LPEM FEUI is supported by 66 research staffs, mostly lecturers at the Faculty of Economics, University of Indonesia. The researchers LPEM UI are consisted of :Read More

(Tulisan ilmiah ini hanya tersedia dalam bahasa Inggris.) Abstract: Using extensive data on 1970 and 1987 urban characteristics, the paper analyzes changes in employment in specific manufacturing industries in cities between 1970 and 1987. Two sets of questions are the focus. First, what present or past characteristics of a city’s economic environment are critical in...Read More

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(Tulisan ilmiah ini hanya tersedia dalam bahasa Inggris.) Abstract: Bribes by firms in Indonesia arise principally from regulations –licenses and levies –imposed by local government officials. Regulations generate direct revenues (fees) plus indirect revenues in the form of bribes. The expected value of the latter is capitalized into lower salaries needed by localities to compensate...Read More

(Tulisan ilmiah ini hanya tersedia dalam bahasa Inggris.) Abstract: Indonesia has a tradition of corruption among local officials who harass and collect bribes from firms. Corruption flourished in the Suharto, pre-democracy era. This paper asks whether local democratization that occurred after Suharto reduced corruption and whether specific local politics, over and above the effects of...Read More

(Tulisan ilmiah ini hanya tersedia dalam bahasa Inggris.) Abstract: Using survey data on fishermen and fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia from 2005 and 2007, this paper examines the effect of the December 2004 tsunami and resulting massive aid effort on local public good provision, in particular on public labor inputs, but also public capital choices....Read More

Abstract Using survey data on fishermen and fishing villages in Aceh, Indonesia from 2005 and 2007, this paper examines the effect of the December 2004 tsunami and resulting massive aid effort on local public good provision, in particular on public labor inputs, but also public capital choices. Also analyzed are the roles of and changes...Read More