This paper was aimed to see the impact of the development of tourism sector during the Indonesia’s Mid-Term Development Planning Period (RPJMN) 2015-2019. The analysis was also aimed to contribute to the Terminal Evaluation of RPJMN 2015-2019. The implementation of this impact evaluation analyzes the achievement of the basic target sector of tourism to the national economy and the welfare of…
This paper analyzes health outcomes and inequality in Indonesia, and the links to intermediate factors and inputs. Between 1997-2015, the country's health performance indicators had improved and became more equal. This achievement could potentially be correlated with improvement in health care access, which might be a result of the Indonesian government's policy to expand health insurance cover…
One of strategic watersheds in Indonesia is the Ciliwung watershed. The rapid growth of development in this watershed has resulted in reduced forested lands and water catchment areas. The critical point is when the upstream area as a buffer zone also experiences uncontrolled land conversion for various purposes. Indonesia Law Number 41 of 1999 concerning Forestry, Article 18 contains a mandate …
Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation (REDD+) has become important for Indonesia because this mechanism will provide financial benefits and it adheres to the Indonesian commitment to participate in climate change mitigation. However, a weak forest governance system and lack of transparency have undermined Indonesia’s goals to reduce deforestation and to manage and dist…
This study explores the flypaper effect in Indonesia using a spatial approach. Covering data from 2000-2014, the paper shows that grants stimulate overspending by local governments even though spatial interdependence is carefully treated. The elasticity of lump-sum grants to expenditure is stronger than the elasticity of matching grants. Further, the elasticity of lump-sum grant is greater on r…
Indonesia dihadapkan pada kenyataan bahwa ketergantungan pada energi fosil sebgai sumber energi utama akan bersifat tidak sustainable dalam jangka panjang bagi penyediaan kebutuhan energi nasional. Ketergantungan yang amat besar pada energi fosil juga mulai mengancam kesehatan keuangan negara. Dikhawatirkan program-program pembangunan yang mestinya menjadi prioritas, seperti infrastruktur dan s…
Ketahanan pangan memiliki tiga subsistem yang terdiri atas ketersediaan pangan, distribusi pangan, dan konsumsi pangan. Keseimbangan dan kestabilan dalam tiga subsistem ketahanan pangan akan menunjukkan ketahanan pangan suatu wilayah. Ketersedian pangan yang cukup dari sisi jumlah dengan ditunjukkan oleh surplus produksi pangan tidaklah cukup untuk menjelaskan ketahanan pangan yang sesungguhnya…