As a country with the largest number of muslim population in the world, Islamic micro finance institutions have a large potential to play a greater role in the country’s aspiration to poverty reduction. However, the determinants of the establishment of…
Using a longitudinal community-level data of Indonesia, we test whether a presence of 5 different microfinance institutions (MFI) within a community has contributed to the improvement in the welfare (as measured by per capita expenditure) of the community’s population. Applying…
The System of Rice Intensification (SRI) has been claimed to be more productive and sustainable than conventional methods in rice production. However, in some countries like Indonesia, its adoption rate remains low. This paper explores the factors that may affect…
Micro finance has been widely recognized to be able to play a greater role in tackling the great challenges in Indonesia’s aspiration toward poverty alleviation and reducing inequality. However, Although Indonesia has been a global leader in microfinance outreach and…
CEDS is contributing a session on “Determinants and Impact of Micro Finance Institutions in Indonesia: Micro-data evidences” in a national seminar on Micro Finance.
Economic status of one individual in a society is not only a product of the effort or talent of that particular individual alone. Philosopher Professor John Roemer of Yale University in his theory of distributive justice emphasizes that inequality in…
Economic status of one individual in a society is not only a product of the effort or talent of that particular individual alone. Philosopher Professor John Roemer of Yale University in his theory of distributive justice emphasizes that inequality in…
Under the leadership of CEDS and with the support of the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), capacity building program in the application of economic modeling in environmental and natural resource management for Southeast Asian researchers continues.
The East Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics (EAAERE) is holding its 3rd congress in Huangshan, Anhui Province, China, on February 20-22, 2013. The congress is hosted by the School of Environment and Natural Resources, Renmin University of China,…
One of the biggest challenges in Indonesian economic development is to maintain rapid economic growth and at the same time reducing inter-regional economic disparity.
