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Child labor and trade liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - 2009
We examine the effects of trade liberalization on child work in Indonesia. Our estimation strategy identifies …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010271336
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The labor supply and retirement behavior of China's older workers and elderly in comparative perspective
Giles, John; Wang, Dewen; Cai, Wei - 2011
context of work and retirement patterns in Indonesia, Korea, the United States, and the United Kingdom. As is common in many … Korea and Indonesia. Descriptive evidence is presented suggesting that pension eligible workers are far more likely to cease …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010282251
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Fiscal decentralisation, local institutions and public goods provision: Evidence from Indonesia
Pal, Sarmistha; Wahhaj, Zaki - 2012
Indonesia on local public spending across communities with different types of local institutions. Our results provide evidence …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010291421
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Spatial decentralization and program evaluation: Theory and an example from Indonesia
Pitt, Mark M.; Menon, Nidhiya - 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/10010274559
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Can mistargeting destroy social capital and stimulate crime? Evidence from a cash transfer program in Indonesia
Cameron, Lisa A.; Shah, Manisha - 2012
program in Indonesia is significantly associated with increases in crime and declines in social capital within communities …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010287700
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Initial Conditions Matter: Social Capital and Participatory Development
Cameron, Lisa A.; Olivia, Susan; Shah, Manisha - 2015
field experiment of Community-Led Total Sanitation in Indonesia, we find that villages with high initial social capital …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011420744
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Poverty, Labour Markets and Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sparrow, Robert - 2013
We measure the effects of trade liberalization over the period of 1993-2002 on regional poverty levels in 259 Indonesian regions, and investigate the labour market mechanisms behind these effects. The identification strategy relies on combining information on initial regional labour and product...
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10010329085
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The Impact of Fiscal and Political Decentralization on Local Public Investments in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Sjahrir, Bambang Suharnoko - 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/10010329170
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Dynamics in Health and Employment: Evidence from Indonesia
Mani, Subha; Mitra, Sophie; Sambamoorthi, Usha - 2016
recoveries from disability on both employment status and hours worked using panel data from Indonesia. We find that changes in … towards a need for social protection policies with a focus on health, disability, and employment in Indonesia. …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011559684
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Globalization and Social Change: Gender-Specific Effects of Trade Liberalization in Indonesia
Kis-Katos, Krisztina; Pieters, Janneke; Sparrow, Robert - 2017
participation in domestic duties in Indonesia. We show that female work participation increased in relative terms in regions that … looking at the potential channels for these effects, we find that in Indonesia the structure of initial protection was …
Persistent link: https://www.econbiz.de/10011653280