Contact

[email protected]

Maria Francesca Tomaliwan

Assistant Professorial Lecturer

Ms. Maria Francesca Tomaliwan is an Assistant Professorial Lecturer at De La Salle University’s School of Economics. She is currently a Ph.D. Candidate in Economics at DLSU under the guidance of Dr. Mariel Monica Sauler. From 2022 until mid-2023, she held a Junior Non-Key Expert position at the ASEAN Secretariat. Ms. Tomaliwan’s research is in finance and labor economics, with a focus on wage distribution. Her current dissertation, entitled “Essays on Philippine Wage Distribution,” received funding from the Philippine APEC Study Center Network (PASCN). Her past work on labor includes the 1st ASEAN Employment Outlook which aimed to understand the implication of the gig economy (crowdwork and on-demand) on the labor market in the region.

Educational Background

Doctor of Philosophy in Economics (Ph.D. Candidate)
De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Master of Financial Management
The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia

Bachelor of Science in Applied Economics and Bachelor of Commerce Major in Management of Financial Institutions (Cum Laude)
 De La Salle University, Manila, Philippines

Research Interest

  • Labor Economics
  • Finance

Selected Publications

  • 1st ASEAN Employment Outlook: The Quest for Decent Work in Platform Economy: Issues, Opportunities and Ways Forward (2023). A commissioned research for The ASEAN Secretariat.
  • Returns to Education in the Philippines (2017). DLSU 2017 Research Congress. Co-author with Mariel Monica Sauler.
  • Does the Philippine Stock Market Respond to Domestic Economic Fundamentals and Regional Equities Markets? An ARDL Bound Testing Approach (2016). National Institute of Development Administration (NIDA) 5th International Conference on Advancement of Development Administration Proceedings ISBN No.  978-974-231-921-2.
  • Do International Remittances Encourage Participation in School and in the Labor Force? (2016). East Asian Development Network (EADN) Working Paper No. 97. Co-author with Miguel Borromeo, Christopher Cabuay and Tereso Tullao, Jr., PhD

GET IN TOUCH WITH US

St. La Salle Hall, De La Salle University
2401 Taft Avenue, Malate 1004, Manila, Philippines

School of Economics (LS 221)
Trunkline: +632 85244611 local 380
Direct Line: +632 85264905
Economics Department (LS 324)
Trunkline: +632 85244611 local 137