Dr. Lawrence B. Dacuycuy
Full Professor and University Fellow
Educational Background
Doctor of Economics, Kyoto University
MA Economics, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City
BS Economics, University of the Philippines in Diliman, Quezon City
Dr. Lawrence Dacuycuy is the immediate past Chair of the Social Science Division of the National Research Council of the Philippines (NRCP). He is a Full Professor and a member of the Society of University Fellows at De La Salle University. He serves as a member of the Commission on Higher Education’s Technical Committee for Economics member. He is a member of the Special Technical Committee-Social Sciences Division (NAST Scientific Career Council).
He graduated from the School of Economics, University of the Philippines, with a BS in Economics in 1998. Two years later, he received his Master of Science in Economics from the same university. Finally, he obtained his doctorate in economics from Kyoto University in 2006.
His research focuses on applied nonparametric and semiparametric econometrics, theoretical migration, social mobility, and macroeconomic modeling. In 2009, he was one of the recipients of the National Academy of Science and Technology’s (NAST) Outstanding Young Scientist (OYS) award. In 2012, he received the NAST Outstanding Scientific Paper Award for his research on wage functional analysis. His current research uses Dynamic Stochastic General Equilibrium (DSGE) models to resolve key fiscal policy issues. He is also researching labor economic issues related to intergenerational social mobility, human capital, female labor force participation, living income, and skills development.
Research Interests
- DSGE Models for Business Fluctuations and Cycles
- Forecasting and Simulation
- Intergenerational Social Mobility
- Human Capital, Skills, and Occupational Choice
- Labor Markets and Informal Economy
Selected Publications
- Dacuycuy, L. (2024). Development of a Fiscal-Centric DSGE Model in Aid of Policy Evaluation, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University, Working Paper Series 202405, Department of Economics, Ateneo de Manila University.
- Bayudan-Dacuycuy, C., & Dacuycuy, L. B. (2022). Harnessing the potential of online marketplaces in the Philippines: Insights from the National Information and Communications Technology Household Survey. Asia & the Pacific Policy Studies, 9(3), 288-316. https://doi.org/10.1002/app5.365
- Bayudan‐Dacuycuy, C., Dacuycuy, L.B. (2022). Social mobility in the Philippines: a research roadmap. In: S. Mendolia, M. O’Brien, A. Paloyo, & O. Yerokhin (Eds.), Critical Perspectives in the Economics of Education (pp. 139-165). London: Routledge.
- Corong, E., Dacuycuy, L., Reyes, R., Taningco, A. (2013). The Growth and Distributive Impacts of Public Infrastructure Investments in the Philippines. In: Cockburn, J., Dissou, Y., Duclos, JY., Tiberti, L. (eds) Infrastructure and Economic Growth in Asia. Economic Studies in Inequality, Social Exclusion and Well-Being. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-03137-8_3
- Bayudan‐Dacuycuy, C., Dacuycuy, L.B. (2019). Understanding the Educational Mobility of Men and Women and the Schooling Progression of Boys and Girls in the Philippines: A Regional Perspective (Connie B. Dacuycuy). In C.B. Dacuycuy (Ed.). Outside Looking In: Gendered Perspectives in Work and Education. Quezon City: Philippine Institute for Development Studies.
- Bayudan‐Dacuycuy, C., Dacuycuy, L.B. (2017) Wages, Housework and Attitudes in the Philippines. Journal of Asian and African Studies.
- Dacuycuy, L. (2006). Explaining male wage inequality in the Philippines: non-parametric and semiparametric approaches. Applied Economics, 38(21), 2497–2511. https://doi.org/10.1080/00036840500427767
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