KES Special seminars for the promotion of the PSA Data enclave centers

july 2024

Irene Jo E. Arzadon is a consultant at the World Bank, specializing in firm-level and household-level data analyses related to innovation (such as the innovation investment potential of SMEs and digital creative industries), climate (including energy efficiency of firms and plastics use by households and informal workers), poverty, and inequality. She is also a Ph.D. candidate in Economics at the University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE). Irene has published in peer-reviewed journals such as the Asian Journal of Law and Economics and the Philippine Review of Economics. Additionally, she has served as a consultant for data-driven policy development projects with other organizations, including UNICEF and Action for Economic Reforms.

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ENERGY EFFICIENCY OF FIRMS IN THE PHILIPPINES

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by Irene Jo E. Arzadon* and Alvaro González 

*research presenter

Abstract. This paper provides evidence-based results on how firm characteristics relate to energy efficiency. Using the Annual Survey (Census) of Philippine Business and Industry (ASPBI/CPBI), descriptive findings suggest that firms have improved energy efficiency from 2012 to 2021. This improvement is more prevalent among large firms, as well as export-oriented or foreign-owned firms. Additionally, more productive firms exhibit better energy efficiency. Through Fixed Effects Regression, we find that productivity and being a large firm are significant indicators of better energy efficiency. Furthermore, a data simulation reveals potential gains (such as lower production costs and higher profits) and losses (such as higher capital expenses) when firms in each subsector achieve the sectoral median energy efficiency level. Notably, certain manufacturing subsectors (such as cement, glass, and textiles) tend to be more energy-intensive based on electricity costs, while transportation and mining are intensive in terms of fuel costs. These sectors have significant potential for improvement through investments in efficiency, such as adopting better technologies.

Keywords: firm productivity, energy efficiency

PSA Press Release on the KES Special Seminar for the promotion of Data Enclave Center : July 2024 Seminar

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) officials, personnel, and external stakeholders delved into engaging discussions about the Environmental-Economic Accounts and the Philippine Ecosystem and Natural Capital Accounting System Act at the Knowledge Exchange Series April 2024 Seminar held at the PSA Media Center, and via video conferencing. 

june 2024

Francesca De Nicola is a Senior Economist in the Economic Research Unit at the International Finance Corporation (IFC), where she conducts research on productivity and innovation. Francesca has been involved in various operational assignments on the private sector and financial market development, since joining the World Bank as a Young Professional. She started her career at the International Food Policy Research Institute (IFPRI), doing research on issues related to weather insurance.

She holds a PhD in Economics from Johns Hopkins University and has published in academic journals like the Journal of Development Economics, Quantitative Economics, and Energy Economics.

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 Productivity Growth and Technology Diffusion

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by Francesca De Nicola* and Jonathan Timmis

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Abstract. The adoption of technology has helped reverse the slowdown in global productivity growth. To understand how this happens, we have studied how introducing high-speed internet affects the adoption of specific technologies and its overall impact on firm performance. Our analysis shows that the positive effects on technology adoption significantly decrease as distance from the internet backbone increases. The adoption of specific technologies varies based on firm characteristics. Larger firms and those with skilled workers are more likely to adopt e-commerce and use cloud services, data analytics, and fiber connections. The effect on firm performance depends on the technology adopted. The adoption of e-commerce is linked to a decrease in labor, while the use of fiber connections tends to increase capital and labor investments as well as improve productivity. Additionally, capital investments improve when firms use cloud services or data analytics.

Keywords: High-speed internet, technology adoption, firm performance

PSA Press Release on the KES Special Seminar for the promotion of Data Enclave Center : June 2024 Seminar

Officials, personnel, and external stakeholders of the Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) came together both onsite and online for the KES Special Seminar in June 2024. This seminar focused on promoting awareness and collaboration regarding the agency’s Data Enclave Centers (DECs). A group shot was taken, symbolizing the collaborative effort to advance data accessibility and governance through PSA initiatives. 

May 2024

Marjorie S. Muyrong is PhD Sociology candidate at La Trobe University, Australia and an economist and industry analyst trained in Ateneo de Manila University, Philippines. Her PhD thesis studies the role of nationalism in South Korea’s rapid industrialisation. Apart from investigating the role of nationalism in economic development, her other research interests are on cultural economics and gender economics. While doing her PhD, she also works at the MusikaPilipinas Research Program at the University of Santo Tomas Philippines as its in-house economist. She is also involved in research studying labour participation among women. 

