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The Paradox of Arrival: Philippine Upper-Middle Income Reclassification and the Unfinished Structural Transformation

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  • E. Annette Balaoing-Pelkmans

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  • E. Annette Balaoing-Pelkmans, 2026. "The Paradox of Arrival: Philippine Upper-Middle Income Reclassification and the Unfinished Structural Transformation," UP School of Economics Discussion Papers 202607, University of the Philippines School of Economics.
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    • O14 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economic Development - - - Industrialization; Manufacturing and Service Industries; Choice of Technology
    • O25 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Development Planning and Policy - - - Industrial Policy
    • O53 - Economic Development, Innovation, Technological Change, and Growth - - Economywide Country Studies - - - Asia including Middle East
    • F22 - International Economics - - International Factor Movements and International Business - - - International Migration
    • J24 - Labor and Demographic Economics - - Demand and Supply of Labor - - - Human Capital; Skills; Occupational Choice; Labor Productivity

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