Ronald U. Mendoza

Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government

Dean

Katipunan Road

Loyola Heights

Quezon City, 1108

Philippines

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1.

Advancing Youth Governance in the Philippines: A Narrative of the Sangguniang Kabataan and its Road to Reform

Number of pages: 49 Posted: 15 Feb 2021
Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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youth governance, Sangguniang Kabataan, legislative reform, political dynasties

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From Fat to Obese: Political Dynasties after the 2019 Midterm Elections

ATENEO SCHOOL OF GOVERNMENT WORKING PAPER SERIES, September 2019, 19-013
Number of pages: 16 Posted: 16 Sep 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza, Leonardo M. Jaminola and Jurel Yap
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, The University of the Philippines Diliman and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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political dynasty, business dynamism, poverty, Philippines, elections

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Death Penalty in the Philippines: Evidence on Economics and Efficacy

ASOG Working Paper 21-003
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 13 Jan 2021
School of Regulation & Global Governance (RegNet), Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo Human Rights Center
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death penalty, criminality, selective justice system, human rights

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Economic Charter Change: Examining the Pros and Cons

Number of pages: 40 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
Ronald U. Mendoza, Monica Melchor and Monica Melchor
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)University of the Philippines, Diliman - School of Economics
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FDI, charter change, Philippine Constitution, investment restrictions

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The Bataan Nuclear Power Plant in the Philippines: Lessons from a White Elephant Project

ASOG WORKING PAPER 16-001
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 06 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2016
Ronald U. Mendoza, Yla Gloria Paras and Donald Bertulfo
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and University of the Philippines
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Nuclear power, white elephant, BNPP

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Diagnosing Factors behind Officers’ Performance in the Philippine National Police

ASOG WORKING PAPER 20-005
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 10 Mar 2020 Last Revised: 11 Mar 2020
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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police performance, Philippine National Police, personality, organizational culture

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Social Cohesion vs COVID-19

Number of pages: 17 Posted: 18 Mar 2020
Manuel Dayrit and Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo de Manila University and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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COVID-19, communicable disease control, global public good

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The Role of Mayors and Barangay Captains in the Philippines' Anti-Drugs Campaign

ASOG WORKING PAPER 18-002
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 02 Jul 2018
Ronald U. Mendoza, Michael Henry Yusingco and Jayvy Gamboa
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo School of Government
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Oplan Tokhang, Anti-Drugs Campaign, 1991 Local Government Code of the Philippines

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Cronyism, Oligarchy and Governance in the Philippines: 1970s vs 2020s

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 16 Feb 2022
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Graduate School of Business, Ateneo de Manila University - Graduate School of Business, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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crony capitalism, political dynasty, Martial Law, rent-seeking, inequality

10.

Governance and Institutions in the Philippines

ASOG WORKING PAPER 17 - 002
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 14 Dec 2016
Ronald U. Mendoza, Rosechin Olfindo and Louisa Camille Poco
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Economics Department
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governance, institutions, corruption, public goods

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Political Party Switching: It's More Fun in the Philippines

Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Working Paper No. 14-019
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 08 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2014
Ronald U. Mendoza, Jan Fredrick Cruz and David Barua Yap II
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Joint Ateneo Institute for Mindanao Economics and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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party switching, political parties, political platforms

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An Analysis of Philippine Income Tax Reforms

Number of pages: 45 Posted: 17 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 29 Sep 2014
Enrico Gloria, Ronald U. Mendoza and Ser Percival Pena-Reyes
Asian Institute of Management, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management
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income tax reforms; tax progressivity; bracket creep

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A Crisis of Confidence: The Case of Dengvaxia in the Philippines

Number of pages: 94 Posted: 04 Mar 2020
Ronald U. Mendoza, Sheena Valenzuela and Manuel Dayrit
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University
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dengvaxia, dengue vaccine, vaccine confidence, vaccine controversy

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When Fake News Infects Political Networks: Case Study of the Tallano Gold Myth in the Philippines

ASOG WORKING PAPER 22-010
Number of pages: 50 Posted: 13 Dec 2022
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University and Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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fake news, Tallano gold, disinformation, elections, Philippines

15.

