All research projects funded by the Angelo King Institute for Economic and Business Studies are compiled and included in the AKI Working Papers Series.

DLSU - AKI WORKING PAPER SERIES

• Aragones, E. M., Felipe, J., Perez, J., Sauler, M. M.  (2024).  The ANIMO econometric model database of De La Salle University:  Variables and Technical Notes.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-10-098.

• Jamoralin, P. A.  (2024).  The Solow growth model:  Impact, criticisms, and beyond.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-10-097.

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• Que, M. D.  (2024).  Claudia Goldin's insights on career and family:  Gender pay gap in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-10-096.

• Ortillan, A. L.  (2024).  Comparing Goldin and the Philippines:  Analyzing the research efforts in women and labor economics using basic text mining techniques.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-10-095.

• Navarez, A. L.  (2024).  Navigating technological change and the landscape of work:  Past, present, and the future.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-10-094.

• Fernandez, C. G.  (2024).  Can structural transformation happen without technical change?  The case of Singapore.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-10-093.

 

• Felipe, J., & McCombie, J.  (2024).  The aggregate production function and Solow's "Three Denials."  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-03-092.

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• Felipe, J., Perez-Montiel, J. A., & Ozcelebi, O.  (2024).  Do changes in the real exchange rate affect the trade balance?  Evidence from European countries.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-02-091.

 

• Felipe, J., & Albis, M. L.  (2024).  Can the Philippine attain 6.5-8 percent growth during 2023-28?  An assessment based on the estimation of the balance-of-payments-constrained growth rate.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-02-090.

 

• Felipe, J., McCombie, J., Mehta, A.  (2024).  The estimation of production functions with monetary values.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2024-01-089.

 

• Cabuay, C.  (2023).  An economic evaluation of the use of non-combusted alternatives using a cost of illness approach: The Philippine case. DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2023-11-088.
  
  
• Felipe, J., Empeño, E.D., & Miranda, B.  (2023).  Economic Transformation and Growth in the Philippines:  An Analysis of Political Settlements, Rents, and Deals DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2023-07-087.
  
  
• Felipe, J., & McCombie, J.  (2023).  Is anything left of the debate about the sources of growth in East Asia thirty years later?  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2023-02-086.
  
  
• Lapinid, M. R., Cordel, M. II, Teves, J. M., Yap, S., Chua, U., & Bernardo, A.  (2022).  Which Filipino students are being left behind in Mathematics?  Testing machine learning models to differentiate lowest-performing Filipino students in public and private schools in the 2018 PISA Mathematics test.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2022-09-085.
  
  
• Felipe, J., Fullwiler, S., & Yusoph, A.  (2022).  Why the Feldstein-Horioka "puzzle" remains unsolved.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2022-06-084.
  
  
• Dumagan, J.  (2022).  Comparing the traditional to a general level aggregation and growth decomposition of GDP in constant prices:  Application to the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2022-06-083.
  
  
• Dumagan, J.  (2022).  Comparing "exclusion" and "neutralization" for computing core inflation:  Results for the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2022-04-082.
  
  
• Quirapas, D. A., Chan, B. I., Lamberte, A., Rapada, M. Z., & Yu, K. D.  (2021).  Climate change and trade:  What unilateral or multilateral actions are needed to mitigate emissions embodied in trade flows.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-12-081.
  
  
• Jacob, L. B., Rabago, M. A., Tan, H. E., Dacuycuy, L., Largoza, G., & Dabbay, M. F. C.  (2021).  Testing the relationship between confidence and effort:  A behavioral finance perspective on the problem of financial literacy.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-12-080.
  
  
• Ignacio, A. K., Puncia, M. S. L., Inocencio, A., Tiongco, M., Conchada, M. I., Sobreviñas, A., & Calub, R. A.  (2021).  Examining and evaluating the multidimensional energy poverty index (MEPI) in the Philippine household context.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-11-079.
  
  
• Fernandez, K. A., Go, J. R., Ng, J. N., Redulla, B. A. Y., Alinsunurin, J., Lim, D., & Sauler, M. M.  (2021).  A game theoretic study on CSR and government intervention for sustainable production.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-11-078.
  
