East Asian Free Trade and its implication on Indonesia
The creation of Regional Trade Agreements (RTAs) and Free Trade Areas (FTAs) shows a significant increasing trend since 1990. This trend of RTAs/FTAs creation also occurs in East Asia region.
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Modeling the linkage between climate change mitigation and economic development
The economy will not run without energy. Indonesia had made the energy sector as one of the driving source of the economy with an abundance of oil. The early 21st century Indonesia experienced an energy crisis and became a net…
The Economic implication of deforestation moratorium in Indonesia: A general equilibrium investigation
To analyze the implication of deforestation moratorium, this study used IRSA-Indonesia 5 model. As an Interregional CGE model, IRSA-Indonesia 5 contains of 5 regions which are Sumatra, Jawa-Bali, Kalimantan, Sulawesi and Eastern Indonesia.
Optimizing government revenue from fishery and forestry sectors in Indonesia
Although Indonesia is a country with lots of forest and vast ocean, forestry and fishery sectors not significantly contribute to government revenue. This paper, try to explore problems in those sectors and try to come up with alternatives that can…
Projecting government’s natural resources revenue: The case of Indonesia
May 2010, MoF delivered an annual speech on 2011 plan of Central Government Budget in DPR. In the speech, MoF projected that Non Tax Revenue, PNBP, item will experience a decrease in the revenue.
Teacher Certification in Indonesia: The confusion of means and ends
In 2006, Indonesia started implementing a nation-wide program of teacher certification with the aim to certify as many as 2.3 million teachers by 2015 with the budgetary cost of as much as US$5,600 million.
Does high school economics course affect learning in the university principle of economics?
According to Indonesian National Curriculum year of 2006 (Kurikulum Nasional 2006), economics course is initially offer in tenth grade. It is a compulsory subject in the tenth grade senior high school as all students has to take the economics subject.
Rise and Fall of Cities: Measuring Spatial Clustering and Economies of Urban Agglomeration in West Java
With others neighboring Provinces in the western part of Java, the West Java Province shares the southeast Asian most densely urban area (Bodebek as part of Jabodetabek and Greater Bandung).
Constructing The Index of Indonesian Monthly Private Consumption Expenditure
Private consumption expenditure (PCE) contributes a major share in Indonesian GDP and its growth has been dominating the economic growth. PCE is also linked directly to the welfare of Indonesian people making it even more relevant for its close monitoring.
Determinants of Short-Term Lending to Developing Countries
History shows that development and economic growth in a developing country, is always the role of sources of funds and capital from abroad. Since the end of the Second World War, many developing countries continue to debt. For four decades…