Rice Tariffication, Good Governance, and Real Food Security

ASOG WORKING PAPER 19-003
Number of pages: 17 Posted: 01 Apr 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza and Ayn G. Torres
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo School of Government - Ateneo de Manila University
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rice tariffication, rice liberalization, Philippine agriculture, rice farmers, governance challenges, food security, agriculture competitiveness, diversification mechanisms

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K-12: Sustaining Education Under the Duterte Presidency

ASOG WORKING PAPER 17 - 005
Number of pages: 155 Posted: 06 Jan 2017
Asian Institute of Management, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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K-12, education reform

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Counter-Terrorism in the Philippines: Review of Key Issues

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 05 Jul 2020 Last Revised: 24 Aug 2020
Ronald U. Mendoza, Rommel Jude Ong and Dion Lorenz Romano
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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anti-terrorism, philippines

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Dynasties Thrive Under Decentralization in the Philippines

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 30 Nov 2016 Last Revised: 15 Jan 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza and Miann Banaag
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Political dynasties, elections, Maguindanao

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The Philippines’ Anti-Drug Campaign: Building a Dataset of Publicly-Available Information on Killings Associated With the Anti-Drug Campaign

Number of pages: 24 Posted: 14 Jul 2018
Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila UniversityAteneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and De La Salle University
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Drug War, Anti-Drug Campaign, Killings, Philippines, Dataset

20.

Growing the Philippine Blue Economy: Policy Challenges and Opportunities

ASOG Working Paper No. 17-008
Number of pages: 31 Posted: 21 Sep 2017
Ronald U. Mendoza and Sheena Valenzuela
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Blue Economy, Marine Policy, Maritime Economy

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Rethinking Rice Policy: Philippine Rice Tariffication as a Win-Win-Win Policy for the Poor, Consumers and Farmers

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 May 2018
Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Rice Policy, Rice Tariffication, Philippines

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Governing the ‘Golden Age of Infrastructure’: Build, Build, Build Through an Accountability Perspective

ASOG Working Paper 18-11
Number of pages: 58 Posted: 02 Jan 2019
Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, affiliation not provided to SSRNNanyang Technological University (NTU) - S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS) and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Build-Build-Build, Infrastructure Governance, Corruption, Transparency and Accountability

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Caught between Imperial Manila and the Provincial Dynasties: Towards a New Fiscal Federalism

ASOG WORKING PAPER 17 - 004
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 14 Dec 2016
Ronald U. Mendoza and Jude Ocampo
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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federalism, decentralisation, imperial Manila, political dynasties

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COVID-19: Navigating Inclusive Recovery towards the New Normal

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 11 May 2020
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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COVID-19, health crisis, public private partnership

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Do Vote-Buyers Target the Poor? Evidence from Elections in the Philippines

ASOG Working Paper No. 17-001
Number of pages: 30 Posted: 15 Dec 2016
Tristan Canare, Mario Antonio Lopez and Ronald U. Mendoza
Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, Asian Institute of Management and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Elections, Vote Buying, Poverty, Targeting

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Term Limits and Political Dynasties: Unpacking the Links

ASOG Working Paper 19-005
Number of pages: 25 Posted: 18 Apr 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza, Miann Banaag and Michael Henry Yusingco
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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term limits, political dynasties

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COVID-Proofing the 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 12 Jan 2022
School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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COVID-19, Elections, National Elections

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Unpacking Presidential Satisfaction: Insights from Survey Data on Philippine Presidents

ASOG WORKING PAPER 20-003
Number of pages: 46 Posted: 19 Feb 2020
Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, The University of the Philippines Diliman and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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presidential net satisfaction ratings, herd behavior, fake news, misery index

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Will Access to Information on Political Dynasties Alter Voting Behavior? Evidence From a Philippine Youth Voting Experiment

Asian Institute of Management Working Paper No. 13-019
Number of pages: 49 Posted: 12 Jul 2013
Tristan Canare, Ronald U. Mendoza and Gladys Navarro
Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Saint Louis University
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political dynasty, youth, elections, democracy

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The 2013 Philippine Mid-Term Election: An Empirical Analysis of Dynasties, Vote Buying and the Correlates of Senate Votes

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 25 Feb 2014 Last Revised: 27 Feb 2014
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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democracy; political dynasty; vote buying; name recall

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Legislative and Constitutional Reforms Under the Duterte Administration

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Jul 2021
Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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Legislative Reforms, Philippines, Law, Constitution

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Cost of War: Economic Implications of Maritime and Territorial Disputes

ASOG Working Paper 16-004
Number of pages: 37 Posted: 22 Sep 2016
Charles Siriban and Ronald U. Mendoza
School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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conflict, South China Sea, maritime dispute

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Does Dynastic Prohibition Improve Democracy?

