Jan Carlo “JC” B. Punongbayan, Ph.D.
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Education Ph.D. in Economics 2015 to 2021
University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Scholar, Health Policy and Development Program (HPDP) Phase II Fellowship
• Scholar and teaching fellow, Philippine Center for Economic Development
• Passed the Ph.D. Comprehensive Exam July 21, 2017
• Nominee, Gawad Chanselor Award Para sa Natatanging Mag-aaral, UP Diliman, 2018
• Dissertation: “Essays in market design and college admisisons”
– Adviser: Dr. Karl Robert L. Jandoc; other committee members: Dr. Em- manuel S. de Dios and Dr. Emmanuel F. Esguerra
– Successfully defended on July 8, 2021; submitted October 5, 2021
M.A. in Economics 2011 to 2013
University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Scholar, Health Policy and Development Program (HPDP) Phase I Fellowship
• Thesis: “Dynamic response of professional labor supply to global demand shocks:
the case of Filipino nurses”; adviser: Prof. Joseph Capuno; reader: Dr. Geoffrey Ducanes
B.S. in Economics 2005 to 2009
University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Graduatedsumma cum laude(GWA of 1.151, 1=highest, 3=passing) and class vale- dictorian
• Awardee, Jos´e Encarnaci´on Jr. Award for Excellence in Economics
• Awardee, Gerardo P. Sicat Award for Best Undergraduate Paper
• Awardee, PGMA Award for Academic Excellence
• Nominee, Gawad Chanselor Award Para sa Natatanging Mag-aaral, UP Diliman, 2009
• Thesis: “School inputs and student performance in public elementary schools in Palawan: a quantile regression analysis”; adviser: Dr. Emmanuel F. Esguerra
Academic experience
Director 1 February 2022 to present
Graduate Admissions and Fellowships Office, UPSE
Chair 1 February 2022 to present
Graduate Committee, UPSE
Associate Editor 1 January 2022 to 31 December 2022 Social Science Diliman
Assistant Professor 1 February 2022 to present
Courses taught:
• Econ 101 (Macroeconomics I) 1st Sem, AY 2022-2023
• Econ 102 (Microeconomics I) 2nd Sem, AY 2021-2022
• Econ 103 (Macroeconomics II) 2nd Sem, AY 2021-2022
Senior Lecturer 1st Sem, AY 2021-2022
Econ 101, Macroeconomics I
University of the Philippines School of Economics (with Dr. Ma. Christina Epetia)
Teaching Fellow
Econ 100.1, Introduction to Macroeconomic Theory and Policy University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Professor: Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios 2nd Sem, AY 2020-2021
• Professor: Prof. Solita C. Monsod 1st Sem, AY 2020-2021
• Professor: Dr. Renato E. Reside 2nd Sem, AY 2019-2020
• Professor: Dr. Dante B. Canlas 2nd Sem, AY 2016-2017 Econ 100.2, Introduction to Microeconomic Theory and Policy
University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Professor: Dr. Aleli Kraft 2nd Sem, AY 2017-2018
• Professor: Dr. Agustin L. Arcenas 1st Sem, AY 2016-2017
• Professor: Dr. Cayetano Paderanga Jr. 2nd Sem, AY 2013-2014 Econ 198, The Philippine Economy in the 1970s and 1980s
University of the Philippines School of Economics
• Professor: Dr. Emmanuel S. de Dios 1st Sem, AY 2017-2018
Senior Lecturer 2nd Sem, AY 2014-2015
Econ 191, Development Economics
University of the Philippines School of Economics
Instructor 24 May 2014 to 14 July 2014
Intermediate Microeconomics Refresher Course for Incoming Graduate Students University of the Philippines School of Economics
Professional experience
Co-founder and Editor-in-Chief September 2018 to present Usapang Econ
Columnist 1 August 2018 to present
Rappler.com
(Contributor since 31 August 2013; Thought Leaders contributor since 10 September 2016) Research Coordinator 1 May 2018 to 30 April 2019 FEU Public Policy Center
Head Executive Assistant(SG 27 step 1) 2 June 2014 to 31 July 2015 Office of the Director-General
National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
• Awardee: East Asia and Pacific PREM Spot Awards, FY 2014. Citation: “For their outstanding contributions to the Philippines Development Report whose content and quality was widely acknowledged, including by the EAPVP and the regional management team.”
