Business and Development Research, otherwise known as the AIM Working Paper Series, disseminates work-in-progress research papers to encourage the exchange of ideas about business and development issues. The views expressed in the papers are the views of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Institute or its affiliated Centers. E-copies of the Working Papers are available for personal and non-commercial use.
2014
Decomposing the Public-Private Wage Gap for Nurses in the Philippines
No. 14-001
Jamil Paolo S. Francisco, PhD
Federico M. Macaranas, PhD
The 2013 Philippine Mid-Term Election: An Empirical Analysis of Dynasties, Vote Buying and the Correlates of Senate Votes
No. 14-002
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Tristan A. Canare
Mario Antonio G. Lopez
David Barua Yap II, MA
Location choice and spatial externalities among MSMEs in the Philippines
No. 14-003
Michael R.M. Abrigo
Kris A. Francisco
Why do Asian firms say that their governments are corrupt: Assessing the impact of firm-level characteristics on corruption perceptions
No. 14-004
Roberto Martin N. Galang
Rouselle F. Lavado
Gabriel Angelo B. Domingo
Corporate Political Activities and Firm Growth in Emerging Economies
No. 14-005M
Jiangyong Lu
Seong-jin Choi
Informal Self-Employment in Kazakhstan
No. 14-006
Altay Mussurov
G. Reza Arabsheibani
Monetary and Fiscal Policy Regimes and Firm Innovation in Transition Economies and the Residual Factors Explaining the Gap in Firm Innovation in Central Asian Economies
No. 14-007
Zafar Nazarov
Alisher Akhmedjonov
Institutional factors create additional glass ceilings: Evidence from female-owned South Asian SMEs' access to external financing
No. 14-008
Nirosha Wellalage
Geeta Dupati
Fitriya Fauzi
Does Immigration Promote Innovation in Developing Countries? Evidence from Thai Manufacturers
No. 14-009
Piriya Pholphirul
Pungpond Rukumnuaykit
Barriers to Growth among Informal Sector Enterprises in India
No. 14-010
Subash Sasidharan
Rajesh Raj S N
Manufacturing Firm Survival and Growth in Vietnam: Explaining Vietnam's 'Missing' SMEs
No. 14-011
Trung Dang Le
Paul Shaffer
Small and Medium Enterprises under the Global Economic Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia
No. 14-012
Gaku Funabashi
Resilience of Firms to Economic and Climate Shocks: Initial Insights from Philippine SMEs
No. 14-013
Jamil Paolo S. Francisco, PhD
Ailyn S. Lau
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Assessing the Potential Success of the People’s Initiative on an Anti-Political Dynasty Act: Data from the Top Five Most Dynastic Philippine Provinces
No. 14-014
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Jan Fredrick P. Cruz
David B. Yap II, MA
Promoting High, Sustainable and Inclusive Growth during the ‘New Normal’
No. 14-015
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Jean Rebecca D. Labios
Monica Isabel M. Melchor
Do standardized tests predict graduate school performance?
No. 14-016
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Opportunities and Challenges in the Philippine Health Sector
No. 14-017
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Victor A. de Lara
An Analysis of Philippine Income Tax Reforms
No. 14-018
Enrico V. Gloria
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Ser Percival K. Peña-Reyes
Political Party Switching: It's More Fun in the Philippines
No. 14-019
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Jan Fredrick P. Cruz
David B. Yap II, MA
Recasting the Bureau of Customs as a Developmental Agency
No. 14-020
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Enrico V. Gloria
Ser Percival K. Peña-Reyes
Filipinos and Indonesians’ shame: Towards integrity and soundness in organizational performance
No. 14-021
Maria Veronica G. Caparas,PhD
Yanki Hartijasti, PhD
Can SMEs Survive Climate Change? Eva Marie Arts and Crafts versus Typhoon Yolanda
No. 14-022
Maryjo Castillejos
Ailyn S. Lau
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
2013
Education Choices and Migration Prospects among Youth in the Philippines
No. 13-001
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
David Barua Yap II, MA
Gladys M. Navarro
Asian Public-Private Partnerships: An Overview of Trends and Innovations
No. 13-002
Manuel J. De Vera
Philamer C. Torio
Michael O. Timbang
Charles Irvin S. Siriban
Revenue Sharing in Mining: Insights from the Philippine Case
No. 13-003
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Tristan A. Canare
When the Global Downturn hits the Youth Bulge: Challenges and Opportunities for (Female) Youth Employment and Social Advancement
No. 13-004
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Maria Koramecki
Sheila Murthy
Strategies to Promote Stronger Technology Spillovers from Trade and Investments: Tapping Production Networks, Promoting Services and Linking SMEs
No. 13-005
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Ailyn Lau
The Impact of FDI on Child Labor Insights from an Empirical Analysis of Sectoral FDI Data and Case Studies
No. 13-006
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Nadia K. Doytch, PhD
Nina Thelen
Social Innovation: Business Invention and Social Solutions
No. 13-007
Maria Elena B. Herrera, FASP, PhD
Maria Cristina I. Alarilla
Developing an Integrated BOP Engagement Strategy
No. 13-008
Maria Elena B. Herrera, FASP, PhD
Maria Cristina I. Alarilla
Entrepreneurship and Innovation Initiatives among Asian Multinationals: A Cross-Country Analysis
No. 13-009
Victoria S. Licuanan
James P. Neelankavil, PhD
Kaushik Sengupta, PhD
Personality Type Preferences of Asian Managers: A Cross-Country Analysis Using the MBTI Instrument
No. 13-010
Ricardo A. Lim, PhD
Gloria M. De Guzman, PhD
James P. Neelankavil, PhD
Boonghee Yoo, PhD
The Evolution of Development Concerns in Public Sector Projects: From Simplicity to Complexity with what Impacts?
