and trade liberalization. Using a Vector Error Correction Model and Structural Vector Autoregressive framework, we analyze price movements across retail, wholesale, and farmgate levels over the past two decades. Results show… Read More.
New Faculty Publication – Counterfactuals in economics and allied social sciences: Methods, applications, and debates
Abstract Empirical economics has been transformed by the “credibility revolution”, which centers on the principle that credible causal claims require well-designed strategies for constructing valid counterfactuals. This chapter explores how counterfactual thinking and quasi-experimental methods have transformed applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, economic history, and the broader social sciences. It examines the… Read More.
New Faculty Publication – Water policy reform’s effect on child health
Abstract Water privatization in Metro Manila is regarded as a successful case of utility reform, with notable improvements in service delivery. Yet its health impacts, especially for children vulnerable to waterborne diseases, remain underexplored. This paper assesses whether the reform reduced diarrhea incidence among children under five. Using nationally representative… Read More.
A Policy Forum on Multilateral Cooperation and the United Nations at a Crossroads
The Association of Former International Civil Servants (AFICS-PHL) Policy Forum on Multilateral Cooperation and the United Nations at a Crossroads offers a moment to celebrate the work of the United Nations in the last 80 years and provide an opportunity for a critical conversation on the issues that the United… Read More.
UPSE-PCED Friday Seminars – 21 Nov 2025
ABSTRACT Data from the Census of Population show that about 216 thousand in 2010 and 338 thousand in 2020 of the working-age population (15-64 years old) who had completed at least high school in those years were recent migrants in their then places of residence. While in both years those… Read More.
Dr. Capuno – Newly-elected member of the Philippine Economic Society Board of Trustees
Dr. Mendoza – UP Diliman Centennial Professorial Chair Awardee
Dr. Punongbayan – UP Diliman Centennial Professorial Chair Awardee
UPSE-PCED Friday Seminars – 14 Nov 2025
ABSTRACT The Mobile Number Portability (MNP) Act enables subscribers to retain their mobile numbers when switching to other networks. This empowers subscribers to exercise perpetual ownership of their mobile numbers and increases the incentives for network operators to attract and retain them. This paper aims to explore the implementation of… Read More.
Calling all UPSE Alumni!
Calling all UPSE Alumni!Save the date for our 2025 Annual Alumni Homecoming hosted by your Silver Jubilarians (Batch 2000) and Meet-the-Scholars Event on November 15, Saturday, at the UP School of Economics Auditorium. Attire : Modern Filipino. Let’s make memories and celebrate our journey together! [video width="1920" height="1080" mp4="https://econ.upd.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Balik-Econ-2025.mp4" poster="https://econ.upd.edu.ph/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Balik-Econ-Nov-15-2025.jpg"… Read More.
