Browsing by Author "Alonzo, Ruperto P."

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    A benefit-cost analysis of the Biyayang Dagat '79 credit program in Tawi-tawi
    (1979-10-23) Ibalio, Ma. Judith J.; Medina, Zoraida; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A case study on the effects of market intervention by the government: flour distribution in the Philippines
    (1985-03) Velasquez, Armando Ma. T. II; Ang Ping, Larry C.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A composite demand function for refined sugar
    (1980-01) Medalla, Roberto V.; Montebon, Roberto D.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A cost-benefit analysis of the Jalaur River multi-purpose project
    (1979-10) Camus, Abegail; Yao, Vivian; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A cost-benefit analysis of the MMTC's love bus scheme
    (1980-10-06) Lazaro, Edgardo I.; Pineda, Antonio C.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A feasibility study for the establishment of terra mix plant in the Philippines
    (1997-08) Cruz, Alejandro A. II; Granado, Benedick Ian R.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A feasibility study on people's car program
    (1990-10) Ermita, Renato H. Jr.; Querubin, Ma. Paula L.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A measurement of education's contribution to growth in the Philippines
    (1975-01) de Guzman, Elaine; Paras, Cynthia; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A regression analysis on the growth of private residential construction in Metro Manila: 1959-1978
    (1980-01) Mabilog, Ma. Elena T.; Marquez, Arlene D.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A study of farm mechanization in the Philippines: problems and prospects
    (1979-10) Sibal, Jess Alfred C.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A study of the effects of tariff reform and import liberalization on the flour and flour-based products industries
    (1987-03) Mirabueno, Cecilia Andre; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
    This paper aims to study the firm-level effects of tariff reform and import liberalization on the flour and flour-based products industries (i.e., biscuits and noodles) in 1980-1985 and the resultant changes made by these firms in view of these programs to determine policy measures necessary to facilitate and ease adjustment. A survey of firms was conducted and data gathered were supplemented by information from the firms' financial statements, annual reports and from statistics of various government agencies. Two sets of estimates for effective protection rates (EPRs) and domestic resource costs (ORCs) were done for 1980, 1982 and 1984. The first set of estimates, using tariff and tax rates as deflator to get border prices, showed that the surveyed flour mills enjoyed average protection rates of 90% in 1980, 111% in 1982 and 92% in 1984. The second set of estimates, using actual border prices, showed that all the flour mills were actually being penalized, with average EPRs ranging from -49% to -76%. This was due to state-trading of wheat grain and government control on prices and sale of wheat and flour resulting in lower flour prices and higher wheat prices than free-trade prices. For the flour-based products, the first set of estimates for biscuit and noodle firms showed decreasing EPRs from 1980 to 1984 as a direct effect of tariff rate reduction while the second set of estimates showed increasing EPRs for the same firms. The respondent firms in the flour milling industry claimed that too much government control was the industry's main problem. Because of government controls on import quantities, distribution and prices, including the right to approve or suspend mill operations, the industry has not been able to respond quickly to opportunities to buy wheat at low prices, and the industry's capacity to adjust efficiently to changing business conditions has weakened. Despite the negative protection rate accorded to the indus- try, however, the DRC/SER average (domestic resource cost/ shadow exchange rate) indicated a high social profitability implying that the industry is efficient and competitive. Adjustment policies towards tariff reforms and import liberalization seem to be unnecessary to the flour milling industry. The performance indicators of the biscuit firms show that the firms have problems adjusting to tariff reform and import liberalization. A possible recommendation is to institute a graduated scheme of import liberalization for competing products to give local firms more time to adjust to the effects of the Tariff Reform Program. The government should assist in finding alternative export markets to make up for the loss in the share in the domestic market once competing imports enter. Firms should also be encouraged to diversify horizontally.
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    A study on male/female differences in returns to education
    (1975-04) Dayao, Dolores C.; Novenario, Violeta T.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A study on the allocation of Philippine external public debt: 1965-1981
    (1985-03) Dayao, Jose Arturo T. Jr.; Mina, Winston Ceasar R.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A study on the determinants of urban residential real property values
    (1990-03) Tamayo, Eric Gerardo E.; Salvador, Alexander S.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A study on the economic feasibility of universal banking in the Philippines
    (1979-10) Quemado, Gabriel III U.; Sevilla, Benito; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    A study on the patterns of foreign demand for selected Philippine wood products 1977-1981
    (1984-03) Formoso, Ma. Asuncion T.; Galang, Ma. Isabel L.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
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    An analysis of Philippine nonagricultural wages and their relative structure, 1960 to 1981
    (1986-04) Sanchez, Maria Teresa C.; Alonzo, Ruperto P.
    This study attempted to analyze the behavior and trend of nonagricultural wages and their relative structure specifically those of the formal sector of the economy. The objective is to determine the behavior of wages and the wage differentials, and to identify and explain the factors influencing wage movements and relative wage structure over time. The behavior and trend of nonagricultural wages and their relative structure were determined and analyzed using two sets of wage and salary data-- the establishment-based wage and salary data of the Office of Compensation and Position Classification (OCPC) and the household-based labor force data of the National Census and Statistics Office (NCSO). The analysis of wages by occupation in the Philippines revealed that the money wage levels of laborers, clerical workers and professionals rose over the years. The real wage levels for laborers and clerical workers declined from the sixties to seventies but rose since 1976. The real wages of professionals were subject to variations over the years. The real wages declined from 1960 to 1963, rose from 1963 to 1969 and declined again from 1969 to 1981. The occupational wage differential trend as revealed by both sets of wage and salary data is one of declining differentials for the Philippines and for Metro Manila, specifically from 1976 to 1981. The industrial wage differentials in the Philippines exhibited a narrowing trend from 1976 to 1981. The industrial wage differentials in Metro Manila fluctuated over the years but a narrowing is apparent from 1979 to 1981. The geographical wage differentials fluctuated over the years but a widening trend is apparent in all occupations except cashier. Regressions were carried out to estimate wage differences and the contributions of the classificatory (independent) variables to the variations in wages. The dummy variable coefficients in the first regression revealed that regional classifications do little to explain the variations in wages of clerk, clinic physician, legal officer, and mechanical engineer. However, they contribute greatly to the explanation of variations in the wages of cashier, laborer, mechanic, carpenter, janitor and corporate accountant. The dummy variable coefficients in the second regression revealed that industrial classifications do little to explain the variations in the wage levels of legal officer but contribute greatly to the explanation of variations in the wage levels of all the other occupations. Finally, the dummy variable coefficients in the third regression revealed that industrial classifications can explain a greater portion of variation in wage levels than regional classifications.