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Working papers

2022

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio, 2022, "Competition, Antitrust, and Agricultural Development in Asia," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 112650, Mar.

2021

  1. Majah-Leah V. Ravago & James A. Roumasset & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2021, "Adapting Competition Law and Policy for Economic Development with Asian Illustrations," Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Working Paper Series, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, number 202103, Jun.
  2. Majah-Leah Ravago & James Roumasset & Arsenio Balisacan, 2021, "Adapting Competition Law and Policy for Economic Development: Asian Illustrations," Working Papers, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics, number 202103, Jun.
  3. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & dela Cruz, Russel Matthew M., 2021, "When a Pandemic Strikes: Balancing Health and Economy toward Sustainable and Inclusive Recovery," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 111259, Dec.

2020

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M., 2020, "Toward a Fairer Society: Inequality and Competition Policy in Developing Asia," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 100797, Jan.

2015

  1. Majah-Leah V. Ravago & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2015, "Current Structure and Future Challenges of the Agricultural Sector," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 201511, Oct.

2012

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2012, "Agricultural Growth and Rural Incomes: Rural Performance Indicators and Consumption Patterns," Working Papers, eSocialSciences, number id:4990, May.
  2. Mapa, Dennis S. & Lucagbo, Michael & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Corpuz, Jose Rowell T. & Ignacio, Czarina Lei S., 2012, "Is Income Growth Enough to Reduce Total Fertility Rate in the Philippines? Empirical Evidence from Regional Panel Data," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 40750, Aug.

2011

  1. Nobuhiko Fuwa & Arsenio M. Balisacan & Fabrizio Bresciani, 2011, "In Search of a Strategy for Making Growth More Pro-Poor in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 201110, Nov.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2011, "What Has Really Happened to Poverty in the Philippines? New Measures, Evidence, and Policy Implications," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 201114, Dec.

2010

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Sharon Piza & Dennis Mapa & Carlos Abad Santos & Donna Odra, 2010, "The Philippine Economy and Poverty During the Global Economic Crisis," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 201008, Aug.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2010, "MDG 1 in the Philippines: Setting the Scores Right and Achieving the Targets," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 201009, Oct.
  3. Mapa, Dennis S. & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Corpuz, Jose Rowell T., 2010, "Population Management should be mainstreamed in the Philippine Development Agenda," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 23745, May.

2009

  1. Mapa, Dennis S. & Balisacan, Arsenio & Briones, Kristine Joy S. & Albis, Manuel Leonard F., 2009, "What really matters for income growth in the Philippines: Empirical evidence from provincial data," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 19449, Jan.

2007

  1. David, Cristina C. & Intal, Ponciano & Balisacan, Arsenio M., 2007, "Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the Philippines," Agricultural Distortions Working Paper Series, World Bank, number 48477, Dec, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.48477.
  2. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email: & Mapa, Dennis S. Author_Email: & Briones, Kristine Joy S. Author_Email:, 2007, "Robust Determinants of Income Growth in the Philippines," Philippine Journal of Development, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd2006.33.
  3. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2007, "Why Does Poverty Persist in the Philippines? Facts, Fancies, and Policies," Agriculture and Development Discussion Paper Series, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2007-1.

2006

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Hal Hill & Sharon Faye A Piza, 2006, "Regional Development Dynamics and Decentralization in the Philippines: Ten Lessons from a 'Fast Starter'," Departmental Working Papers, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics, number 2006-14.

2004

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2004, "Averting Hunger and Food Insecurity in Asia," Agriculture and Development Discussion Paper Series, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2004-1.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Nobuhiko Fuwa, 2004, "Changes in Spatial Income Inequality in the Philippines: An Exploratory Analysis," WIDER Working Paper Series, World Institute for Development Economic Research (UNU-WIDER), number RP2004-34.

2003

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Ravago, Majah-Leah V., 2003, "THE rice problem in the Philippines: trends, constraints, and policy imperatives," MPRA Paper, University Library of Munich, Germany, number 24865.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Ernesto M. Pernia & Gemma Esther B. Estrada, 2003, "Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam," ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank, number 42, Jun.

