Maribel Daño-Luna
Assistant Professor
Educational Background
PhD in Economics
University of Sydney
MA in Political Economy
University of Asia and the Pacific
BA Communication Research
University of the Philippines Diliman
Maribel completed her PhD from the School of Economics (with one-year coursework) at the University of Sydney in Australia. She is particularly interested in inclusive economic development, policy design and delivery, policy impact evaluation, and the reduction of inequalities. Her current research is on development policies (public and private sector), social impact initiatives, business and entrepreneurship, and small and medium enterprises (SMEs) in developing economies, especially in fragile situations.
As a researcher, she has more than a decade of experience and has worked and collaborated with international organizations such as ADB, AIIB, UNESCO, and ERIA. She formerly worked as Senior Researcher at Asian Institute of Management where she managed the survey for small and medium enterprises and in writing research on SME competitiveness, private sector policies, and gender.
Research Interest
- Industrial economics
- Development economics
- Social sector impact
- Political economy
- Policy impact evaluation
- Fragile and conflict-affected situations
Selected Publications
- Daño-Luna, Maribel and Melatos, Mark and Francisco, Jamil Paolo, Survival of Inclusive Sellers During Crisis: Effect of Technological Innovation (May 1, 2024). Asian Institute of Management RSN PCC Working Paper Series 2024-001, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4827004 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4827004
- Daño-Luna, M., & Orio, E. J. (2021, October 24). Reimagining Susan Strange’s States and Markets: Small and Medium Enterprises in Fragile Situations. E-International Relations. https://www.e-ir.info/2021/10/24/reimagining-susan-stranges-states-and-markets-small-and-medium-enterprises-in-fragile-situations/Daño-Luna, M. A., & Caliso, R. A. C. (2019). Scaling up: Women-owned businesses face unique barriers. East Asia Forum Quarterly, 11(1), 26–27. https://search.informit.org/doi/10.3316/informit.277687189287407
- Daño-Luna, M. & R. Caliso. (2019). “Barriers to Scaling-up of Women-owned SMEs in the Philippines”. Asian Institute of Management Rizalino S. Navarro Policy Center for Competitiveness Working paper Series 2019-002.
- Daño-Luna, M., Canare, T., & Francisco, J. P. (2018). Drivers of Philippine SME Competitiveness: Results of the 2018 SME Survey (SSRN Scholarly Paper ID 3299885). Social Science Research Network. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3299885
- Paqueo, V., Orbeta, A, Llanto, G. & Daño-Luna, M. (2017). Chapter 1: Synthesis of Philippine Policies and Programs of the book Unintended Consequences: The Folly of Uncritical Thinking. ISBN 978-971-564-067-1 (electronic) published by Philippine Institute for Development Studies. https://www.pids.gov.ph/publication/books/unintended-consequences-the-folly-of-uncritical-thinking
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