The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) is a government-owned and controlled corporation of the Philippine National Government. It was established in September 1977 to conduct research to help government planners. Its primary client is the National Economic and Development Authority. PIDS was established by Presidential Decree No. 1201.

About the Institute

Roles and Goals

Programs and Activities

To carry out its mandate, the Institute has maintained three basic programs, namely

The Policy Research Agenda for 2005-2009 include the following themes

The Philippine Institute for Development Studies (PIDS) has developed various websites and online databases from socioeconomic indicators and agricultural statistics to economic-related bills.

Publications