The economics of happiness is an interesting way to provide broader concept of wealth. It is able to provide insight on relative utility that is not only depending by income as mediated by individual choices or preferences within monetary budget constraint but also non monetary factors. Recent...

Abstract Looking at the economics of happiness is an interesting way to provide a broader concept of wealth. It gives insight on relative utility that does not depend exclusively on income as mediated by individual choices or preferences within monetary budget constraints but also considers non...

Many studies on growth impact on poverty reduction have been conducted in Indonesia using various economic sectors and regional data. However, none of those studies have incorporated on even test the presence of spatial effects. This study is conducted using spatial analysis method to measure...

Utilizing the combined-form of PPP and UIP we estimate the cointegrating relations for ASEAN-5 economies. The study uses quarterly data over the period from 1980 to 2008. The findings reveal that exchange rate, interest rates and prices are cointegrated, implying that there is co-movement among...

The implementation of fiscal decentralization in the last two decades has produced various findings: positive and negative. Several studies have evaluated fiscal decentralization as an ideal system so that development goals can be accustomed to satisfy the local’s preferences, so that the...

This paper analysis growth and convergence on sugarcane industry in southeast Asia countries. Important questions in this paper are whether the growth of sugar cane in Southeast Asia a convergence or divergence over time and to what extent economic integration influences the development and...

This paper analyses growth and convergence on sugarcane industry in southeast Asia countries. Important questions in this paper are whether the growth of sugar cane industry in Southeast Asia moves toward a convergence or divergence trend over time and to what extent the economic integration...