Institute for Economic and Social Research – Faculty of Economics and Business – Universitas Indonesia

The relationship between corruption and public investment at the municipalities’ level in Indonesia

AbstractThis research is conducted to quantitatively measure the relationship between corruption and public investment at municipalities’ level in Indonesia. According to Nash Equilibrium derived from mixed strategies, the relationship between corruption and public investment can be both positive and negative depending on the level of the corruption Index. Moreover, the econometric estimations from cross section […]

Volatility of world rice prices, import tariffs and poverty in Indonesia: a CGE-microsimulation analysis

AbstractThis study aims at measuring the impact of world price volatility and import tariffs on rice on poverty in Indonesia. Applying a Computable General Equilibrium-Microsimulation approach and the endogenous poverty line, this study found that the volatility of world rice prices during 2007 to 2010 had a large effect on the poverty incidence in Indonesia. […]

Financial crises : impact on central bank independence, output and inflation

AbstractThe recent financial crisis has spread to the rest of the world. The impact of the financial crisis on economic activity varies widely across countries, reflecting differences in vulnerability to financial crisis, heterogeneity in macroeconomic structures, and differences in policy responses. This dissertation finds that the impact of the current financial crisis on output and […]