  
• Calpito, B. K., Ocampo, J. F., Tomas, C., Valenzuela, M. J., Calub, R. A., Conchada, M. I., Inocencio, A., Sobreviñas, A., & Tiongco, M.  (2021).  Obstacles to economic freedom affecting micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSMEs) in Southeast Asian countries.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-11-077.
  
  
• Bhagia, V., Chiu, C. M., Castillo, P., Raymundo, R., & Tanchuco, J.  (2021).  A data envelopment analysis approach to portfolio selection:  An application to the blue chip stocks in the Philippine stock exchange (2010-2019).  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-11-076.
  
  
• Lucas, R. I., Cordel, M. II, Teves, J. M., Yap, S., Chua, U., & Bernardo, A.  (2021).  Using machine learning approaches to explore non-cognitive variables influencing reading proficiency in English among Filipino learners.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-11-075.
  
  
• Austria, M.  (2021).  Non-tariff measures and their impacts on ASEAN economic integration.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-11-074.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T.  (2021).  Resurgence of bundling mechanisms in digital services trade.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-073.
  
  
• Calub, R. A.  (2021).  On precaution versus COVID-19:  Are people really complacent?  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-072.
  
  
• Baradas, S., Co, A., Daguman, B., & Delos Santos, M.  (2021).  From tasks to riches:  A task-based approach to the determinants of wages.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-071.
  
  
• Co, E. R., Francisco, S. C., Gumba, C. M., & Magallanes, J. M.  (2021).  Are we really getting into the green scene?  Investigating the effects of kyoto protocol mechanisms on the environment and economy.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-070.
  
  
• Tiu, J., & Yao, V. E.  (2021).  Cash transfers and temptation goods:  An analysis on the impact of cash transfers on poor households' consumption of sugar-sweetened beverages in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-069.
  
  
• Maalihan, J. P.  (2021).  Government expenditure and economic dimensions:  Determinants of fiscal policy.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-068.
  
  
• Magno, A.  (2021).  The effect of lockdowns on the status of women in the world.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-067.
  
  
• Nieva, F. I.  (2021).  How did the youth's demand for cigarette products respond to the sin tax reform act of 2012?  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-08-066.
  
  
• Maniable, J. R., & Barba, M.  (2021).  Access to financial services and income inequality:  A panel data analysis.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-07-065.
  
  
• Poquiz, J. L., & Saroca, M.  (2021).  Getting the price tag of the COVID crisis:  Measuring health expenditures in a pandemic based on the system of health accounts framework.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-05-064.
  
  
• Austria, M., & Villanueva, A. C.  (2021).  Measuring illicit cigarette trade:  The case of the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-03-063.
  
  
• Gozun, B., & Rivera, J. P.  (2021).  Determinants of entrepreneurial venture growth in the Philippines using the global entrepreneurship monitor.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2021-02-062.
  
  
• Arrastia, J. A., Balagot, C. A., Go, J. A., & Lacuna, D. A. P.  (2020).  Hedging season:  The effect of hedging using financial derivatives on firm value of publicly-listed non-financial firms in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2020-10-061.
  
  
• Morando, P. A., Banico, I. L., Ng, M. S., & Villardo, R. M.  (2020).  Discovering the relationship between investor attention and trade volume in the Philippine stock exchange using Google search analysis.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2020-10-060.
  
  
• Calub, R. A.  (2020).  Does partner satisfaction influence contraceptive use?  Findings from the Philippines national demographic and health survey 2017.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2020-10-059.  
  
  
• Peña, P. J.  (2019).  An ASEAN digital single market:  Boosting the aspiration for a single market in the digital era.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2019-08-058.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T.  (2019).  Kontribusyon ng mga pribadong pamantasan sa Pilipinas sa paglikha ng yamang-kaalaman.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2019-07-057.
  
  
• Dumagan, J.  (2019).  Effects of change in relative prices in existing decompositions of aggregate labor productivity growth:  A resolution of the aggregate effect.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2019-03-056.
  
