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Department of Economy, Planning, and Development
Government of the Philippines
Pasig City, Philippines

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Working papers

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2022

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

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 202103, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University.
  2. Majah-Leah Ravago & James Roumasset & Arsenio Balisacan, 2021. "Adapting Competition Law and Policy for Economic Development: Asian Illustrations," Working Papers 202103, University of Hawaii at Manoa, Department of Economics.
  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 111259, University Library of Munich, Germany.

2020

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

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 201511, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

2012

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2012. "Agricultural Growth and Rural Incomes: Rural Performance Indicators and Consumption Patterns," Working Papers id:4990, eSocialSciences.
  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 40750, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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 201110, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
  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 201114, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

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 201008, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2010. "MDG 1 in the Philippines: Setting the Scores Right and Achieving the Targets," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 201009, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
  3. Mapa, Dennis S. & Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Corpuz, Jose Rowell T., 2010. "Population Management should be mainstreamed in the Philippine Development Agenda," MPRA Paper 23745, University Library of Munich, Germany.

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 19449, University Library of Munich, Germany.

2007

  1. David, Cristina C. & Intal, Ponciano & Balisacan, Arsenio M., 2007. "Distortions to Agricultural Incentives in the Philippines," Agricultural Distortions Working Paper Series 48477, World Bank.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2007. "Why Does Poverty Persist in the Philippines? Facts, Fancies, and Policies," Agriculture and Development Discussion Paper Series 2007-1, Southeast Asian Regional Center for Graduate Study and Research in Agriculture (SEARCA).

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 2006-14, The Australian National University, Arndt-Corden Department of Economics.

2004

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

2003

  1. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Ravago, Majah-Leah V., 2003. "THE rice problem in the Philippines: trends, constraints, and policy imperatives," MPRA Paper 24865, University Library of Munich, Germany.
  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 42, Asian Development Bank.

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 25, Asian Development Bank.

2001

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan & Nobuhiko Fuwa, 2001. "Growth, Inequality, Politics, and Poverty Reduction in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 200109, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
  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 200111, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

1999

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

1997

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

1996

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

1995

  1. David, Cristina C. & Balisacan, Arsenio M., 1995. "Philippine Rice Supply Demand: Prospects and Policy Implications," Discussion Papers DP 1995-28, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1995. "Aspects of Employment Location, Regional Redistribution, and Poverty and Inequality in the Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199508, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

1993

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1993. "Rural Performance and Agricultural Growth: A Philippine Perspective," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199304, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

1992

  1. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992. "AIDS in the Philippines : New Estimates for Policy Analysis," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199201, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992. "Equivalence Scale and Poverty Assessment in a Poor Country," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199204, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
  3. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1992. "The Poor During a Period of Macroeconomic Adjustment: The Philippine Case," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199207, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

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 145723, Australian Agricultural and Resource Economics Society.
  2. Balisacan, Arsenio M., 1991. "Linkages, Poverty and Income Distribution," Working Papers WP 1991-15, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  3. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 1991. "Anatomy of Rural Household Welfare: The Philippines," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 199105, University of the Philippines School of Economics.

1990

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

1989

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

1983

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

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 126456, International Association of Agricultural Economists.
  2. David, Cristina C. Author_Email: & Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, "undated". "An Analysis of Fertilizer Policies in the Philippines," Philippine Journal of Development jpd_1981_vol__viii_nos__1, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  3. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, "undated". "Equivalence Scale and Poverty Assessment in a Poor Country," Philippine Journal of Development jpd_1992_vol__xix_no__1-c, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  4. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, "undated". "Agricultural Growth and Rural Performance: A Philippine Perspective," Philippine Journal of Development jpd_1993_vol__xx_no__2-e, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  5. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, "undated". "Targeting Transfers to the Poor: the Case of Food Subsidies," Philippine Journal of Development jpd_1994_vol__xxi_nos__1&, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  6. David, Cristina C. Author_Email: & Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email:, "undated". "Philippine Rice Supply and Demand: Prospects and Policy Implications," Philippine Journal of Development jpd_1995_vol__xxii_no__2-, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
  7. Balisacan, Arsenio M. Author_Email: & Mapa, Dennis S. Author_Email: & Briones, Kristine Joy S. Author_Email:, "undated". "Robust Determinants of Income Growth in the Philippines," Philippine Journal of Development pjd_2006_vol__xxxiii_nos_, Philippine Institute for Development Studies.

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), vol. 21(AJAD 20th), October.

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., vol. 67(05), pages 1607-1636, September.

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, vol. 56(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, vol. 14(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, vol. 47(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, vol. 47(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), vol. 2(01-2), pages 1-14, December.

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), vol. 1(01), pages 1-20, June.
  2. Balisacan, Arsenio M. & Fuwa, Nobuhiko, 2004. "Going beyond Crosscountry Averages: Growth, Inequality and Poverty Reduction in the Philippines," World Development, Elsevier, vol. 32(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, vol. 79(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, vol. 39(3), pages 329-351.

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, vol. 38(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, vol. 51(2), pages 266-288, May.
  2. Arsenio Balisacan, 2000. "Growth, Redistribution And Poverty," Journal of the Asia Pacific Economy, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 5(1-2), pages 125-140.

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, vol. 34(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, vol. 44(1), pages 33-62, October.

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, vol. 31(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., vol. 12(01), pages 117-152.

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, vol. 41(3), pages 533-562, April.

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, vol. 29(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., vol. 10(01), pages 125-163.

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, vol. 26(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, vol. 24(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, vol. 67(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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.
  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, in: Arsenio M. Balisacan & Hal Hill (ed.), The Dynamics of Regional Development, chapter 1, pages 1-48, Edward Elgar Publishing.
  2. Arsenio M. Balisacan, 2007. "Local Growth and Poverty Reduction," Chapters, in: Arsenio M. Balisacan & Hal Hill (ed.), The Dynamics of Regional Development, chapter 13, pages 398-422, Edward Elgar Publishing.

2005

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

2003

  1. Arsenio M Balisacan & Ernesto M Pernia & Abuzar Asra, 2003. "Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Ernesto M Pernia & Anil B Deolalikar (ed.), Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia, chapter 6, pages 191-218, Palgrave Macmillan.
  2. Arsenio M Balisacan & Ernesto M Pernia, 2003. "Poverty, Inequality, and Growth in the Philippines," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Ernesto M Pernia & Anil B Deolalikar (ed.), Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia, chapter 7, pages 219-246, Palgrave Macmillan.
  3. Arsenio M Balisacan & Ernesto M Pernia & Gemma Esther B Estrada, 2003. "Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Viet Nam," Palgrave Macmillan Books, in: Ernesto M Pernia & Anil B Deolalikar (ed.), Poverty, Growth, and Institutions in Developing Asia, chapter 9, pages 273-296, Palgrave Macmillan.

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