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Poverty, Labour Markets and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 … four three-year periods. We find that poverty reduced more in regions that were more strongly exposed to import tariff … increasing firm competitiveness as a driving factor behind the beneficial poverty effects. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884152
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Child Labor and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2009
We examine the effects of trade liberalization on child work in Indonesia. Our estimation strategy identifies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005103269
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Protecting Child Nutritional Status in the Aftermath of a Financial Crisis: Evidence from Indonesia
Giles, John T.; Satriawan, Elan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
In response to concerns over the vulnerability of the young in the wake of Indonesia's 1997-1998 economic crises, the … Government of Indonesia implemented a supplementary feeding program to support early childhood nutritional status. This paper …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011105051
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Multidimensional Targeting and Evaluation: A General Framework with an Application to a Poverty Program in Bangladesh
Robano, Virginia; Smith, Stephen C. - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Many poverty, safety net, training, and other social programs utilize multiple screening criteria to determine … multidimensional poverty measures (and their components) that address key participant deficits. We apply our methods to a BRAC ultra-poverty … program in Bangladesh, and find that our measures of multidimensional poverty have fallen significantly for participants. This …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010884251
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A Note on Height and Surnames: The Role of Networks
Hassink, Wolter; van Leeuwen, Bas - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2013
Many studies indicate that human height is determined largely by childhood circumstances, which in turn influences an adult's labor market opportunities. The aim of this note is to test this thesis by examining the correlation between childhood circumstances and labor market outcomes on the one...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010666575
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Geography vs. Institutions at the Village Level
Grimm, Michael; Klasen, Stephan - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2008
There is a well-known debate about the roles of geography versus institutions in explaining the long-term development of countries. These debates have usually been based on cross-country regressions where questions about parameter heterogeneity, unobserved heterogeneity, and endogeneity cannot...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10005762190
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The Impact of Fiscal and Political Decentralization on Local Public Investments in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2014
We investigate the effects of the Indonesian decentralization and democratization process on budget allocation at the sub-national level. Based on panel data for 271 Indonesian districts for the years of 1994 to 2009, we address the determinants of local investment expenditures in public...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010733807
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Fiscal Decentralisation, Local Institutions and Public Goods Provision: Evidence from Indonesia
Pal, Sarmistha; Wahhaj, Zaki - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2012
Indonesia on local public spending across communities with different types of local institutions. Our results provide evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010599741
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Spatial Decentralization and Program Evaluation: Theory and an Example from Indonesia
Pitt, Mark M.; Menon, Nidhiya - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
This paper proposes a novel instrumental variable method for program evaluation that only requires a single cross-section of data on the spatial intensity of programs and outcomes. The instruments are derived from a simple theoretical model of government decision-making in which governments are...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008678688
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Norms, Culture and Local Infrastructure: Evidence from a Decentralised Economy
Pal, Sarmistha - Institute for the Study of Labor (IZA) - 2010
Indonesia as a case in point to classify communities strictly adhering to traditional adat laws and Islamic religion as …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10008683652