RSN-PCC WORKING PAPER 15-010
Number of pages: 74 Posted: 07 Aug 2015
Jan Fredrick Cruz and Ronald U. Mendoza
Joint Ateneo Institute for Mindanao Economics and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Democracy, political dynasties, suffrage, economic development

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Dissecting the BARMM Block Grant

ASOG Working Paper 19-011
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 27 Jun 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza and Michael Henry Yusingco
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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block grant, BARMM, fiscal federalism

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Governance and Market Failures in Mining: Lessons from the Marcopper Mine Disaster in Marinduque, Philippines

Number of pages: 42 Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza, Tristan Canare and John Lindon
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center and Asian Institute of Management
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mining, corporate social responsibility, responsible mining, inclusive growth

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Including Homeless Families and Children in the Social Protection System: A Brief Review of International Experience and Data on a Philippine Pilot Program

Asian Institute of Management Working Paper No. 13-018
Number of pages: 39 Posted: 13 Jul 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza, Chrys Pablo and David Barua Yap II
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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homeless street families, homeless street children, social protection, conditional cash transfer, psychosocial support, temporary shelters

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President Rodrigo Duterte on Year 3

ASOG WORKING PAPER 19-010
Number of pages: 33 Posted: 28 Jun 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza and Leonardo M. Jaminola
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and The University of the Philippines Diliman
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Philippine executive, Rodrigo Duterte, midterm elections, federalism, war on drugs

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Insights from the Pinoy Youth Barometer on the Youth Vote

Number of pages: 12 Posted: 19 Dec 2014
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center and Asian Insitute of Management - AIM Policy Center
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voting, youth bulge, demographic dividend

The Philippines’ China Pivot: Yield and Risks

ASOG Working Paper 18-009
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Dec 2018
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Philippines, China, Philippine Offshore Gaming Operators, Duterte

The Philippines’ China Pivot: Yield and Risks

Number of pages: 19 Posted: 11 Dec 2018
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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China, Philippines, Philippine Offshore Gambling Operators, Philippine Real Estate

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Assessing the Potential Success of the People's Initiative on an Anti-Political Dynasty Act: Data from the Top Five Most Dynastic Philippine Provinces

Number of pages: 16 Posted: 17 Jul 2014
Ronald U. Mendoza, Jan Fredrick Cruz and David Barua Yap II
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Joint Ateneo Institute for Mindanao Economics and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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democracy; political dynasty; inclusive growth; political equality; social inequality

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In Search of Philippine Chaebols

Number of pages: 68 Posted: 19 Jun 2019
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, World Trade Organization (WTO) and Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
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inclusive development, inclusive growth, Philippine conglomerates, economic footpint, chaebol, industrial policy, diversification history

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Education Choices and Migration Prospects Among Youth in the Philippines

Asian Institute of Management Working Paper No. 13-001
Number of pages: 29 Posted: 12 Jul 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza, David Barua Yap II and Gladys Navarro
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center and Saint Louis University
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youth, education, employment, human resources and migration, factor movements, international migration

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Resilience of Firms to Economic and Climate Shocks: Initial Insights from Philippine SMEs

Number of pages: 41 Posted: 17 Jul 2014
Jamil Paolo Francisco, Ailyn Lau and Ronald U. Mendoza
Asian Institute of Management, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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aggregate shocks; crisis resilience; SMEs; consumption and investment smoothing

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Navigating the Nursing Exodus: Investigating Philippines' Bilateral Labor Agreements and its Impact on Nursing Migration

Number of pages: 47 Posted: 13 Nov 2024
Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Miriam College, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Independent, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Graduate School of Business, Ateneo de Manila University and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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nursing migration, migrant nurses, bilateral labor agreements, Global Skills Partnership, Philippines

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From Revolution to Evolution: Charting the Main Features of Microfinance 2.0

Fordham University, Department of Economics Discussion Paper No. 2008-03
Number of pages: 43 Posted: 27 Feb 2008
Ronald U. Mendoza and Brandon C. Vick
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Indiana University of Pennsylvania
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microfinance, market failures, information, innovation