2002

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Ernesto M. Pernia & Abuzar Asra, 2002, "Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: What Do Subnational Data Show?," ADB Economics Working Paper Series, Asian Development Bank, number 25, Oct.

2001

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Nobuhiko Fuwa, 2001, "Growth, Inequality, Politics, and Poverty Reduction in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 200109, Sep.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Ernesto M. Pernia, 2001, "Probing Beneath Cross-National Averages: Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 200111, Dec.

1999

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1999, "Reconstructing Poverty Profiles in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199915, Dec.

1997

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1997, "Growth and Equity in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199705, May.

1996

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1996, "Rural Growth, Food Security, and Poverty Alleviation in Developing Asian Countries," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199610, Oct.

1995

  1. David, Cristina C. & Balisacan, Arsenio M., 1995, "Philippine Rice Supply Demand: Prospects and Policy Implications," Discussion Papers, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, number DP 1995-28, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/dp1995.28.
  2. David, Cristina C. Author_Email: & Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, 1995, "Philippine Rice Supply and Demand: Prospects and Policy Implications," Philippine Journal of Development, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1995.22.
  3. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1995, "Aspects of Employment Location, Regional Redistribution, and Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199508, Aug.

1994

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, 1994, "Targeting Transfers to the Poor: the Case of Food Subsidies," Philippine Journal of Development, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1994.21.

1993

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, 1993, "Agricultural Growth and Rural Performance: A Philippine Perspective," Philippine Journal of Development, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1993.20.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1993, "Rural Performance and Agricultural Growth: A Philippine Perspective," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199304, Apr.

1992

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, 1992, "Equivalence Scale and Poverty Assessment in a Poor Country," Philippine Journal of Development, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1992.19.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992, "AIDS in the Philippines : New Estimates for Policy Analysis," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199201, Jan.
  3. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992, "Equivalence Scale and Poverty Assessment in a Poor Country," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199204, Mar.
  4. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992, "The Poor During a Period of Macroeconomic Adjustment: The Philippine Case," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199207, Jun.

1991

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M., 1991, "Agricultural Growth, Landlessness, Off-Farm Employment and Rural Poverty in the Philippines," 1991 Conference (35th), February 11-14, 1991, Armidale, Australia, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society, number 145723, Feb, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.145723.
  2. Balisacan, Arsenio M., 1991, "Linkages, Poverty and Income Distribution," Working Papers, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, number WP 1991-15.
  3. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1991, "Anatomy of Rural Household Welfare: The Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199105, Apr.

1990

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1990, "The Political Contest for Land Reform in a Developing Country," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 199001, Jan.

1989

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1989, "An Analysis of the Philippines Inter-Island Shipping Industry," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers, University of the Philippines School of Economics, number 198909, Aug.

1983

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Unnevehr, L.J., 1983, "Changing Comparative Advantage in Philippine Rice Production," Working Papers, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, number WP 1983-03.
  2. Balisacan, Arsenio M., 1983, "Economic Incentives and Comparative Advantage in the Philippine Cotton Industry," Working Papers, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, number WP 1983-09.

1981

  1. David, Cristina C. Author_Email: & Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, 1981, "An Analysis of Fertilizer Policies in the Philippines," Philippine Journal of Development, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, DOI: https://doi.org/10.62986/pjd1981.8..

Undated

  1. Fuwa, Nobuhiko & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Mapa, Dennis & Abad Santos, Carlos & Piza, Sharon Faye, undated, "Sectoral Growth Linkages and the Role of Infrastructure Development: Revisiting the sources of nonfarm development in the rural Philippines," 2012 Conference, August 18-24, 2012, Foz do Iguacu, Brazil, International Association of Agricultural Economists, number 126456, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.126456.

Journal articles

2024

  1. Ravago, Majah-Leah V. & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Trinidad, Enrico G., 2024, "Growth, Poverty, and Food Policy in the Philippines: Lessons for the Post-COVID-19 Era," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), volume 21, issue AJAD 20th, October, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.348350.

