News & Announcements

UPSE-PCED Technical Training Series – STATA II – Basic Econometrics Using Stata (1st Sem AY26-27)

UPSE-PCED Technical Training Series | STATA II (Basic Econometrics in Stata) Data Analysis | Statistical Tests | Regression Models Schedule: September 7,14,21, 2026 | Mondays 9:00 AM - 12:00 NN Venue: Riingen Lecture Room (RM125), UP School of Economics Encarnacion Hall Trainer: Christia Lynette Piduca (Data Analyst, RELX Reed Elsevier) This is an onsite… Read More.

📢 Inaugural Session | Philippine Development & Political Economy Discussion Group

Join us on August 27, 2026 | 4:00–6:00 PM at the UP School of Economics for a discussion on fraud, corruption, and political economy research. 📖 Read the paper and 📝 register through the QR codes. Read More.

POSTPONED – 📢 PSPS for Student Thesis

Due to inclement weather, the Brownbag info seminar PSPSpssst... PSPS for Student Thesis scheduled for tomorrow is postponed until further notice. Please stay tuned for further updates. We look forward to seeing you at the event once it is rescheduled. We thank you for your interest, and stay dry! Read More.

POSTPONED: UPSE-PCED Seminar Series – 20 August 2026

Due to inclement weather, the UPSE-PCED Friday seminar Precedents and Health Consequences of Intergenerational Support Across the Life Course scheduled for today is postponed until further notice. Please stay tuned for further updates. We look forward to seeing you at the event once it is rescheduled. We thank you for… Read More.

IDEA Metro Manila Meet-up

𝓐𝓻𝓮 𝔂𝓸𝓾 𝓪 𝓓𝓮𝓿𝓮𝓵𝓸𝓹𝓶𝓮𝓷𝓽 𝓔𝓬𝓸𝓷𝓸𝓶𝓲𝓼𝓽?   You are invited to the Manila meet-up of IDEA! Join us for the Manila meet-up of IDEA (International Development Economics Association), a newly founded organization by Dean Yang of the University of Michigan. Monday, August 24, 2026, 3:00-5:00 PM Ang Pagbabalik Room (Room 303),… Read More.

New Date – UPSE-PCED Seminar Series – 1 September 2026

ABSTRACT We examine changes in land inequality across Philippine provinces during the first fifteen years of American colonial rule and ask whether these changes were associated with provincial exposure to the preferential trade regime established by the Payne-Aldrich Act of 1909 and the Underwood-Simmons Tariff Act of 1913. Using grouped… Read More.

📚 HAPPENING, RAIN OR HAZE! 🌧️☀️TWIN PLAGUES BOOK LAUNCH | SEPTEMBER 4, 2026

The wait is over! Join us today for the Book Launch of Twin Plagues: How Duterte and COVID-19 Wrecked the Philippine Economy by JC Punongbayan. September 4, 2026 | 3:00 PM UPSE Auditorium, UP Diliman Read More.

UPSE-PCED Seminar Series – 26 August 2026

ABSTRACT This paper examines the macroeconomic effects of uncertainty surrounding artificial intelligence (Al) using a novel text-based Al Uncertainty Index. Al uncertainty shocks are identified in an SVAR using an external instrument constructed from positive residual movements in the index, after controlling for broader economic news about Al. Focusing on… Read More.

NEW TIME Tariff Confusion: The Costs of Complex Trade Policy and Tariff Volatility

NEW TIME! Mark your calendars for an insightful discussion on "𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗻𝗳𝘂𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻: 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗖𝗼𝘀𝘁𝘀 𝗼𝗳 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗽𝗹𝗲𝘅 𝗧𝗿𝗮𝗱𝗲 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝘆 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗧𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗳𝗳 𝗩𝗼𝗹𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆" featuring Prof. Dennis Novy, PhD, Chief Economist at the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. August 26, 2026 (Wednesday) 11:45 A.M. Elizabeth Yu-Gokongwei Lecture Room (114) UP School of… Read More.

UPSE-PCED Technical Training Series Schedule (1st Sem 2026-27)

 UPSE-PCED TECHNICAL TRAINING SERIES 1st Semester, SY 2026–2027 The UP School of Economics (UPSE), in partnership with the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED), is pleased to announce the schedule of the UPSE-PCED Technical Training Series for the 1st Semester, SY 2026–2027. Stay tuned for the registration announcements and additional details for each training session. Read More.