
Dr. Albert E. Lamberte
Associate Professor
Dr. Albert E. Lamberte is a licensed Civil Engineer and an Environmental Economist. He has an undergraduate degree in Civil Engineering with specialization in Hydraulics and Water Resources from the De La Salle University-Manila. He then took his Master of Arts in Economics from the University of the Philippines-Diliman. He earned his Ph.D. at the Crawford School of Public Policy at the Australian National University, under the Australian Awards Scholarship and was one of the recipients of the award for graduating with Distinction. He is a classically trained flutist and an advocate of gender equality and rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Educational Background
De La Salle University-Manila, Philippines (2005-2010): Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering with specialization in Hydraulics and Water Resources
University of the Philippines-Diliman, Philippines (2013-2015): Master of Arts in Economics
The Australian National University, Australia (2018-2022): Doctor of Philosophy (Ph.D.) in Economics
Dr. Lamberte is an Associate Professor at the School of Economics in ¿ªÔªÕæÈË-Manila. Prior to joining SOE, he practiced as a Civil Engineer at the DCCD Engineering Corp. and Manila Water Company, Inc. He is a Licensed Civil Engineer since 2011.
Dr. Lamberte handles basic and intermediate Microeconomics for undergraduate, Microeconomics courses for graduate, Environmental and Resource Economics for both undergraduate and graduate, and Economic Development. He is mentoring thesis mentees from both the undergraduate and graduate. He is currently the coordinator for the Minor in Economics studies.
Aside from the academe, he is also part of their church’s choir as a flutist. He is a 4th degree member of the Knights of Columbus, and an advocate of gender equality and rights of the LGBTQIA+ community.
Research Interest
- Demand Estimation
- Environmental Economics (Pollution Economics)
- Resource Economics (Water Economics)
- Water supply engineering
- Computable General Equilibrium Modelling
- Applied Economic Dynamics
Selected Publications
- Tiongco, M., Lamberte, A., Adriano, K. F., Aragones, E. M., & Barnedo, E. (2024). Rice Production, Rice Prices, and the Rice Tariffication Law. In Evidence-Based Research Project in Support of the President’s 8-point Agenda: A Compendium of Policy Briefs (Chapter 2, pp. 13-2). House of Representatives-Ateneo De Manila University.
- Aviso, K., Lamberte, A., Santos, J., Tan, R., Tapia, J. F., & Yu, K. D. (2023). Stackelberg-Leontief Model for Optimal Defense of Industrial Site. Chemical Engineering Transactions, 103, 46–51.
- Santos, J., Roquel, K., Lamberte, A., Tan, R., Aviso, K., Tapia, J. F., Solis, C. A., & Yu, K. D. (2022). Assessing the economic ripple effects of critical infrastructure failures using the dynamic inoperability input-output model: A case study of the Taal Volcano Eruption. Sustainable and Resilient Infrastructure.
- Santos, J., Tapia, J. F., Lamberte, A., Solis, C. A., Tan, R., Aviso, K., & Yu, K. D. (2022). Uncertainty analysis of business interruption losses in the Philippines due to the COVID-19 Pandemic. Economies, 10(8), Article 202.
- Switzerland Global Enterprise. (2022). Business Opportunities in Rail Transport [Funding agency report].
- Cororaton, C., Tiongco, M., Inocencio, A., Manalang, A., & Lamberte, A. (2018). Climate Change, Food Availability, and Poverty: The Case of the Philippine Rice. ¿ªÔªÕæÈË Business and Economics Review, 26(1), 1–17.
- Rice Production, Rice Prices, and the Rice Tariffication Law. Authors: Marites Tiongco, Albert Lamberte, Karlo Fermin Adriano, Eva Marie Aragones, Emmanuel Barnedo. Evidence-Based Research Project in Support of the President’s 8-point Agenda: A Compendium of Policy Briefs. Chapter 2, p. 13-2. House of Representatives-Ateneo De Manila University.
- Context-Specific Barriers Affecting Women’s Access to Decent Work in the Philippines; Partnership for Economic Policy (PEP) Working Paper Series, 2024-02, ISSN: 2709-7331. Authors: Christopher Cabuay, Albert Lamberte, Nally Rapada, Lawrence Dacuycuy, Mitzie Conchada, Marites Tiongco, Krista Yu, Ella Oplas.
- Climate Change, Food Availability, and Poverty: The Case of the Philippine Rice; Authors: Cesar Cororaton, Marites Tiongco, Arlene Inocencio, Anna Manalang, and Albert E. Lamberte. ¿ªÔªÕæÈË Business and Economics Review (2018), Issue no. 26, Vol. 1, pp. 1-17. ISSN 0116-7111
- Asessing and Addressing the Effects of Trade and Employment: A Training Manual for Policymakers. Contributing author for the Computable General Equilibrium (CGE) modelling discussion. Funding Agency: Internaitonal Labor Organization.
- Risk-based analysis of a flood plain: A case in the city of Malabon, Philippines. Authors: Danilo Terante, Albert Lamberte, Maria Emilia Sevilla. Published from Conference proceedings. The 5th Civil Engineering COnference in the Asian Region and Australasian Structural Engineering Conference (2010). ISBN: 9780646537276.
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