2022

  1. Majah-Leah V. Ravago & James A. Roumasset & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2022, "What Influences Adoption Of Competition Law? The Case Of Asean Economies," The Singapore Economic Review (SER), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 67, issue 05, pages 1607-1636, September, DOI: 10.1142/S0217590821430049.

2019

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2019, "Toward a fairer society: inequality and competition policy in developing Asia," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 56, issue 1 and 2, pages 127-146, June and .

2015

  1. Nobuhiko Fuwa & Arsenio M. Balisacan & Fabrizio Bresciani, 2015, "In Search of a Strategy for Making Growth More Pro-Poor in the Philippines," Asian Economic Papers, MIT Press, volume 14, issue 1, pages 202-226, Winter/Sp.

2010

  1. Arsenio Balisacan & Sharon Piza & Dennis Mapa & Carlos Abad Santos & Donna Odra, 2010, "The Philippine economy and poverty during the global economic crisis," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 47, issue 1, pages 1-37, June.
  2. Arsenio Balisacan, 2010, "MDGs in the Philippines: setting the poverty scores right and achieving the targets," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 47, issue 2, pages 1-20, December.

2005

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Edillon, Rosemarie G. & Piza, Sharon Faye A., 2005, "Rural Poverty in Southeast Asia: Issues, Policies, and Challenges," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), volume 2, issue 01-2, pages 1-14, December, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.165778.

2004

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M., 2004, "Averting Hunger and Food Insecurity in Asia," Asian Journal of Agriculture and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), volume 1, issue 01, pages 1-20, June, DOI: 10.22004/ag.econ.165764.
  2. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Fuwa, Nobuhiko, 2004, "Going beyond Crosscountry Averages: Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction in the Philippines," World Development, Elsevier, volume 32, issue 11, pages 1891-1907, November.

2003

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Fuwa, Nobuhiko, 2003, "Growth, inequality and politics revisited: a developing-country case," Economics Letters, Elsevier, volume 79, issue 1, pages 53-58, April.
  2. Arsenio Balisacan & Ernesto Pernia & Abuzar Asra, 2003, "Revisiting growth and poverty reduction in Indonesia: what do subnational data show?," Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 39, issue 3, pages 329-351, DOI: 10.1080/0007491032000142782.

2001

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2001, "Poverty in the Philippines : An Update and Reexamination," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 38, issue 1, pages 15-52, June.

2000

  1. Thomas Reardon & J. Edward Taylor & Kostas Stamoulis & Peter Lanjouw & Arsenio Balisacan, 2000, "Effects of Non‐Farm Employment on Rural Income Inequality in Developing Countries: An Investment Perspective," Journal of Agricultural Economics, Wiley Blackwell, volume 51, issue 2, pages 266-288, May, DOI: 10.1111/j.1477-9552.2000.tb01228.x.
  2. Arsenio Balisacan, 2000, "Growth, Redistribution And Poverty," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, volume 5, issue 1-2, pages 125-140, DOI: 10.1080/13547860008540787.

1997

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1997, "Getting the Story Right: Growth, Redistribution, and Poverty Alleviation in the Philippines," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 34, issue 1, pages 1-37, June.

1995

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M, 1995, "Anatomy of Poverty during Adjustment: The Case of the Philippines," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, volume 44, issue 1, pages 33-62, October, DOI: 10.1086/452200.

1994

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1994, "Demand for Food in the Philippines: Responses to Price and Income Changes," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 31, issue 2, pages 137-163, December.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1994, "Urban Poverty in the Philippines: Nature, Causes and Policy Measures," Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 12, issue 01, pages 117-152, DOI: 10.1142/S0116110594000059.

1993

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M, 1993, "Agricultural Growth, Landlessness, Off-farm Employment, and Rural Poverty in the Philippines," Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, volume 41, issue 3, pages 533-562, April, DOI: 10.1086/452031.

