Mr Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros

Jose Ma. Luis P. Montesclaros is Associate Research Fellow at the Centre for Non-Traditional Security (NTS) Studies, S. Rajaratnam School of International Studies (RSIS), Nanyang Technological University (NTU), Singapore. He has a Master’s in Public Policy from the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore (funded by a generous two-year ASEAN Scholarship) and a BS Economics degree from the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He currently specialises in dynamic modelling of public policy systems, with a focus on food and climate change.

A proven researcher, he successfully managed fieldwork and analysis for a country report on property rights in the Philippines (done in parallel with country leads in China, Armenia, Kenya and Russia). He has also worked on two World Bank research projects in the past, developing frameworks for developing small and medium enterprises (SMEs) and tourism development.

Prior to doing research, he served as consultant to over 10 cities, 2 municipalities and a national association of cities in developing and executing 10- to 20-year strategies through the Performance Governance System, a local adaptation of the Balanced Scorecard. He has helped put in place mechanisms to address systemic barriers and achieve long-term development goals through solid community efforts.

• Dynamic modelling of public policy systems
• Complexity
• Governance institutions and strategy development
• Small and medium enterprises (SME) and tourism development

• Member, Institute for New Economic Thinking – Young Scholars Initiative (2014)

• Member, Execution Premium Community (2011 to present)

Policy Reports

• Supporting the Genome Microbial Identifier and Whole Genome Sequencing in Addressing Food Borne Diseases in ASEAN

  21 November, 2018

• Migration, Jobs and Wages: Reassessing Benefits and Challenges of Labour Migration

  25 April, 2018

• Scaling Up Commercial Urban Agriculture to Meet Food Demand in Singapore

  21 February, 2018

Commentaries

• Singapore’s ’30 by 30’ Strategy: Can Food Self-Production Be Achieved?

  25 March, 2019

• Singapore’s Nascent Urban Farming: Potential Future Regional Centre?

  23 November, 2018

• New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance - Enticing the Private Sector: The Value Chain Approach

  30 October, 2018

• Transforming the Rice Value Chain: A Whole-of-Society Approach?

  24 October, 2018

• CO18163 | New Trends in Humanitarian Assistance - The Private Turn in Humanitarian Aid

  05 October, 2018

• CO18146 | Food Safety in ASEAN: Pitfalls of Complacency

  07 September, 2018

• CO17146 | World Agricultural Forum 2017 - Future of Agriculture and Implications for ASEAN

  03 August, 2017

• CO17142 | World Agricultural Forum 2017 - Jobs in Agri-Food Industry: Silver Lining for Youth

  28 July, 2017

• CO17100 | Haze Prevention: Transforming Agriculture Use?

  19 May, 2017

• CO16308 | Disease-free Farm Production in ASEAN: Goal For 2018?

  20 December, 2016

• CO16113 | Food Prices: A Double-edged Sword

  16 May, 2016

• CO15047 | It’s Not the Size, But How It’s Used: Lesson for ASEAN Rice Reserves

  09 March, 2015

NTS Insight

• The Evolving Singapore Agrifood Ecosystem

  19 August, 2019

• Ensuring a Successful Singapore Urban Food Cluster

  28 February, 2018

Journal Articles

• Iwata, Chikako, Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros, Xiao Qi. “Systemic risks of asean+3 financial integration: Challenges, opportunities and the future (In Spanish).” Revista Digital Mundo Asia Pacífico Vol. 4 No. 6. 2015.
• Montesclaros, Jose Ma. Luis. “Governance and Development: Tradable and Non-Tradable Industries in Indonesia.” Asian Journal of Public Affairs, Vol.6, No.1. 2013.

Working Papers

• Evangelista, Ryan, Tanya Karina Lat, Francisca Claver and Jose Ma. Luis Montesclaros. “Philippines Property Markets Scorecard: Conditions for Small Businesses.” Washington, D.C.: Center for International Private Enterprise and Manila: Institute for Solidarity in Asia. 2014.
• Montesclaros, Jose Ma Luis. “Dynamic simulations of urban policies for sustainable food securitization: Dynamics of urban development, agriculture sector growth, and price mechanisms.” Conference Proceedings, Meeting Urban Food Needs (MUFN) project. Rome: UN FAO. 2015.
• Beath, Andrew, Yumeka Hirano, Jose Ma Luis Montesclaros. “Bridging the development gap: ASEAN equitable development monitor 2014 (English).” Washington, D.C.: World Bank Group. 2014.