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An Analysis of the Evolving ASEAN-China Trade Linkages

Number of pages: 34 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
Ronald U. Mendoza, Kevin Chua, Monica Melchor and Monica Melchor
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Shandong University and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)University of the Philippines, Diliman - School of Economics
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ASEAN, China, economic integration, comparative advantage, international production chain

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Navigating Globalization in the Aftermath of COVID-19


Number of pages: 21 Posted: 21 Jan 2021
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Government of the Republic of the Philippines, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University
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COVID-19, globalization, 4th industrial revolution

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Politics and Conditional Cash Transfer Programs: Lessons from the Philippines

ASOG Working Paper No. 16-005
Number of pages: 21 Posted: 22 Sep 2016 Last Revised: 07 Oct 2016
Ronald U. Mendoza and Rosechin Olfindo
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo School of Government
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Philippines, Conditional Cash Transfer, Poverty, Governance, Corruption, Patronage Politics, Patron-Client Relationship, Control and Accountability Mechanism

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Dynastic Political Networks: Insights from the Case of Western Samar, Philippines

ASOG Working Paper 20-007
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 18 Aug 2020
Ronald U. Mendoza, Joshua Hiwatig and Miann Banaag
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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political dynasty, poverty, network analysis, Western Samar, Philippines

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Revenue Sharing in Mining: Insights from the Philippine Case

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 23 Jan 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza and Tristan Canare
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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mining, revenue sharing, royalty, natural resources

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Participatory Budgeting in the Philippines: Promise amidst Populism and Pandemic

ASOG Working Paper Series 22-007
Number of pages: 12 Posted: 11 Apr 2022
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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participatory budgeting, social accountability, citizens’ engagement

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Corruption and the Local Business Environment: Insights from SMEs in 29 Philippine Cities

Number of pages: 31 Posted: 23 May 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza and Joel Bancolita
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and De La Salle University
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corruption, bribery, business permits, small and medium scale enterprises

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Enhancing the Ease of Doing Business in APEC Countries: A Comprehensive Review of Literature

Number of pages: 54 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
Tristan Canare, Alvin Ang and Ronald U. Mendoza
Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, University of Santo Tomas - Thomas Aquinas Research Complex and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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competitiveness, competition, ASEAN, ease of doing business

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Fiscal Imbalance?: Assessing the Revenue-Sharing Mechanisms of Bayanihan Federalism

ASOG Working Paper 18-06
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 16 Nov 2018
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Bayanihan Federalism, Revenue Sharing, Local Public Finance, Philippines

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The Impact of FDI on Child Labor: Insights from an Empirical Analysis of Sectoral FDI Data and Case Studies

Asian Institute of Management Working Paper No. 13-006
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Jul 2013
Nadia K. Doytch, Ronald U. Mendoza and Nina Thelen
CUNY - The Graduate Center, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and United Nations Development Programme Regional Bureau for Africa - Bureau for Development Policy
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FDI, child labor, income and substitution effect, UN Convention on the Rights of the Child

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Political Dynasties and Mining: A Toxic Mix?

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 07 Aug 2015
Juan Miguel Luz, Ronald U. Mendoza and Charles Siriban
Asian Institute of Management, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland
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Democracy, political dynasties, economic development

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Do Socio-Economic Conditions Influence Dynastic Politics? Initial Evidence from the 16th Lok Sabha of India

Number of pages: 38 Posted: 07 Aug 2015 Last Revised: 13 Aug 2015
Jan Fredrick Cruz, Ronald U. Mendoza and Unnikrishnan Alungal
Joint Ateneo Institute for Mindanao Economics, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management
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Democracy, political dynasties, economic development

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Is LTFRB Uber-Reacting?