1992

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992, "Rural Growth Linkages, Poverty, and Income Distribution," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 29, issue 1, pages 62-85, June.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992, "Rural Poverty in the Philippines: Incidence, Determinants and Policies," Asian Development Review (ADR), World Scientific Publishing Co. Pte. Ltd., volume 10, issue 01, pages 125-163, DOI: 10.1142/S0116110592000058.

1989

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1989, "Survey of Philippine Research on the Economics of Agriculture, Part I," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 26, issue 1, pages 14-46, June.

1987

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1987, "Political Investment in Economic Protection: A Note," Philippine Review of Economics, University of the Philippines School of Economics and Philippine Economic Society, volume 24, issue 1&2, pages 149-157, March & J.

1985

  1. Mark W. Rosegrant & James A. Roumasset & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1985, "Biological Technology and Agricultural Policy: An Assessment of Azolla in Philippine Rice Production," American Journal of Agricultural Economics, Agricultural and Applied Economics Association, volume 67, issue 4, pages 726-732.

Books

2016

  1. Majah-Leah V. Ravago & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2016, "Agricultural Policy and Institutional Reforms in the Philippines: Experiences, Impacts, and Lessons," Southeast Asian Agriculture and Development Primer Series 2nd Edition, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2016:338, ISBN: ARRAY(0x7eff4990), September.

2014

  1. Roehlano M. Briones & Mercedita A. Sombilla & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2014, "Productivity Growth in Philippine Agriculture," Productivity Growth in Philippine Agriculture, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2014:266, ISBN: ARRAY(0x80836ad0).

2010

  1. James A. Roumasset & Kimberly M. Burnett & Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2010, "Sustainability Science for Watershed Landscapes," Books on Agricultural Research and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2010:3, ISBN: ARRAY(0x8270d390).

2009

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2009, "Mainstreaming Agriculture in the Development Agenda," Monograph, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2009:289, ISBN: ARRAY(0x7eec18f0).

2007

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Nobuhiko Fuwa, 2007, "Reasserting the Rural Development Agenda: Lessons Learned and Emerging Challenges in Asia," Books on Agricultural Research and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2007:36, ISBN: ARRAY(0x7f5f8cb8).

2006

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Leocadio S. Sebastian, 2006, "Securing Rice, Reducing Poverty: Challenges and Policy Directions," Books on Agricultural Research and Development, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2006:38, ISBN: ARRAY(0x80893568).
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Leocadio S. Sebastian, 2006, "Securing Rice, Reducing Poverty: Challenges and Policy Directions Overview," Monograph, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA), number 2006:117.

Chapters

2007

  1. Hal Hill & Arsenio M. Balisacan & Sharon Faye A. Piza, 2007, "The Philippines and Regional Development," Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing, chapter 1, in: Arsenio M. Balisacan & Hal Hill, "The Dynamics of Regional Development".
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2007, "Local Growth and Poverty Reduction," Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing, chapter 13, in: Arsenio M. Balisacan & Hal Hill, "The Dynamics of Regional Development".

2005

  1. Arsenio Balisacan & Rosemarie Edillon, 2005, "Poverty Targeting in the Philippines," Chapters, Edward Elgar Publishing, chapter 6, in: John Weiss, "Poverty Targeting in Asia".

2003

  1. Arsenio M Balisacan & Ernesto M Pernia & Abuzar Asra, 2003, "Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 6, in: Ernesto M Pernia & Anil B Deolalikar, "Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia", DOI: 10.1057/9781403937797_6.
  2. Arsenio M Balisacan & Ernesto M Pernia, 2003, "Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in the Philippines," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 7, in: Ernesto M Pernia & Anil B Deolalikar, "Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia", DOI: 10.1057/9781403937797_7.
  3. Arsenio M Balisacan & Ernesto M Pernia & Gemma Esther B Estrada, 2003, "Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam," Palgrave Macmillan Books, Palgrave Macmillan, chapter 9, in: Ernesto M Pernia & Anil B Deolalikar, "Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia", DOI: 10.1057/9781403937797_9.

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