Taming Inflation: Drivers and Options

• Main Authors: Cruz, Jerome Patrick D, Mendoza, Ronald U, Torres, Ayn G
• Format: text
• Published: Archīum Ateneo 2018
• Subjects: Philippine economy; inflation; food price inflation; rice policy; tax reform; Economic Policy; Public Affairs, Public Policy and Public Administration
• Online Access: https://archium.ateneo.edu/asog-pubs/181; https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=3270201
• Institution: Ateneo De Manila University

Inflation in the Philippines has accelerated over the course of 2018, with year-on-year headline inflation rising from 2.9 percent in December 2017 to 6.7 percent as of September 2018. Amidst such trends, calls have been sounded for the advanced suspension of scheduled increases in oil levies planne...