Economist (SG 18) 19 April 2012 to 15 July 2013 Regulation and Policy Division, Market Regulation Department
Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC)
Junior Research Assistant 13 January 2011 to 15 July 2011 Institute to Study Inequality, Poverty, and Social Protection
Philippine Center for Economic Development (PCED)
Business Analyst October to November 2010
Mitchell Madison Group
Consulting experience
Consultant From 13 October 2022 to 31 December 2022 Philippine Panel Survey
Innovations for Poverty Action (Manila)
Researcher From 1 January 2022 to 31 March 2022 Philippine Country Development Diagnostics (with Marianne Vital, Dr Jeff Arapoc, Dr Cherry Madriaga)
British Embassy Manila
Research Assistant From 16 Sept 2021 to 28 Feb 2022 UPSE Strategic Review Project (with Economists Without Borders)
Philippine Center for Economic Development
Consultant 16 January 2018 to 30 April 2018
Writing and publication of policy note on higher education in the Philippines FEU Public Policy Center
Consultant 3 November 2017 to 31 March 2018
Copyediting of Casebook in public finance, with Prof. Emmanuel F. Esguerra (editor) Energy Policy and Development Program (EPDP), UPEcon Foundation
Consultant 22 August 2016 to 30 April 2017
Office of the Chairman (Dr. Arsenio M. Balisacan) Philippine Competition Commission
Consultant 10 February 2016 to 31 March 2016
Research on human capital investments, K to 12, and performance-based budgeting The Asia Foundation (TAF), Coalitions for Change - Education
• Authored TAF Policy Note No. 1, “Making K to 12’s Senior High School work”
Consultant 1 August 2015 to 31 March 2016
Research on the role of electricity prices on structural transformation Energy Policy and Development Program (EPDP), UPecon Foundation
Research Assistant 12 July 2013 to 30 June 2014 Poverty Reduction and Economic Management Unity (PREM)
World Bank Office Manila
Consultant 10 March 2013 to 10 May 2013
Multidimensional Poverty Index (MPI) research of Sec. Arsenio M. Balisacan National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA)
Publications Journal articles
• Punongbayan, J.C. 2021. “Does ‘Imperial Manila’ justify federalism?” Manila:
Selected Papers of the 28th Annual Manila Studies Conference,17(1): 75-87. Held on 28-29 November 2019 at Intramuros, Manila.
• Ravago, M.V., A. Brucal, J. Roumasset, and J.C. Punongbayan. 2019. “The role of power prices in structural transformation: evidence from the Philippines.”
Journal of Asian Economics,61: 20-33.
– Awardee: Special Citation, Outstanding Scholarly Work Awards for the School of Social Sciences, Ateneo de Manila University, 2020.
• Punongbayan, J.C.2009. “School inputs and student performance in public ele- mentary schools in Palawan: a quantile regression analysis.” Philippine Review of Economics,46(1): 189-218.
Book chapters
• Esguerra, E.F., G.M. Llanto, and J.C. Punongbayan. 2021. “Competition and regulation in the Philippine microfinance sector.” Forthcoming.
• Punongbayan, J.C., J.G. Williamson, and K.R.L. Jandoc. 2021. “Spatial inequal- ity in the Philippines during the American colonial period.” Forthcoming.
Book
• J.C. Punongbayan. 2023 (forthcoming). False Nostalgia: The Marcos Golden Age Myths and How to Debunk Them. Quezon City: Ateneo Press.
Discussion papers
• De Dios, E., M. S. Gochoco-Bautista, andJ.C. Punongbayan. 2021. “Martial law and the Philippine economy, UP School of Economics Discussion Paper 2021-7 (also a forthcoming chapter in martial law anthology of UP Department of History).