  
• Li Liao, E. L., Unite, A., Sullivan, M., & Shi, A.  (2019).  Independence or in-dependence?  Non-strict board independence among publicly listed firms in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2019-04-055.
  
  
• Doniza, K., Olarve, J., Santos, M. G., & Santos, G. N.  (2018).  The use of smart devices for the detection of aflatoxin in ground corn feeds.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-09-054.
  
  
• Dumagan, J.  (2018).  Modifying the "generalized exactly additive decomposition" of GDP and aggregate labor productivity growth in practice for consistency with theory.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-07-053.
  
  
• Ledesma, J. R., Herrera, C., Li, S. C., Unite, A., Shi, A., & Sullivan, M. (2018).  Defying the tone at the top:  An analysis on the effects of board characteristics on the level of tax avoidance across Philippine publicly listed firms.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-06-052.
  
  
• Austria, M., & Pagaduan, J.  (2018).  Assessing the impact of the Philippine sin tax reform law on the demand for cigarettes.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-03-051.
  
  
• Lacaden, R., & Tullao, Jr., T.  (2018).  Research performance of the ASEAN university network member universities.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-03-050.​ ​
  
  
• Asuncion, E. J., & Tullao, Jr., T.  (2018).  Evaluation of unified student financial assistance system in tertiary education (UniFAST) in addressing capital market imperfection in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-02-049.
  
  
• Biares, R., & Tullao, Jr., T.  (2018).  Linking global competitiveness, higher education and foreign direct investment inflows.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-01-048.  
  
  
• Bagadion, A. M., & Tullao, Jr., T.  (2018).  Content analysis of licensure examination for teachers:  Traditional vs non-traditional teacher assessment.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-01-047.
  
  
• Malolos, C., & Tullao, Jr., T.  (2018).  Role of the Commission of Higher Education in promoting quality education.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2018-01-046.
  
  
• Dacuycuy, L., & Sauler, M. M.  (2017).  Legal setbacks, disbursement sudden stops, and fiscal stimulus:  An empirical characterization of a recent Philippine fiscal experience.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-12-045.
  
  
• Rufino, C.  (2017).  Nowcasting Philippine economic growth using MIDAS regression modeling.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-12-044.
  
  
• Lim, D.  (2017).  Small open economy DSGE model with natural disaster and foreign aid.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-12-043.
  
  
• Yiu, M. K., Ricafrente, L. A., Shi, A., Unite, A., & Sullivan, M.  (2017).  Women on boards of Philippine publicly traded firms:  Does gender diversity affect corporate risk-taking behavior.?  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-12-042.
  
  
• Lamberte, A., Yu, K. D., & Cororaton, C.  (2017).  A proposed method of correcting the construction entries in the 2006 Philippine input-output table.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-041.
  
  
• ​Tolentino, M., & Tullao, Jr., T.  (2017).  Explaining the sociological factors associated with the children's school participation in elementary level.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-040.​
  
  
• Yamauchi, F., Kim, T., Lee, K. W., & Tiongco, M.  (2017).  The impacts of on-the-job training on labor market outcomes dual training system in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-039.
  
  
• ​Dumagan, J. (2017).  Consistency in aggregation of GDP indexes and uniqueness of quantity and price effects on growth of GDP and aggregate labor productivity.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-038.
  
  
• Cororaton, C., & Uy, K. D. (2017).  Poverty and distributional impact of alternative rice policies in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-037.
  
  
• Dumagan, J. (2016).  Effects of relative prices on contributions to the level and growth of real GDP.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2017-036.
  
  
• Unite, A., Sullivan, M., & Shi, A. (2016).  Gender diversity in boards and performance of Philippine publicly traded firms: Do women matter?  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2016-035.
  
  
• Arguelles, C. A. (2015).  Taking back migrants: A theoretical investigation on the low propensity of entrepreneurship in OFW-dependent household.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-034.
  
