Philippine Review of Economics (Online ISSN 2984-8156)

The Philippine Review of Economics is devoted to the publication of theoretical and empirical work in economic development. It is indexed in in SCOPUS, RePEc, the Journal of Economic Literature and EconLit.

It welcomes papers about the Philippines and about other developing economies. It is also a forum for research findings that show the links of economics with other disciplines.

The PRE (Print ISSN 1655-1516 and Digital ISSN 2984-8156) is published bianually by the UP School of Economics (UPSE) in partnership with the Philippine Economic Society (PES).

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Vol 62, No 2 (2025)

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Table of Contents

Articles

Income inequality, weak institutions, and the emergence of reform-abortive corruption PDF
Raul V. Fabella, Karl Robert L. Jandoc, Majah-Leah V. Ravago 1-15
Nationalizing the minimum wage: Can the Philippines take the toll? PDF
Justin Raymond S. Eloriaga, Marites M. Tiongco, Ceasar C. Cororaton 16-53
Decomposing the divergent post-pandemic productivity dynamics in Philippine manufacturing PDF
Adrian R. Mendoza 54-90
Perceived comfort and subjective life evaluation in the Philippines: Evidence from a national visioning exercise PDF
Paul Andrew F. Lucena, Karl Robert L. Jandoc, Ma. Christina F. Epetia 91-112
2025 Nobel Memorial Prize in Economics: Joel Mokyr PDF
Emmanuel S. de Dios 113-124
A stylized version of the Aghion-Howitt growth model PDF
Delano S. Villanueva 125-129

Book Review

The Diane Elson Reader: Gender, Development, and Macroeconomic Policy PDF
Marina Durano 130-135

Memorial Pieces

Remembering Roberto S. Mariano PDF
Celia M. Reyes 136-138