As the penultimate installment of the CEM Seminar Series for 2024, the class of ECON 166: Energy Economics spearheads the forum titled “Revisiting EPIRA 23 Years Later”, tackling the developments and the situation of the national power sector after the enactment of the Electric Power Industry Reform Act (EPIRA), at...
UPLB-DE and AboitizPower Conducts Power 101
The Department of Economics of the University of the Philippines Los Baños (DE-UPLB) in collaboration with AboitizPower(AP) conducted Power 101 last August 12-13, 2024 at the Institute of Cooperatives and Bio-Enterprise Development (ICOPED) auditorium, UPLB. This is a series of training sessions designed to provide power sector stakeholders with valuable...
UPLB Senior Lecturer of Economics Shares Views on Sovereign Wealth Fund
For almost the whole month of December 2022, Enrico P. Villanueva, Senior Lecturer of Money & Banking at UPLB College of Economics & Management, used social, print, and broadcast media to contribute to the national debate on the creation of a Sovereign Wealth Fund. On Twitter, Mr. Villanueva (aka @EnricoPatiga)...
High-Tech Sustainability: Envi Econ Class Spearheads Symposium on Sustainability through Technology
December 2, 2022— Raising the flag for climate awareness and sustainability, students and professionals alike were convened in the recently concluded student-led online symposium entitled “The Year 3000: Sustainability Through Technology.” Under the supervision of FIC Senior Lecturer Atty. Chad Patrick Osorio, students from the class ECON 170 E (Environmental...
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...