Ateneo Policy Center publishes 25 peer-reviewed journal articles and 30 working papers in 2021

The Ateneo Policy Center, Ateneo School of Government's research unit and public policy think tank, is pleased to announce the publication of twenty-five (25) peer-reviewed journal articles and thirty (30) papers under the ASOG Working Paper Series in 2021. This is the highest number of publications since the Center's establishment in 2017.

These research papers are part of Ateneo Policy Center’s efforts to speak truth to power by producing cutting-edge research; initiating evidence-based discussions responsive to emerging social, political, and economic issues; and advancing nation-building by forging public and private sector partnerships that support policy reforms.

We wish to extend our gratitude to our partners and stakeholders for supporting the Ateneo Policy Center's mission amidst the pandemic. We look forward to continuing meaningful engagements.

PEER-REVIEWED JOURNAL ARTICLES

Canare, T. & Mendoza, R., Access to Information and Other Correlates of Vote Buying and Selling Behaviour: Insights from Philippine Data, Journal of Interdisciplinary Economics

Mendoza, R., Dayrit, M., Alfonso, A., & Ong, M., Public trust and the COVID-19 vaccination campaign: lessons from the Philippines as it emerges from the Dengvaxia controversy, International Journal of Health Planning and Management

Canare, T., Mendoza, R., Yap, J.,m Jaminola, L., & Mendoza, G., Unpacking Presidential Satisfaction: Preliminary Insights from Survey Data on the Bottom Poor in Metro Manila, Philippine Political Science Journal

Hartigan-Go, K., Implementation strategies for the first licensed dengue vaccine: A meeting report, Vaccine

Doytch, N., The Ecological Footprints of Greenfield FDI and Cross-border M&A Sales, Environmental Modeling and Assessment

Lasco, G., Yu, V., & David, C., The Lived Realities of Health Financing: A Qualitative Exploration of Catastrophic Health Expenditure in the Philippines, Acta Media Philippina

Doytch, N., Do FDI inflows to Eastern Europe and Central Asia respond to the business cycle? A sector level analysis, Journal of Economic Asymmetries

Doytch, N., Do Institutions and Technologies Matter for Trade Openness? Empirical Evidence from African Countries, International Trade Journal

Deinla, I., Shifts in the humanitarian space? Examining NGO–military engagements during the 2017 crisis in Marawi, Philippines, Asian Politics and Policy

Doytch, N., Who Gains from Services FDI—Host or Home Economies? An Analysis of Disaggregated Services FDI Inflows and Outflows of 24 European Economies, Foreign Trade Review

Mendoza, R., Ong, R., Romano, D., & Torno, B., Counterterrorism in the Philippines: Review of Key Issues, Perspectives on Terrorism

Lavares, M., Ross, H., & Francisco, A., Doytch, N., Analysing the trend of illicit tobacco in the Philippines from 1998 to 2018, Tobacco Control

Ulep, V., Lavares, M., & Francisco, A., Measuring the capacity to combat illicit tobacco trade in 160 countries, Journal of Globalization and Health

Yap, J., Gabriola, A., & Herrera, C., Managing the Energy Trilemma in the Philippines, Energy, Sustainability and Society

Torio, P., Mendoza, R., & Torres, A., Metro Manila's 2019 crisis: Of efficiency traps and dry taps, World Water Policy

Doytch, N., The impact of innovation on environmental quality: Evidence for the non-linear relationship of patents and CO2 emissions in China, Journal of Environmental Management

Doytch, N., Tracking Greenfield FDI During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Analysis by Sectors, Foreign Trade Review

Yu, V., Lasco, G., & David, C., Fear, mistrust, and vaccine hesitancy: Narratives of the dengue vaccine controversy in the Philippines, Vaccine

Yusingco, M., Social Media, Disinformation, and the 2022 BARMM Parliamentary
Elections, International Journal of Political Science and Public Administration

Doytch, N., The impact of ICT patents on economic growth: An international evidence, Telecommunications Policy

Yap, J., Towards a Balanced Assessment of the Viability of Nuclear Energy in the Philippines, Journal of Environmental Science and Management

Hartigan-Go, K., Mendoza, R., Ong, M., & Yap, J., COVID-19 Vaccine Hesitancy in ASEAN: Insights from a Multi-wave Survey Database from July 2020 to March 2021, ACTA Medica Philippina

Yap, J., The COVID-19 outbreak and its impact on business establishments: a study on challenges and strategic approaches, Philippine Review of Economics

Doytch, N., Does transitioning towards renewable energy accelerate economic growth? An analysis of sectoral growth for a dynamic panel of countries, Energy

Doytch, N., Economic growth and renewable and non-renewable energy consumption: Evidence from the U.S. states, Renewable Energy

WORKING PAPERS

21-001: Modernizing or Equalizing? Defense Budget and Military Modernization in the Philippines, 2010 – 2020

21-002: Social Media, Disinformation, and the 2022 BARMM Parliamentary Elections

21-003: Death Penalty in the Philippines: Evidence on Economics and Efficacy

21-004: Navigating Globalization in the Aftermath of COVID-19

21-005: Asian Voices on the Future of US-Asia Relations: Trade and Economic Policy under the Biden Administration

21-006: The Negative Externalities of Informal Markets in Socialized Housing: Resettlement Governance in Philippine Local Government Units

21-007: Advancing Youth Governance in the Philippines: A Narrative of the Sangguniang Kabataan and its Road to Reform

21-008: Deliberative Democracy and the Bangsamoro Parliament

21-009: Analyzing the Trend of Illicit Tobacco in the Philippines from 1998 – 2018

21-010: Progress in Controlling Illicit Tobacco Trade in Singapore

21-011: Identifying challenges to controlling illicit tobacco trade in Singapore: A qualitative analysis of stakeholder submissions to the 2018 Public Consultation on Standardized Packaging

21-012: Impact of Cigarette Prices on Cigarette Sales and Consumption in Malaysia

21-013: The Magnitude of Illicit Cigarette Trade in Malaysia: Empirical Evidence Compared to Industry Studies

21-014: The Determinants of Illicit Cigarette Trade in Malaysia

21-015: Review of Illicit Tobacco Trade Policy and Program Implementation in the Philippines

21-016: Rational Choices and Welfare Changes in Philippine Family Energy Demand: Evidence from Family Income and Expenditure Surveys

21-017: Evaluating the Philippine Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) in 2021

21-018: Residential Electricity Consumption over the Demographic Transition in the Philippines

21-019: The construction of illicit tobacco trade index

21-020: Social Development Reform in the Duterte Administration

21-021: Legislative and Constitutional Reforms Under the Duterte Administration

21-022: Review of the Philippine Economic Situation and Analysis of the State of the Nation in 2021

21-023: National Security, Anti-Corruption, and Anti-Crime Policies in the Duterte Administration

21-024: Renewable energy policy failure in the Philippines: A case of socially embedded selection pressures

21-025: Philippine Conglomerates: Their Role in Promoting Inclusive Development

21-026: Sovereign Wealth Fund (SWF) Policy Options for Philippine Off-shore Energy Resources

21-027: COVID-Proofing the 2022 Philippine Presidential Elections

21-029: The Link Between Fake News Susceptibility and Political Polarization of the Youth in the Philippines

21-030: Drivers of Electric Cooperatives’ Performance in the Philippines: A Principal Component Analysis and K-Means Clustering Approach

Previous publications of the Ateneo Policy Center are available here.