AbstractThe impact of the global financial crisis varies across countries. We examine whether cross-country differences in output loss and speed of recovery are affected by differences in labor market flexibility. By employing cross-country regressions and including control variables like trade and capital market integration, fiscal balance, financial vulnerability, and institutional differences, we find that lower...Read More

Abstract For Indonesia the fall of Suharto in 1998 brought dramatic changes in the political landscape. It signified the beginning of transformation from an authoritarian regime towards a more democratic society where the distribution power is more devolved. In this respect Indonesia follow what is called a big-bang approach in the transition. First in the...Read More

Abstract It has been more then four years since the economic crisis in Indonesia. While other Asian countries such as South Korea and Malaysia have shown significant improvement, Indonesia seems to have the slowest economic recovery process. In order to deal with the economic crisis, the government has imposed several policies, both monetary and fiscal....Read More

Abstract This dissertation has two main objectives. First, we investigate the effectiveness of penalties and other enforcement tools on regulatory compliance, and comprehensively address problems that exist in previous regulatory compliance studies. Second, we develop a model that explains why most empirical studies of regulatory compliance yield results that seem to be inconsistent with the...Read More

Latif Adam : The Roles and Problems of Infrastructure in Indonesia Maddaremmeng A. Panennungi : Re-emergence of the Asian Economies: Will History Repeat Itself? Lana Soelistianingsih : The Indonesian Government Debt Transformation Shahnaz Natasha Arina : The Effect of Change in Compulsory Education on Birth Weight Fithra Faisal Hastiadi : China-Japan-Korea’s Vertical Intra Industry Trade with the...Read More

Agus Eko Nugroho  : The WeLFARE IMPACTs OF MICROFINANCE on Rural Households: Evidence from Boyolali of indonesia Latif Adam & Siwage Dharma Negara  : How the National Community Empowerment Program Improves the Living Standards of the Rural Poor in Yogyakarta Donny Yoesgiantoro, Chandra Wijaya, Haryoto Kusnoputranto,Widjajono Partowidagdo : EXTERNAL COST INTERNALIZATION MODEL OF WASTE GAS ON...Read More

The new discussion paper by Ari Kuncoro, Isfandiarni, and Hengky Kurniawan. The authors gratefully acknowledge the financial grant provided by SEADI USAID.Read More