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| University of the Philippines School of Economics | |
|---|---|
| Name | School of Economics |
| Native name | Paaralang ng Ekonomiks |
| Established | 1965 |
| Type | Constituent unit |
| Parent | University of the Philippines Diliman |
| City | Quezon City |
| Country | Philippines |
University of the Philippines School of Economics
The School of Economics is a degree-granting unit within the University of the Philippines Diliman noted for training economists who have worked in the Philippine Statistics Authority, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Department of Finance (Philippines), Asian Development Bank, World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, United Nations and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. Its curriculum and research agenda connect to policymaking arenas such as the Philippine Development Plan, Comprehensive Tax Reform Program, Bangsamoro peace process, ASEAN Economic Community, and Southeast Asian Ministers of Education Organization initiatives.
Founded in the wake of postwar reconstruction debates, the School traces institutional roots to economics instruction at the University of the Philippines Diliman and to exchanges with scholars from the Harvard University, University of Chicago, London School of Economics, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and University of California, Berkeley. Early faculty engaged with projects led by the Ford Foundation, Rockefeller Foundation, and collaborations with the International Labour Organization, Food and Agriculture Organization, and United Nations Development Programme. Over decades the School expanded graduate training, partnered with the Philippine National Bank, National Economic and Development Authority, and influenced reports by the Asian Productivity Organization and Asian Development Bank Institute.
The academic portfolio includes undergraduate and graduate degrees aligned with comparative programs at Yale University, Stanford University, Princeton University, University of Cambridge, and regional counterparts like University of the Philippines Los Baños, Ateneo de Manila University, and De La Salle University. Degree tracks cover applied microeconomics, macroeconomics, and quantitative methods with coursework referencing texts and methods from John Maynard Keynes, Milton Friedman, Amartya Sen, Joseph Stiglitz, and Paul Samuelson traditions. Joint and exchange programs have linked students to the Erasmus Programme, Fulbright Program, Commonwealth Scholarship, and partnerships with the Japan International Cooperation Agency, Korea Development Institute, and National University of Singapore.
Research units produce policy briefs and working papers on issues studied by the Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Centre for Economic Policy Research, and International Food Policy Research Institute. Centers focus on development economics, labor markets, public finance, and environmental valuation with projects funded by the World Bank, Asian Development Bank, European Commission, Japan International Cooperation Agency, and United Nations Environment Programme. Collaborative networks include the Network of Asian Productivity Organizations, ASEAN+3 Macroeconomic Research Office, and links to the Global Development Network.
Faculty include tenured professors and visiting scholars who have trained or collaborated at institutions such as University of Oxford, Columbia University, Cornell University, University of Tokyo, and National Bureau of Economic Research. Administrators have served in appointments at the Department of Budget and Management (Philippines), National Economic and Development Authority, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, and advisory boards to the President of the Philippines and the Senate of the Philippines. Distinguished lecturers and research fellows have backgrounds tied to the World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, Asian Development Bank, United Nations Development Programme, and Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development committees.
Situated on the University of the Philippines Diliman campus in Quezon City, facilities include seminar rooms, econometrics labs, and a policy library with collections linking to holdings at the Ateneo de Manila University Rizal Library, De La Salle University Library, and the National Library of the Philippines. Computing resources support empirical work with software commonly used at the National Bureau of Economic Research, Federal Reserve Bank of New York, and in datasets from the World Bank Group, Philippine Statistics Authority, Asian Development Bank, and United Nations repositories. The School hosts conferences and workshops attended by delegates from the ASEAN Secretariat, Asian Development Bank Institute, East Asian Development Network, and Philippine Economic Society.
Student organizations collaborate with groups like the UP Economics Society, College Editors Guild of the Philippines, League of Filipino Students, UP Pagkakaisa, and engage in competitions such as the Asian Econometric Society meetings, ASEAN University Games, and case contests sponsored by the World Bank Group and Asian Development Bank. Students undertake internships at the Department of Finance (Philippines), Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Philippine Institute for Development Studies, Asian Development Bank, and nongovernmental partners including OXFAM, Philippine Red Cross, and World Vision Philippines.
Alumni have held leadership roles at the Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Department of Finance (Philippines), National Economic and Development Authority, Asian Development Bank, World Bank Group, International Monetary Fund, and in academe at Ateneo de Manila University, De La Salle University, University of Santo Tomas, and University of the Philippines Manila. Graduates contributed to policy milestones such as tax reform laws deliberated in the Congress of the Philippines, public finance frameworks implemented under successive administrations of the President of the Philippines, and regional initiatives within the Association of Southeast Asian Nations.