These are four reports covering the July 2021 Solomon Islands phone survey: The first brief presents analysis of the social and food security impacts of Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Solomon Islands. While widespread transmission of COVID-19 did not occur in 2021, COVID-19 preparedness measures such...

Zakat is an instrument of Islamic economic and social funds that contributes to the achievement of people wellbeing. This study examines the business growth as a mediating variable on the relationship between the impact of the zakat empowerment programs and mustahiq's (zakat recipient) welfare....

The debate on the relationship between financial development and economic growth has always been a controversial issue. This paper discusses whether financing from the banking sector plays an important role in determining the rates of economic growth, particularly in Indonesia post the 1997...

This paper discusses three common problems plaguing microfinance institutions (MFIs), namely high interest rates, sustainability issues, and ability of MFIs to help the poor to generate income. This paper will consider arguments regarding these problems and point to how these problems could be...

The dual banking system that has been adopted in Indonesia does not only mean allowing the Islamic banks to be established vis-à-vis conventional banks, but also it requires monetary instrument which is shariah or Islamic law compliance. With regard to this, Islamic monetary operation...

This paper extends the literature on the determinants of deposit facilities, particularly in Islamic banks under a dual banking system. Using the case of Indonesia, the Stock and Watson dynamic OLS (DOLS) procedure is employed in order to examine the effect of selected variables on the funds...

This study extends the literature on relationship between economic growth, income inequalities, and poverty reduction. We discuss poverty reduction, using the case of Indonesia, as one of the Millennium Development Goals declared by the United Nations General Assembly in September 2000. Using...

Today, Europe is a continent of low participation, low employment labor markets. Many observers would like to blame poor employment outcomes on the Euro or on austerity. But these are dangerous distractions from real problems that constitute imperatives for structural reform. There are...

Today, Europe is a continent of low participation, low employment labor markets. Many observers would like to blame poor employment outcomes on the Euro or on austerity. But these are dangerous distractions from real problems that constitute imperatives for structural reform. There are...

It has been argued that accountability is a public good that only citizens can provide. Governments can put institutions in place that allow citizens to hold public servants to account, but citizens must participate in those institutions if accountability is to be achieved. Thus, citizens face a...