This paper contains a report on the findings of a survey on the implementation of the Direct Cash Transfers (Bantuan Langsung Tunai) program. The survey named Susenas (National Socio-Economic Survey) was held across Indonesia in the aftermath of the program in 2006. The economic purpose of this...

The CIT reform enacted by Law No.36 of 2008 cuts maximum tax rates from 30 per cent to 25 per cent and offers some incentives for business in Indonesia. This study aims at measuring the impacts of 2008 CIT reform on tax revenue and poverty. The 2008 CIT reform supported with the administrative...

This research aims to theoretically and empirically investigate the difference of poverty outcome between applying a fixed and an endogenous poverty line. Applying the microeconomic theory of consumer behavior and the CGEMicrosimulation, this study has theoretically and empirically proven that,...