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Unibersidad ng Pilipinas Diliman Kolehiyo ng Ekonomiks | |
Type | Public University; Research University; Degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman |
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Established | 1965 |
Parent institution | University of the Philippines Diliman |
Dean | Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, Ph.D. |
Academic staff | at least 47 |
Students | 646 (as of 1st Semester, AY 2023 - 2024) |
Undergraduates | 571 |
Postgraduates | 57 |
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Address | Guerrero corner Osmeña Streets, Diliman , |
Website | www |
The University of the Philippines Diliman School of Economics is a degree-granting unit of the University of the Philippines Diliman specializing in the study of economics. Established in 1965, the School of Economics was chosen as the first and only CHED Center for Excellence in Economics in the Philippines in 1999.
In April 2017, the School was among the top 5% (rank 244 among 7,408) of economics departments in the world based on the strength of its graduate students, as ranked by RePEc.[1]
Faculty research is particularly strong in the areas of health economics, public economics, and development economics. In collaboration with the Philippine Economic Society, the school publishes the Philippine Review of Economics,[2] a leading journal of economics-related research in the Philippines.
The 9th and current dean of the School of Economics is Prof. Ma. Joy V. Abrenica, Ph.D. She was appointed in 2021 for a term for 3 years.[3]
In the same year, the Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) was established to provide research, training, teaching and other programs in support of the School of Economics.[4][5]
From May 15 to November 17, 2023, the School of Economics and the PCED would host a lecture series titled "PCED@50 Lecture Series: 50 Years of Economic Policy-making." to be delivered by former NEDA Directors-General Gerardo Sicat, Solita Monsod, Cielito Habito, Felipe Medalla, and Dante Canlas and former NEDA Secretary Ernesto Pernia and incumbent Arsenio Balisacan.[6]
On May 17, 2024, the Philippine Center for Economic Development would formally celebrate its 50th founding anniversary. Surviving PCED founding members Gerardo Sicat, Cesar Virata, and Jaime Laya joined the current PCED Chair, Arsenio Balisacan, the DBM Secretary Amenah Pangandaman, UP President Angelo Jimenez, and PCED Executive Director and UPSE Dean Joy V. Abrenica in marking PCED's golden anniversary.[7]
The University of the Philippines implements a grade point scale with the requirement that all baccalaureate students achieve a General Weighted Average (GWA) of no less than 3.00 (on a scale of 1.00 to 5.00, with 4.00 as conditional failure, and 5.00 as failed) at the end of each semester.[19]
The School of Economics, meanwhile, sets the minimum grade to pass a course to 2.5. Additionally, students must achieve a minimum Cumulative Weighted Average of 2.5, or they are dismissed from the school.[4] Additionally, all BS Econ and BS BE students are required to pass Econ 106 (Elements of Mathematical Economics) and Econ 131 (Quantitative Economics) within 4 semesters of enrolling in Econ 101 (Macroeconomics I) or Econ 102 (Microeconomics I), inclusive of the semester they enrolled in Econ 101 or 102.
For graduate studies, the minimum Cumulative Weighted Average is 2 for MA Econ and MDE econ students, and 1.75 for PhD students, according to University rules.
University of the Philippines School of Economics Library | |
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Location | 2nd and 3rd floor, Library Building, Guerrero corner Osmeña Street, Diliman, Quezon City |
Established | 1965 |
Collection | |
Size | 109,112 Books, Non-books, and Serials |
Access and use | |
Population served | UPSE Students, UP System and Diliman students, UP Alumni, and upon request, Government Researchers, Private Researchers, and Undergraduates |
Other information | |
Website | https://selib.upd.edu.ph |
The University of the Philippines School of Economics Library (SELib) is a closed-stack library established alongside the school in 1965. It traces its origins to the collection held by the former Institute of Economic Development and Research, whose collection was transferred to the School of Economics Library.[20]
Much of the collection held by the IEDR was financed by the Rockefeller Foundation in 1957. The early collection under the IEDR was housed in Benton Hall, the former site of the IEDR, and now present site of the Center for International Studies.
During the early years of the library, Belen Angeles served as the Head Librarian, and would later serve as the University Librarian.[8] Brian Lloyd B. Dayrit currently serves as the Head Librarian.
The School of Economics Library is open to all students of the School of Economics, students within UP Diliman and the UP System. On appointment basis, the library also accepts government researchers, private researchers, and graduates and undergraduates from other universities.[21]
As of 2021, SELib houses 108,511 books and non-books, and 601 serials,[22] across 4 sections:
SELib also houses other facilities, such as:
As of September 2024, the 3rd floor discussion rooms as well as the Filipiniana and Serials Section housed on the floor are unavailable to give way to renovations.
Established | 1974 |
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Mission | Through the support of the Center, a University of the Philippines School of Economics (UPSE) that is able to perform its academic functions at a larger scale, ultimately contributing to the country's continuing and accelerating efforts at national development. |
Chair | Arsenio M. Balisacan |
Executive Director | Ma. Joy V. Abrenica |
Key people | Gerardo P. Sicat, Cesar Virata, Jaime Laya |
Address | Encarnacion Hall, School of Economics, University of the Philippines Diliman, Quezon City |
Website | https://www.pced.gov.ph |
The Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED) was founded in 1974 to provide research, training, teaching and other programs in support of the School of Economics.
The idea for a supporting organization for the school was first conceptualized by Gerardo P. Sicat, an associate professor of the school and the then-Chairman of the National Economic Board, as a way of providing financial support to the school and to supplement its meager resources. Sicat's initial idea would be scrapped upon Encarnación's insistence that the faculty of the school be able to conduct their own research in their fields of interests. However, the concept of an organization supporting the school was revived through Stephen R. Lewis, a consultant recruited by Sicat, who proposed the PCED, which functioned more as a foundation that the typical research institutes and centers of UP.[8]
The PCED would be formed by Presidential Decree 453, signed on May 13, 1974 by President Ferdinand Marcos. The PCED was also established as a trust to maintain funds for the benefit of the school in the long term.
Presently, the PCED offers assistance to the school through research grants for faculty research and other research conducted within the school, support for working papers published in the Philippine Review of Economics, information dissemination through seminars, teaching fellowships, and maintenance and refurbishment of PCED and school facilities.[20]
The PCED is administered by its executive director and overseen by its Board of Trustees:
Felipe M. Medalla, renewal of additional assignment as Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 June 1997 until 31 May 2000
Raul V. Fabella, appointment as Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 August 1998 until 13 July 2001
Raul Fabella, renewal of additional assignment as Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 August 2001 until 31 July 2004
Dr. Raul V. Fabella, Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 August 2004 until 31 July 2007
Dr. EMMANUEL S. DE DIOS, Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 August 2007 until 31 July 2010
ARSENIO M. BALISACAN as Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 August 2010 until 31 July 2013
RAMON L. CLARETE as Dean, School of Economics, 26 July 2012 until 25 July 2015
Appointment of Dr. ORVILLE JOSE C. SOLON as Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 May 2015 until 30 April 2018
Appointment of Prof. ORVILLE JOSE C. SOLON as Dean, School of Economics, effective 1 May 2018 until 30 April 2021 (second term)