  
• Unite, A., Sullivan, M., & Shi, A. (2015).  Women on top: Diversity in gender and education profiles of top management and board of directors of Philippine publicly traded firms.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-033.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T. (2015).  Mas mahal sa UP kaysa DLSU: Isang alternatibong pagsusukat sa gastos ng edukasyon.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-032.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T. (2015).  Pangangapital sa yamang-tao: susi sa pagsulong ng rehiyong Asya-Pacifico.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-031.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T. (2015).  Sapat na ba ang pagsesenyas upang tugunan ang di-pagtutugma sa bilihan ng paggawa.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-030.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T. (2015).  Pagtugon sa sari-saring panganib: Mga aral mula sa mga krisis pananalapi.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-029.
  
  
• Conchada, M. I. (2015).  Philippine Economic Monitor Year end report for 2014.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-028.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T., Serrano, D. J., & Cabuay, C. J. (2015).  Industry Career Guide - IT BPO.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-027.
  
  
• Bugador, R. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Agribusiness.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-026.
  
  
• Raymundo, R. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Mining.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-025.
  
  
• Latoja, M. C., & Lim, D. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Construction.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-024.
  
  
• Ledda, V., & Fernandez, R. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Transportation and Logistics.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-023.
  
  
• Castillo, P., & Balane, M. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Health and Wellness.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-022.
  
  
• Castillo, P., & Cabuay, C. J. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Wholesale and Retail Trade.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-021.
  
  
• Latoja, M. C., & Serrano, D. J. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Ownership Dwellings and Real Estate.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-020.
  
  
• Conchada, M. I., & See, K. G. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Manufacturing.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-019.
  
  
• Raymundo, R. (2015).  Industry Career Guide-Banking and Finance.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2015-018.
  
  
• Rufino, C. (2011).  Signal extraction from the components of the Philippine national accounts statistics using ARIMA model-based methodology.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2011-017.
  
  
• Taningco, A. (2011).  Issues on international trade and investment and its implications for further research.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2011-016.
  
  
• ​Parcon-Santos, H. (2011).  Trade and investment in the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2011-015.
  
  
• Tullao, Jr., T., & Cabuay, C. J. (2011).  International migration and remittances: A review of economic impacts, issues and challenges from the sending country’s perspective.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2011-014.
  
  
• Rivera, J. P., & See, K. G. (2011).  Limiting family size through the sufficient provision of basic necessities and social services: The case of Pasay, Eastern Samar, and Agusan Del Sur.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2011-013.
  
  
• Dumagan, J. (2014).  An alternative framework for sectoral contributions to GDP level and growth: Application to the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2014-009.
  
  
• Dumagan, J. (2014).  Consistent level aggregation and growth decomposition of real GDP.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2014-008.
  
  
• Velasco, A. (2010).  Towards innovative, liveable, and prosperous Asian megacities city innovation systems: The Metro Manila experience.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2010-004.
  
  
• Habaradas, R., & Aquino, M. L. (2010).  Towards innovative, liveable, and prosperous Asian megacities gawad kalinga: Innovation in the city (and beyond).  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2010-003.
  
  
• Hui, D. B., Sio, D. B., & Fernandez, E. A. (2010).  Towards innovative, liveable, and prosperous Asian megacities: The University of the Philippines-Ayala Land Technology Hub.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2010-002.
  
  
• Castillo, P., & Conchada, M. I. (2010).  Towards innovative, liveable, and prosperous Asian megacities: Medical tourism.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2010-001.​    
  
  
• Santiago, M. A.  (2001).  Evolution of Philippine businesses, response to internal and external turbulence:  A review of literature and a framework for a research program.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2001-012.
  
  
• Alba, M., Bigol, G., Deacosta, R. F., & Pulumbarit, R.  (2000).  Who changed their minds about Erap?  Hypothesis tests based on design-consistent estimates of an ordered probit model of the Philippine president's ratings.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 2000-011.
  
  
• ​Sullivan, M. & Unite, A. (1999).  The influence of group affiliation and ownership structure on emerging market IPOs:  The case of the Philippines.  DLSU-AKI Working Paper Series 1999-010.