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
Ronald U. Mendoza, Aladdin Ko and Jessica Manipon
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Insitute of Management - AIM Policy Center and Asian Institute of Management
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Uber, taxi operators, overcharging, regulation

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Taming Inflation: Drivers and Options

ASOG WORKING PAPER 18-07
Number of pages: 20 Posted: 12 Nov 2018
Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo School of Government - Ateneo de Manila University
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Philippine economy, inflation, food price inflation, rice policy, tax reform

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Grease or Sand in the Wheels of Commerce? Firm Level Evidence on Corruption and SMEs

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza, Ricardo Lim and Anne Ong Lopez
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management and Asian Institute of Management
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corruption, bribery, business permits, small and medium scale enterprises

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Political Economy of Federalism: Insights from Data on Guns, Goons and Gold

ASOG Working Paper No. 17-009
Number of pages: 24 Posted: 21 Sep 2017
Miann Banaag, Ronald U. Mendoza and John Penalosa
Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Federalism, Decentralization, Imperial Manila, Political Dynasties

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Ease of Doing Business: International Policy Experience and Evidence

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 05 Sep 2016
Tristan Canare, Alvin Ang and Ronald U. Mendoza
Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, University of Santo Tomas - Thomas Aquinas Research Complex and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Ease of doing business, competitiveness, APEC

63.

Is Local Language the Bridge Across Political Divides? An Evaluation of Local Language Use in a Voter-Information Campaign in the Philippines Using Facebook Split Tests

ASOG WORKING PAPER 22-008
Number of pages: 36 Posted: 12 Aug 2022
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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Split Test, Social Media, Voter Information, Language

64.

Spatial Disparities and Poverty: The Case of Three Provinces in the Philippines

ASOG WORKING PAPER 16-003
Number of pages: 27 Posted: 05 Sep 2016
Ronald U. Mendoza, Rosechin Olfindo and Camille Maala
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management
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spatial disparities, poverty, inequality

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When the Global Downturn Hits the Youth Bulge: Challenges and Opportunities for (Female) Youth Employment and Social Advancement

Asian Institute of Management Business and Development Research Working Paper 13-004
Number of pages: 52 Posted: 16 Jul 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza, Maria Komarecki and Sheila Murthy
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, United Nations - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and United Nations - United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF)
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economic crisis, coping strategies, countercyclical fiscal policy, social protection, fiscal space, girls

66.

Regional Public Goods in the Blue Economy: Lessons from 14 Cases of International Cooperation

Asian Institute of Management Working Paper No. 13-020
Number of pages: 96 Posted: 12 Jul 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza and Charles Siriban
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland
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marine economy, blue economy, sustainability, regional public good

67.

Recasting the Bureau of Customs as a Developmental Agency

Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Working Paper No. 14-020
Number of pages: 23 Posted: 08 Sep 2014 Last Revised: 09 Sep 2014
Ronald U. Mendoza, Enrico Gloria and Ser Percival Pena-Reyes
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management and Asian Institute of Management
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customs, corruption, smuggling, trade misinvoicing, trade facilitation

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Financing Public-Private Partnership in Health for Inclusive Recovery from COVID-19 and Stronger Resilience to future Health Shocks

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 11 May 2020
Kenneth Hartigan-Go, Ronald U. Mendoza and Madeline Ong
Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University
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COVID-19, health crisis, public private partnership

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Devil’s Excrement or Manna from Heaven? A Survey of Strategies in Natural Resource Wealth Management

Number of pages: 44 Posted: 26 Apr 2012
Ronald U. Mendoza, Harold McArthor and Anne Ong Lopez
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, affiliation not provided to SSRN and Asian Institute of Management
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mining, extractive industries, human capital, sovereign wealth funds, human development

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Unpacking Corruption Techniques and Countermeasures

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 16 Dec 2018
Ronald U. Mendoza and Katherine Peralta
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo School of Government
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Do Standardized Tests Predict Graduate School Performance?

Number of pages: 9 Posted: 17 Jul 2014
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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standardised test scores; graduate school performance

72.

Mining through the National Security Lens

ASOG Working Paper No. 17-010
Number of pages: 44 Posted: 28 Sep 2017
Ateneo de Manila UniversityDepartment of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Financial Times and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Mining, Industrial Policy, National Security, OBOR, BRI

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Balancing Industrial Concentration and Competition for Economic Development in Asia

Asian Institute of Management (AIM) Working Paper No. 12-008
Number of pages: 61 Posted: 31 Aug 2012
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, affiliation not provided to SSRN and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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industrial policy, competition, import substitution, concentration, productivity

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Economic Implications of Judicial Entanglements: An Empirical Analysis of Land Cases in the Philippines Supreme Court

Number of pages: 37 Posted: 19 Aug 2018
Sedfrey Candelaria, Katherine Peralta and Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo Law School, Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Philippine Supreme Court, Land Disputes, Judicial Reforms

75.