• Tan, E., K. Canales, K. Cruz, andJ.C. Punongbayan. 2011. “Why are boys falling behind girls in schooling?” UP School of Economics Discussion Paper 2011-12.
Technical reports
• De Los Reyes, F. and J.C. Punongbayan. 2020. “Proposed set of weights in computing the overall LAE score.” Technical report for the UP College of Law.
• Punongbayan, J.C.2016. “Making K to 12’s Senior High School work,” The Asia Foundation Policy Note No. 1. The Asia Foundation Philippines.
• Punongbayan, J.C. et al. April 2014. “Foreign direct investment and foreign ownership restrictions in ASEAN” in “Preserving stability and promoting growth,”
World Bank East Asia Pacific Economic Update.
– Awardee: East Asia and Pacific PREM Spot Awards, FY 2014. Citation: “For their outstanding contributions to the Philippines Development Report whose content and quality was widely acknowledged, including by the EAPVP and the regional management team.”
Theses
• Punongbayan, J.C.2021. “Essays in market design and college admissions,” PhD dissertation. UP School of Economics.
• Punongbayan, J.C. 2013. “Dynamic response of professional labor supply to global demand shocks: the case of Filipino nurses,” master’s thesis. UP School of Economics.
• Punongbayan, J.C.2009. “School inputs and student performance in public ele- mentary schools in Palawan: a quantile regression analysis,” undergraduate thesis.
UP School of Economics.
Completed but unpublished works
• Balisacan, A.M. and J.C. Punongbayan. 2014. “Rising from the doldrums: the resurgence of the Philippine economy,” unpublished working paper.
• Punongbayan, J.C. 2014. “Pork barrel, poverty, and inequality,” unpublished working paper.
• Punongbayan, J.C. 2014. Microeconomics: a handbook. Unpublished course notes.
• Punongbayan, J.C.2013. “Returns to education and wage structure in the Philip- pines: a quantile regression perspective,” unpublished working paper.
• Rahemtulla, H., M.C. Epetia, and J.C. Punongbayan. 2013. “Small area es- timation of poverty in the Philippines,” unpublished Special Focus Paper. World Bank.
Research assistance citation in publications
• Clarete, R.L., Esguerra, E., Hill, H. 2018. “The Philippine economy: an overview”
in Clarete, R.L., Esguerra, E., Hill, H. (eds.) The Philippine economy: no longer the East Asian exception? 2018. Singapore: ISEAS - Yusof Ishak Institute.
• Balisacan, A.M. and M.V. Ravago. 2015. Agricultural policy and institution reforms in the Philippines: experiences, impacts, and lessons. Southeast Asian Agriculture and Development Primer Series, 2nd ed. Los Ba˜nos: SEARCA.
• Balisacan, A.M. and M.V. Ravago. 2015. “Current structure and future challenges of the agricultural sector.” Ch. 1 inThe future of Philippine agriculture: scenarios, policies, and investments under climate change. NEDA and IFPRI.
• Balisacan, A.M. 2014. “The growth-poverty nexus: multidimensional poverty in the Philippines.” Ch. 24 in Balisacan, A.M., U. Chakravorty, and M.V. Ravago (eds.), Sustainable economic development: resources, environment, and institutions. US and UK: Elsevier.
• World Bank. 2014. “Foreign direct investment and foreign ownership restrictions in ASEAN.” Ch. II-C in the April 2014 East Asia Economic Update. Washington, D.C.: World Bank.
Opinion writing • Please see www.rappler.com/author/jc-punongbayan.
Referee in • Asian Studies: Journal of Critical Perspectives on Asia(UP Diliman Asian Center)
Workshops and thesis panels
• Resource person, “Climate, energy, and development economics,” Renewable Energy Boot Camp (REBOOT), Batch 3, Cluster 1, sponsored by Friedrich Ebert Stiftung (FES), held at Batangas Country Club, 25 October 2019.
