News & Announcements
Brown Bag Seminar by Mark Jerome de Leon on December 10, 2025 at 12NN
The University of the Philippines School of Economics, in collaboration with the Philippine Center for Economic Development, invites you to a brown bag seminar by Mark Jerome de Leon, PhD candidate at the UP School of Economics. The seminar on December 10, 2025 (Wednesday), will be held at 12NN, Room 301, Encarnacion Hall,… Read More.
Scholarships and Graduate Programs Online Orientation on December 9, 2025
Scholarships and Graduate Programs Online Orientation on December 9, 2025, Tuesday, at 2:00PM via Zoom application with Professor Jan Carlo Punongbayan. Read More.
Balik Econ, Balik Alaala, Balik Saya: A Powerful Reaffirmation of UPSE’s Enduring Legacy and Alumni Commitment
The University of the Philippines School of Economics Alumni Association (UPSEAA) successfully convened alumni across all generations for its annual Homecoming on November 15, 2025, held at the UP School of Economics Auditorium. More than a simple reunion, the event served as a powerful testament to the school's enduring culture… Read More.
Brown Bag Seminar by Kenmore Espiñoza on December 3, 2025 at 12NN
The University of the Philippines School of Economics, in collaboration with the Philippine Center for Economic Development, invites you to a brown bag seminar by Kenmore Espinoza, PhD candidate at the UP School of Economics. The seminar is on December 3, 2025 (Wednesday), will be held at 12NN, Room 301, Encarnacion Hall, School… Read More.
UPSE-PCED Friday Seminars – 5 Dec 2025
ABSTRACT This paper reexamines the impact of the Philippines' Mother Tongue-Based Multilingual Education (MTB-MLE) policy on schooling outcomes and resource allocation in basic education. We conceptualize language mismatch between students' mother tongues and schools' language of instruction as an efficiency wedge that distorts the efficient translation of education inputs into… Read More.
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.
Brown Bag Seminar by Jerome Abesamis on November 26, 2025
The University of the Philippines School of Economics, in collaboration with the Philippine Center for Economic Development, invites you to a brown bag seminar by Jerome Abesamis, PhD candidate at the UP School of Economics. The seminar is on November 26, 2025 (Wednesday), will be held at 12NN, Room 301, Encarnacion… 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.