No. 13-011
Nihal Amerasinghe, PhD
Brenda B. Furagganan
Re-engineering Philippine Health Care: Can We Afford to Muddle Along?
No. 13-012
Kenneth Hartigan-Go, MD
Corporate Social Responsibility Frameworks
No. 13-013
Francisco L. Roman, DBA
Marie Kristin C. De Jesus
Joan Kristine E. Chua
Opportunities and Challenges in Managing Protected Areas of the Philippines
No. 13-014
Benjamin C. Bagadion, PhD
Ma. Edna A. Soriano
Best Practices in CSR: German Firms in the Philippines and Thailand-based Companies
No. 13-015
Francisco L. Roman, DBA
Joan Kristine E. Chua
Corruption and the Local Business Environment: Insights from SMEs in 29 Philippine Cities
No. 13-016
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Joel E. Bancolita
Including Homeless Families and Children in the Social Protection System: A Brief Review of International Experience and Data on a Philippine Pilot Program
No. 13-018
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
David Barua Yap II, MA
Mari Chrys R. Pablo
Will Access to Information on Political Dynasties Alter Voting Behavior? Evidence from a Philippine Youth Voting Experiment
No. 13-019
Tristan A. Canare
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Gladys M. Navarro
Regional Public Goods in the Blue Economy: Lessons from 14 Cases of International Cooperation
No. 13-020
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Charles Irvin S. Siriban
A Framework to Promote Good Governance in Healthcare
No. 13-021
Kenneth Y. Hartigan-Go, MD
Marian Theresia Valera
Mary Kris N. Visperas
Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSMEs) in the Philippines: What We Know and What We Don't Know
No. 13-022
Steve Z. Almeda
Ivyrose Baysic-Pobre
The Partnership between Government and the IT-BPO Industry in their Quest for Inclusive Growth in the Philippines
No. 13-023
Robert S. Keitel, PhD
Melissa Dorothy D. Ledesma
Transforming Protected Areas Into Effective And Sustainable Ecotourism Destinations: Lessons From The Ground
No. 13-024
Benjamin C. Bagadion, PhD
Nerissa D. Del Fierro-Juan, MS, MA
Does Mining FDI Crowd In or Crowd Out Other Investments? A Cross–Country Investigation of FDI Intersectoral Linkages
No. 13-025
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Charles Irvin S. Siriban
Nadia K. Doytch, PhD
Grease or Sand in the Wheels of Commerce? Firm-level Evidence on Corruption and SMEs
No. 13-026
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Ricardo A. Lim, PhD
Anne Beline Ong Lopez
Governance and Market Failures in Mining: Lessons from the Marcopper Mine Disaster in Marinduque, Philippines
No. 13-027
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Tristan A. Canare
John G. Lindon
Arrested Development? An Empirical Analysis of Education Choices and Migration Intentions
No. 13-028
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
David Barua Yap II, MA
Charles Irvin S. Siriban
Ma. Beatrice Anne D. Tanjangco
Co-construction of Experiences During Co-creation: A Conceptual Framework and A Research Agenda
No. 13-029
Anand Agrawal, PhD
2012
Balancing Industrial Concentration and Competition for Economic Development in Asia
No. 12 - 008
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Lai-Lynn Angelica B. Barcenas
Padmini Mahurkar
Devil's Excrement or Manna from Heaven? A Survey of Strategies in Natural Resource Wealth Management
No. 12-004
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Harold J. McArthur Jr. PhD
Anne Beline C. Lopez
Foreign Direct Investment in Asia: Lessons of Experience
No. 12-003
Nihal Amerasinghe, PhD
Justin Modesto III, MA
Public Spending during Growth Accelerations and Decelerations: Exploring the Interaction of the Business Cycle and Control of Corruption
No.12-002
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Nadia Doytch, PhD
Joshua Greenstein
An Empirical Analysis of Political Dynasties in the 15th Philippine Congress
No.12-001
Ronald U. Mendoza, PhD
Edsel L. Beja, Jr., PhD
David Barua Yap II, MA
Victor S. Venida, PhD
2011
Enabling Change in Malaysia: Leadership, Commitment to Change, and the Mediating Role of Change Readiness
No.11-003
Horacio M. Borromeo,PhD
S. Santhidran, PhD
V.G.R. Chandran, PhD
Findings for Future Research on Asian Family Corporations
No.11-002
Francisco L. Roman, DBA
Overview of Health Sector Reform in the Philippines and Possible Opportunities For Public- Private Partnerships
No.11-001
Maria Elena B. Herrera, FASP, PhD
Francisco L. Roman, DBA
Maria Cristina I. Alarilla
2010
The Permeability of HR Roles
No.10-001
Gloria M. de Guzman, PhD
Ricardo A. Lim, PhD
Daisy T. Briones