• Resource person, “Macro 101 and the Philippine economy,” Academy of Political Management, Batch 8, Estancia de Lorenzo, San Mateo, Rizal, 13 Sept 2019.
• Resource person, “The economic and fiscal critique of ‘Bayanihan Federalism,’ ” Academy of Political Management, Batch 7, Batangas Country Club, Batangas City, 30 Sept 2018.
• Guest panelist, Econ 199 thesis conference (hosted by EPDP), UP School of Eco- nomics, 27 November 2017.
• Guest trainor, Stata training workshop, UP Baguio Department of Economics and Political Science, 16-17 November 2017.
• Resource person, Academy for Political Management 2017, Batch 6, “Sessions on Macroeconomics, Growth, and the Philippine Economy,” Club Balai Isabel, Tanay Batangas, 15 September 2017.
• Guest trainor, Stata tutorial (thesis seminar hosted by the UPSE Student Council), UP School of Economics, 5 September 2017.
• Guest panelist, Econ 199 thesis conference (hosted by EPDP), UP School of Eco- nomics, 15 May 2017.
• Guest panelist, Thesis defense of 6 groups of BASS-Econ students at UP Visayas Tacloban College, 2 May 2016.
Trainings, workshops, and seminars attended
Study Tour for Trade Professionals: The Rise of China and the Geo-Economic Implications for Globalization
19-26 March 2022, Washington, DC and Seattle, WA
Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom North America (World Order and Globaliza- tion Hub)
UPSE Graduate Research Workshop
7-8 December 2018, First Pacific Leadership Academy, Antipolo City
Reviewers: Dr. Maria Socorro Gochoco-Bautista, Dr. Aleli Kraft, Dr. Michael Abrigo R for economists
4 half-day sessions starting 12 March 2018, UP School of Economics Trainor: Charlene Celoso (UP School of Statistics)
Python for economists
29 January 2018 to 19 February 2018, UP School of Economics Trainor: Tony Briza (UP Department of Computer Science) Poverty mapping in Stata
2 July 2014, World Bank Office in Manila Trainor: Paul Mariano (WB)
Data analysis and cleaning in Stata 5 June 2014, World Bank Office in Manila
Trainors: Paul Mariano, Louie Limkin, Kevin Cruz (WB) ISEO 2013 Summer School
12-22 June 2013, Hotel Iseolago, Iseo, Brescia, Italy
Speakers: 5 Nobel Laureates in Economics (George Akerlof, Eric Maskin, Dale Mortensen, William Sharpe, Michael Spence) and Robert Wescott
Seminar on investor development and securitization 20 February 2013, Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas, Manila
Conducted by: Daiwa Institute of Research Ltd. and Bangko Sentral ng Pilipinas Workshop for prospective stockbrokers and stock salesmen
25-27 July 2012, Astoria Plaza, Pasig City
Conducted by: Securities and Exchange Commission Workshop on advanced econometrics
18-22 July 2012, UP School of Economics
Trainor: Dr. Sebastian Galiani, University of Maryland
Technical skills
• Software: Highly experienced in Stata, Python, LATEX, QGIS, EViews; experienced in Mathematica, gretl, R, Moodle, Technistock, Bloomberg UI; novice in Matlab
• Datasets: National Income Accounts (NIA), official poverty and employment statis- tics, FIES, LFS, APIS, ASPBI, Censuses, Small Area Estimates of Poverty (SAEs), Basic Education Statistics (DepEd), BSP macroeconomic data
Special projects
• Organization: Co-founder of UsapangEcon.com (group of young economists popu- larizing economics for Filipinos; other members are include Dr. Jefferson Arapoc [UPLB], Marianne Vital, Dr. Cherry Madriaga, and Renz Calub)
• Podcasts: Co-host of Usapang Econ Podcast (the first economics podcast of the Philippines; available on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Anchor, and Stitcher); co-host of Usapang Econ Muna Podcast (part of Teka Teka news podcast, produced by PumaPodcast)