News & Announcements
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.
7th CFME Talk
SAVE THE DATE! For the 7th CFME Talk! The Center for Financial and Monetary Economics (CFME) invites you to a timely discussion on: “MACRO OUTLOOKS” Listen to what Dr. David G. Fernandez, Senior Fellow at the Center for Financial and Monetary Economics, and Visiting Professor of the Philippine Center… Read More.
UPSE – PCED Technical Training Series – Introduction to Mathematica for Economists (2026)
Introduction to Mathematica for Economists Mathematica Basics • Graphics Basics • Algebra • Linear Algebra • Calculus • Optimization • Differential Equations • Difference Equations • Calculus of Variations • Applications Schedule: July 28, 29, 30, and 31, August 4, 5, 6, and 7, 2026 | Tuesday to Friday, 9:00AM - 12:00NN. Venue: UP School of Economics, Library Building, IT Lab (Riingen Informatics) Trainer: Rolando A. Danao, PhD Professor Emeritus, UP School of Economics This is an onsite… Read More.
FORUM ON IMPACT EVALUATION IN ACTION
“FORUM ON IMPACT EVALUATION IN ACTION 2026” Listen to what expert pioneers and chief practitioners in the field of Impact Evaluation (IE) have to say, share, and discuss IE application, challenges, and developments. This year, we shall have Usec. Joseph J. Capuno, PhD, of the Department of Economy, Planning, and… Read More.
