The UPLB-Japan ODA project, "Development of Hybrid Water-Related Disaster Risk Assessment Technology for Sustainable Local Economic Development Policy - Science and Technology Research Partnership for Sustainable Development” (HyDEPP-SATREPS) conducted a free workshop for government institutions and LGUs on Flood and Agricultural Damage Monitoring Technology for Supporting Rapid Recovery on June...
UPLB Department of Economics, REDREPP collaborates with AboitizPower on crafting an economics training program on the power sector
The UPLB Department of Economics (DE) energy economics committee and the Rural Economic Development and Renewable Energy Policy Program (REDREPP) of the College of Economics and Management (CEM), UPLB organized a training session with AboitizPower on the power sector. AboitizPower conducted Power 101, the company’s training course on the power sector. Power...
Unwinding and Celebrating Together: Faculty, Staff, and Students Enjoy DE Kumustahan 2023
The Department of Economics held its DE Kumustahan for the 2nd semester of AY 2023-2024 on April 24, 3:00-5:00 pm, at the ICOPED Auditorium. The fun-filled afternoon served as an avenue for students to take a break from their academics and bond with their fellow Isko and Iska and with...
UPLB CEM Holds Seminar on Debunking Myths and False Information
UPLB, Laguna— Amidst a time of false information and fake news, the UPLB College of Economics and Management (CEM) held a seminar last April 17th entitled “False Nostalgia: The Marcos ‘Golden Age’ Myths and How to Debunk Them.” The resource speaker was Dr. Jan Carlo ‘JC’ Punongbayan, an Assistant Professor at...
Department of Economics Alumni & Balik Scientists Conduct Economic Impact Evaluation Seminar
Prof. Suzette P. Galinato and Prof. Gregmar I. Galinato, who are both alumni of the Department of Economics, CEM, UP Los Baños, hold a back-to-back seminar about Strategies and Methodologies of Economic Impact Evaluation. Both invited speakers are from the Washington State University and are part of the Balik Scientist...
DE conducts a workshop on economic data analysis
The UPLB Department of Economics (DE), in partnership with Socio-Economic Research and Data Analytics Laboratory (SERDAL)-UPLB, held its first “Introduction to Economic Data Analysis” online workshop via Zoom on 11-12 March 2023.The two-day workshop, led by Dr. Jefferson A. Arapoc and Asst. Professor Divine Krizza P. Cruz, introduced basic economic...
UPLB DE Microeconomics Webinar Sheds Light on the Hidden Cost of Freebies
UP Los Banos, Philippines— On November 30, 2022, the class of Econ 102F spearheaded the webinar entitled “Invisible Price Tags: A Microeconomic Discussion on the Hidden Cost of Freebies.” Featuring speakers from France, Canada and the Netherlands, the online event was held in partnership with the UPLB Department of Economics...
BAO and DAME Train UPLB Units to Enhance Their Entrepreneurial Mindset
The UPLB Business Affairs Office (BAO) and the Department of Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship (DAME) of the College of Economics and Management conducted the “Basic Entrepreneurship: A Training on Enhancing the UPLB Entrepreneurial Mindset” for representatives of various income-generating units of the university on Oct. 20-21. The training-workshop is the...
CEM Dean Cuevas Elected as Board of Trustee of Philippine Economics Society
Dean Agham Cuevas has been elected as a trustee of the Philippine Economic Society. Together with Jovi Dacanay of University of Asia and the Pacific (UA&P), Ricardo Dizon of Polytechnic University of the Philippines (PUP), Adoration Navarro of Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS), and Ser Percival Peña-Reyes of Ateneo...
DAME-CEM and UPLB BAO Helps UPLB Products and Services be Price Competitive through UPricing
The Department of Agribusiness Management and Entrepreneurship together with UPLB Business Affairs Office facilitated UPricing, a two-day pricing workshop. UPricing is a game-based workshop which intends to equip UPLB products, services, and technology on how to be competitive through pricing. In the two-day workshop, various pricing perspectives and methodologies were...