Arrested Development? An Empirical Analysis of Education Choices and Migration Intentions

Number of pages: 35 Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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migration, brain drain, remittances, migrant networks

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Challenges in Trade Facilitation: The Case of the Designated Examination Area (DEA) in Davao

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 05 Jul 2015 Last Revised: 23 Jul 2015
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Davao University - School of Business & Governance, Asian Insitute of Management - AIM Policy Center, Asian Institute of Management and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)University of the Philippines, Diliman - School of Economics
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trade facilitation; port; smuggling

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Tax Reform Options to Generate Revenues While Reducing Inequality

ASOG Working Paper 17-011
Number of pages: 38 Posted: 06 Oct 2017
Ronald U. Mendoza, Patricia Thea Basilio and Eunice Lalic
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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tax reform, income inequality, earmarking, public finance

78.

Confronting the Care Crisis: A Comprehensive Analysis of the Nursing Crisis in the Philippines

Number of pages: 36 Posted: 05 Sep 2024
Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Independent, UnitedHealth Group, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Graduate School of Business, Ateneo de Manila University
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nursing crisis, nursing dilemma, nursing education and training, national nursing database, Philippines

79.

Does Mining FDI Crowd in or Crowd Out Other Investments? A Cross-Country Investigation of FDI Intersectoral Linkages

Number of pages: 39 Posted: 26 Oct 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza, Charles Siriban and Nadia K. Doytch
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, School of Earth and Environmental Sciences, the University of Queensland and CUNY - The Graduate Center
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Foreign direct investment (FDI), spillovers, crowding out, mining

80.

A Policy Toolkit for Addressing Varying Local Political and Economic Governance Environments: Insights from Philippine Provinces

ASOG WORKING PAPER 23-006
Number of pages: 32 Posted: 17 Jul 2023 Last Revised: 01 Aug 2023
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Economics Department, De La Salle University, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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development, Philippines, public policy, political dynasty, business dynamism

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Promoting High, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth During the ‘New Normal’

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 17 Jul 2014 Last Revised: 08 Sep 2014
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management and Harvard University - Harvard Kennedy School (HKS)University of the Philippines, Diliman - School of Economics
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New normal; social protection; economic growth; sustainability; inequity

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Credit Upgrades and Inclusive Growth: Examining the Links

Number of pages: 29 Posted: 30 Apr 2015 Last Revised: 06 Aug 2015
Ronald U. Mendoza, Katherine Peralta and Enrico Gloria
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management
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credit upgrade, SMEs, micro-lending, financial inclusion, inclusive growth

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Political Remittances on the Rise During Pandemic? Evidence From Survey Data on Overseas Filipino Workers

ASOG WORKING PAPER 21-027
Number of pages: 26 Posted: 18 Sep 2022
University of New England, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University
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overseas Filipino workers, political remittance, Philippines, pandemic management, survey

84.

Asian Voices on the Future of US-Asia Relations: Trade and Economic Policy under the Biden Administration

Number of pages: 13 Posted: 26 Jan 2021
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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US-Asia Relations, trans-pacific partnership

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Exploring Benchmarks for BOC Valuation and Trade Facilitation

Number of pages: 23 Posted: 27 Apr 2015
Ronald U. Mendoza, Ser Percival Pena-Reyes and Aladdin Ko
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Asian Institute of Management and Asian Insitute of Management - AIM Policy Center
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customs, anti-corruption, international trade, smuggling, trade facilitation

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Unleashing the Country's Full Potential to Attract FDI

Number of pages: 25 Posted: 25 Nov 2018
Ronald U. Mendoza, Miann Banaag and Irwin Kendrick Uy
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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Foreign Direct Investment, Reform

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A Compendium of Policy Instruments to Enhance Financial Stability and Debt Management in Emerging Market Economies

DESA Working Paper No. 48
Number of pages: 28 Posted: 05 Aug 2007
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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debt sustainability, debt trap, emerging markets, financial stability

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Public Spending During Growth Accelerations and Decelerations: Exploring the Interaction of the Business Cycle and Control of Corruption