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MUSIKAPILIPINAS: Research and Mapping Toward Understanding, Scoping, and Defining the Philippine Music Industry 

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Ma. Alexandra I. Chua, Marjorie S. Muyrong*, Jason Matthew Tung, Lyon Ricardo III Lopez, and Jong Azores

*research presenter

Abstract. Policy discussion on the development of any industry requires nuanced industry data. Before an industry can set up its future trajectory, it needs to know its baseline. The global shift of policy discourses towards creative industries and the Philippine Creative Industries Development Act that lapsed into law in July 2022 provided an impetus for the Philippine music industry to craft an industry roadmap for its growth and expansion. Unfortunately, there are big data gaps in the Philippine music industry and the broader creative industries. Furthermore, it was only in March 2023 when the Philippine Statistics Authority released its preliminary estimates for its Philippine Creative Economy Satellite Accounts (PCESA). Thus, this paper seeks to clarify conceptually the source of value in the music industry to build framework for mapping and measuring the industry. Dubbed as the MusikaPilipinas Cyclic Model, this cyclic value model for the music industry uses the Philippine music industry as a case. Drawing from existing models for music industry as well as those for creative industries or cultural industries, the model seeks to encapsulate the inherent network structure of the industry but without neglecting the linearity of the processes involved in the creation and transformation of musical goods. The paper also discusses efforts to do its own industry mapping and measurement of the Philippine music industry using the 2018 Census of Philippine Business and Industry (CBPI), this paper discusses the implications of this model vis-à-vis other models for economic analysis of the music industry.

Keywords: music industry, creative economy, industry mapping

Dr. Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet is an Associate Professor and the Department Chairperson of the Management and Organization Department, Ramon V. Del Rosario, Sr. College of Business of De La Salle University, Philippines. She earned her PHD from the same university with high distinction and has a master degree in values education from the Philippine Normal University. She was a national and regional Trainor of faculty from various schools, colleges and universities on values education and development as well as the integration of values into subject areas in the curriculum. She also has an extensive experience in partnering with the industry as the Officer of DLSU Career and Counseling services. Dr. Bonnet is also a Regional Trainor for Uniservitate Service-Learning Hub for Asia and Oceana housed at De La Salle University, one among the 7 hubs all over the world. Recently she received the Service Award from the Catholic Bishops Conference of the Philippines Episcopal Commission on the Prison Ministry for her unqualified advocacy, service and dedication to the Persons Deprived of Liberty. She is also a recipient of the Asia Pacific Student Services Association award for her commitment, outstanding leadership and support in the Asia-Pacific Region. Her dissertation was funded by the Commission on Higher Education (CHED) and the basis for the CHED Memo Order on Principles, Policies, and Guidelines governing the practice of student affairs and services in the Philippines. She led the Heritage Research Team for the national research entitled MAKING CREATIVITY COUNT: Operationalizing Statistical Mapping of Selected Creative & Cultural Sectors under the Philippine Cultural Statistics Framework for the Heritage Sectors.She is married and has a daughter. She can be contacted through maria.paquita.diongon-bonnet@dlsu.edu.ph.

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Operationalizing Statistical Mapping of Selected Creative & Cultural Sectors under the Philippine Cultural Statistics Framework 

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Dr. Ma. Paquita D. Bonnet*

*research presenter

Abstract. The Heritage (HE) research was funded by the National Commission for Culture and the Arts with two phases. The methodology used were desk review of the literature, data collection from open data sources and other government, Key Informant Interviews (KIIS), a Snapshot survey and Focus Group Discussions; and a road mapping workshop with experts in the field. Value Chain Analysis, Content and Thematic Analysis and Descriptive Statistics were utilized in making sense of the data. The research was able to develop four emerging categories on the definition of the HE sectors. These are: 1. The academic definition, which considers both tangible and intangible things bequeathed to the next generation; 2. The legal definition enshrined in RA 10066 or the National Cultural Heritage Act of 2009 which were affirmed by the experts and respondents; 3. The cultural definition that highlights properties such as national cultural treasures, important cultural property, world HE sites, national historical shrines, national historical monuments, and national historical landmarks; and, 4. The community/experience-derived definition on recognizing the uniqueness of a town’s/city’s/province’s cultural and artistic wealth.In terms of its contribution to the economy, the HE sectors have opportunities and possibilities to become a significant factor to the national economy, although it is equally clear that to sustain that would mean facing head on the challenges posed by external threats and internal weaknesses, leveraging on available strengths and capabilities and exploiting latent opportunities.

Keywords: heritage research, heritage definition, road mapping, recovery and growth

PSA Press Release on the KES Special Seminar for the promotion of Data Enclave Center : May 2024 Seminar

Philippine Statistics Authority (PSA) officials, personnel, and external stakeholders convened onsite and online for the KES Special Seminar in May 2024, which focused on promoting the agency’s Data Enclave Centers (DECs). Participants captured a group photo, marking a significant milestone in advancing awareness of PSA DECs.