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Item Restricted International technology diffusion and the dynamics of trade liberalization(2013-04) Benavidez, Von Camille; Nieva, Josefa Mina; Kraft, Aleli D.This paper attempts to analyze the relations between trade and technology diffusion in the manufacturing sector in the Philippines. Since the 1980s, the Philippines has adapted market transformations which reared open-market activities with foreign entities in the international stage. The existing literature pertaining to trade liberalization suggests that the trade reforms the Philippines has acclimatized to, in general, incubated economic growth. However, this targets to extend the study on the matter and highlight other potential benefits from trade integration aside from increase in competition and improvement in productive capacity. With the reduction in import taxes and abolition of trade barriers, mobility of factors of production becomes more and more fluid between and across countries. Aside from the usual exchange of products and other tangibles through market transactions, the easing of permeability also allowed for externalities such as knowledge spillovers to cross the threshold. This paper focuses particularly in the manufacturing sector of the Philippines since it accounts for a substantial portion of the technical and scientific information collection of our country. Technology gap in this paper is contrasted with Singapore. Through OLS and Instrumental Variable Estimation, this paper intend to measure the effects of trade liberalization to international technology diffusion-- to what extent does an increase or decrease in trade barriers (import tariffs, for instance) affect the transfer of technological knowledge from a foreign country to a local country? Results of the regression analysis reveal evidences which support the narrowing effect of trade integration to technology gap though the channels of technology diffusion.Item Restricted A thesis on the multinationals and technology development(1986-03) Ducepec, Harriet Joan C.Item Restricted The impact of technology transfer(2002-04-02) David, Ma. Celeste C.; Perez, Michelle M.Item Restricted The Philippine knowledge-economy: assessment in the context of ICT(2005-01) Fojas, Chiara Jaimee C.; Lipana, Diane Shayne D.This paper, entitled The Philippine Knowledge-Economy: Assessment in the Context of ICT, primarily conveys the potential relationship between value-added and key knowledge-based resources. An econometric model was used to depict the actual relationship and defining the economic implications of a knowledge-driven economy on the Philippines. This paper further describes the knowledge economy, the global and regional context of knowledge economies, the benefits of capitalizing in a K-Economy, and the barriers to ICT adoption of a knowledge-driven economy. The analysis of all these allowed the researchers to identify government initiatives such as: increased research investment, a review of the R&D tax regime and fiscal management plan, a facilitated expansion of national "Science and Technology Scholars" Programs and Skills Training, a positioning of the Philippines as an "intelligent island", e-commerce hub for ICT processes and implementation outsourcing, encouragement of Foreign Direct Investment on ICT Sector and a Reengineering of the Department of Science and Technology.