Number of pages: 22 Posted: 30 Jan 2012
Ronald U. Mendoza, Nadia Doytch and Joshua P. Greenstein
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, University of New Haven and The New School
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business cycle, governance, social spending, fiscal space, countercyclical fiscal policy

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Costing Populist Policies

Number of pages: 21 Posted: 28 Sep 2017
Ronald U. Mendoza, Michael Ilagan, Miann Banaag and Ivyrose Baysic
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management
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Populist Policies Populism

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Infant Mortality During Economic Downturns and Recovery

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Apr 2010
Ronald U. Mendoza and Nicholas Rees
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and affiliation not provided to SSRN
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global economic slowdown, economic crisis, countercyclical policy, social protection, infant mortality rate (IMR), under 5 mortality rate (U5MR)

91.

Sorting Out State Subsidies

ASOG Working Paper 16-006
Number of pages: 13 Posted: 22 Sep 2016
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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subsidies, CCT, agricultural support, corruption, targeting

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Strategies to Promote Stronger Technology Spillovers From Trade and Investments: Tapping Production Networks, Promoting Services and Linking SMEs

Number of pages: 18 Posted: 22 Feb 2013
Ronald U. Mendoza and Ailyn Lau
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Asian Institute of Management - Policy Center
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Human Development in Crisis: Insights from the Literature, Emerging Accounts from the Field, and the Correlates of Growth Accelerations and Decelerations

Number of pages: 46 Posted: 10 Apr 2010
Pedro Conceicao, Namsuk Kim, Yanchun Zhang and Ronald U. Mendoza
United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), United Nations - Department of Economic and Social Affairs (DESA), United Nations - Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) and Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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aggregate shocks, financial crisis, human development, Millennium Development Goals

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The Case for Stronger Philippines-South Korea Economic and Defense Partnership

ASOG WORKING PAPER 23-011
Number of pages: 14 Posted: 20 Sep 2023
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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Aggregate Shocks, Poor Households and Children: Transmission Channels and Policy Responses

Number of pages: 62 Posted: 24 Mar 2009
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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aggregate shocks, food crisis, financial crisis, social budgeting, social protection

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Beyond Vaccine Nationalism: A Public Goods Strategy for Pandemic Preparedness

Number of pages: 33 Posted: 27 Jun 2024
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Ateneo Policy Center, School of Government, Ateneo de Manila University, University of the Philippines and Ateneo de Manila University - Ateneo School of Government
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pandemic management, global public goods, vaccine nationalism, international cooperation, healthcare systems, equity, COVID-19, recovery

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Towards stronger learning outcomes under decentralization, digitalization and public-private partnerships: Reform prospects in the Philippines' basic education sector

Number of pages: 9
Ronald U. Mendoza and Jose Enrique Corpus
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Department of Education, Republic of the Philippines
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Education, Governance, Education Reform

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Trains on Time in DepEd: Ushering an Era of Transparency, Accountability and Good Governance

Number of pages: 6 Posted: 21 Feb 2025
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government, Department of Education, Department of Education and Department of Education, Republic of the Philippines
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Basic Education, Public-private-partnerships, Decentralization, Digitalization, Education governance

99.

Anatomy of a Water Crisis

ASOG Working Paper 19-007
Posted: 17 May 2019
Ronald U. Mendoza and Ayn G. Torres
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government and Ateneo School of Government - Ateneo de Manila University

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water, water resources, water crisis, water security, resources management, government policy, development

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Why Do the Poor Pay More? Exploring the Poverty Penalty Concept

Journal of International Development, Vol. 23, No. 1, pp. 1-28, 2011
Posted: 17 Jan 2011
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government

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information, Poverty Penalty, Market Failure, Catastrophic Health Spending

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Trade and Growth in the Post-Crisis World

World Economics, Vol. 11, No. 4, pp. 29-36, 2010
Posted: 17 Jan 2011
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government

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A Review of Financial Stability Instruments for Emerging Market Economies

CESifo Economic Studies, Vol. 55, Issue 2, pp. 353-397, 2009
Posted: 08 Jun 2009
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government

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Inequality, Oligarchy and Dynasty

ASOG Working Paper 20-013
Posted: 13 Jan 2021 Last Revised: 07 Dec 2022
Ronald U. Mendoza
Ateneo De Manila University - Ateneo School of Government

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inequality, political dynasty, oligarchs, conflict of interest, rent-seeking