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Diagnostic report on the bus transport sector

By Briones, Roehlano M.; Gundaya, Debbie M.; Domingo, Sonny N.. Makati City Philippine Institute for Development Studies 2015 , The bus transport sector evolved from a highly regulated and concentrated market with a handful of players in the 1970s to a more liberalized albeit still regulated market with hundreds of small operators. Major reforms in bus transport regulation were carried out in the early 1990s and 2000s among which were more liberal policy and a supposed moratorium on new franchises. The current market operates under a complicated regime where regulation and enforcement is shared by several agencies. Market inefficiencies manifest in too many operators and buses, and indiscipline in the road adding to traffic congestion problems in the Metro. The fragmented nature of both the sector`s regulatory and supply side impedes synchronization among stakeholders and incurs huge costs to industry operators and the riding public.

Risk aversion among smallholder high-value crop farmers in the Southern Philippines

By Domingo, Sonny N.; Parton, Kevin A.; Mullen, John; Jones, Randall. Makati City Philippines Institute for Development Studies 2015 , Several elicitation techniques were employed to gauge the attitudes to risk of smallholder high-value crop farmers in the southern Philippines. Results showed varying degrees of risk aversion, neutrality, and preference among smallholder farmers. Although some of the techniques classified distinct groups of local growers as either risk-averse or risk-preferring, the estimated risk aversion coefficients were relatively low signifying an inclination toward risk neutrality. These may partly explain the degree of openness or non-openness of smallholder farmers to cultural changes and development interventions. Variations in farmers` risk attitude classification among the different elicitation methods indicate the need for further validation studies and more definitive evaluation standards.

Building Philippine SMEs resilience to natural disasters

By Ballesteros, Marife M.; Domingo, Sonny N.. Makati City Philippine Institute for Development Studies 2015