THE INDONESIAN INTER-REGIONAL SOCIAL ACCOUNTING MATRIX FOR FISCAL DECENTRALISATION ANALYSIS

Disparities in development have long been a crucial issue in Indonesia. With regard to the new structure of the Indonesian government, it is of great interest to determine whether Indonesia should further decentralise its budget, and if so, what consequences this would have on the national economy overall. This paper develops a simple economic tool — that is an inter-regional social accounting matrix (IRSAM) multiplier — to analyse the impacts of further decentralising government fiscal policy on regional and national performances.Our simulations show the following. First, reducing gaps among regional economies and boosting the national economy through a higher fiscal transfer strategy might notachieve the same end; i.e. providing a higher transfer to regions that are lagging behind (Sulawesi and Eastern Indonesia) would most likely reduce gaps among regionaleconomies, but might impact negatively on the national economy overall. Second, in general, a more decentralised fiscal system would benefit households in Sulawesi andEastern Indonesia, whereas the same cannot be said for Java-Bali, Sumatra, and Kalimantan. Third, impacts of further fiscal transfers on labour income vary considerably depending on the region and type of labour.Keywords: regional economy, fiscal decentralisation, Social Accounting Matri

Aplikasi Pengelolaan Presensi Mahasiswa Magang di Perpustakaan Universitas Muria Kudus

Sebuah apliaksi pengelolaan presensi mahasiswa magang dengan menggunakan web berfungsi untuk mendeteksi kehadiran mahasiswa magang melalui absen. Hal yang dideteksi pada sistem presensi ini antara lain tanggal dan jam mahasiswa tersebut hadir. Sehingga akan terekap secara efektif dan efisien, berguna mengetahui tingkat kedisiplinan mahasiswa magang dalam mengikuti program magang. Karakteristik barcode yang unik dalam menyandikan sejumlah data di gunakan dalam kartu ID, berguna untuk proses absen masuk dan absen pulang, menggunakan metode prototype dalam pembuatan sistem. Prototype adalah adalah implementasi bagian dari produk software yang secara typical fungsinya di batasi, reliabilitsnya rendah, tampilannya miskin, dan kurang ketegasan. Sebuah sistem untuk mempermudah proses absen, perekapan presensi mahasiswa magang dengan tingkat keamanan yang cukup aman dalam sebuah sistem

Pengaruh Urbanisasi terhadap Konsumsi Energi dan Emisi CO2: Analisis Provinsi di Indonesia

Indonesia sedang mengalami fenomena urbanisasi yang pesat, pembangunan pada sektor industri pemicu terbesar dalam peningkatan urbanisasi. Bertumbuhnya populasi urban, sektor industri, dan sektor rumah tangga akan meningkatkan konsumsi energi. Selain itu, dampak dari meningkatnya konsumsi energi akan menghasilkan emisi CO2 yang tinggidimana akan berdampak pada lingkungan. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah ingin mengetahui bagaimana pengaruh antara urbanisasi terhadap konsumsi energi dan CO2. Penelitian ini menggunakan data periode 2008 sampai dengan 2012 dengan metode estimasi adalah data panel. Hasil estimasi menunjukkan bahwa urbanisasi memiliki hubungan signifikan terhadap konsumsi BBM dan total konsumsi energi, namun urbanisasi tidak signifikan terhadap konsumsi listrik dan emisi CO2. Populasi memiliki hubungan signifikan terhadap konsumsi BBM, konsumsi listrik dan total konsumsi energi serta emisi CO2. Sedangkan pertumbuhan ekonomi memiliki hubungan signifikanterhadap konsumsi BBM, konsumsi listrik, emisi CO2

Enhancement in Indium Incorporation for InGaN Grown on InN Intermediate Layer

InN has been grown on GaN with a thin intermediate layer of InGaN by metalorganic chemical vapor deposition (MOCVD) to further enhance indium incorporation in subsequent InGaN layer. Trimethylindium (TMI) and ammonia (NH₃) were used as the source for InN growth and transmission electron microscopy (TEM) confirmed the presence of pyramid-like structure of InN. A layer of InGaN subsequently grown on top of these InN pyramids shows a red-shift of ~20 nm relative to InGaN layer grown directly on GaN using the same growth condition. However, there is no significant pits reduction. An alternative method to enhance indium incorporation is to grow the InN by adding a small amount of trimethygallium (TMG) into the TMI and NH₃ flow. This method provides a seed layer for the InN growth and it gives a higher density of InN pyramids. X-ray diffraction (XRD) measurement of this sample shows a high indium incorporation to give InGaN with x~0.26 as compared to x~0.22 for sample grown without TMG flow in the InN layer.Singapore-MIT Alliance (SMA

REGIONAL ECONOMIC MODELLING FOR INDONESIA: IMPLEMENTATION OF IRSA-INDONESIA5

Ten years after Indonesia implemented a major decentralisation policy, regional income per capita disparity and excessive rate of natural resource extraction continue to be pressing issues. There are great interests in identifying macro policies that would reduce regional income disparity and better control the rate of natural extraction, whilemaintaining reasonable national economic growth. This paper utilises an inter-regional computable general equilibrium model, IRSA-INDONESIA5, to discuss the economy-wideimpacts of various policies dealing with the development gap among regions in the country, achieving low carbon growth, and reducing deforestation. The results of simulations conducted reveal that, primarily, the best way to reduce the development gap among regions is by creating effective programs to accelerate the growth of human capital in the less developed regions. Secondly, in the short-term, the elimination of energy subsidies and/or implementation of a carbon tax is effective in reducing CO2 emission and producing higher economic growth, while in the long-run, however, technological improvement, particularly toward a more energy efficient technology, is needed to maintain a relatively low level of emission with continued high growth. Thirdly, if reducing deforestation means reducing the amount of timber harvested, it negatively affects the economy. To eliminate this negative impact, deforestation compensation is needed. Keywords: computable general equilibrium, development planning and policy, environmental economic

The Impact of Learning Environment, Age, Gender, and Duration of Clinical Rotation to Quality of Life of Medical Students

Medical students in the clinical clerkship face a tight schedule and burden task that can cause ”burn out”. If neglected, it will decline their quality of life. With a good quality of life, a doctor will be able to handle patients optimally. The aim of this study was to determine how the learning environment, age, gender and length of clinical rotation affected the quality of life of medical students in the clerkship stage. An analytic observationalstudy with a cross-sectional approach was conducted at the main teaching hospital in Surakarta, Indonesia. The population was medical students in the clerkship stage. 178 subjects were carried out by cluster sampling. The learning environment was assessed with PHEEM questionnaire and the quality of life was evaluated with WHOQOL BREF questionnaire. The results of data analysis using multiple linear regression showed that each increment in a score of the learning environment would improve the quality of life by 0.13, which is statistically significant (p=0.002). Age, gender, and clinical rotation duration did not significantly (p=0,056; p=0.174; p=0.087) impact the quality of life. The learning environment, age, gender and clinical rotation duration together affect the quality of life of the clinical clerkship stage students by 7.8%. The conclusion is that the learning environment influences the quality of life

Regional Economic Modelling for Indonesia: Implementation of Irsa-Indonesia5

Ten years after Indonesia implemented a major decentralisation policy, regional income per capita disparity and excessive rate of natural resource extraction continue to be pressing issues. There are great interests in identifying macro policies that would reduce regional income disparity and better control the rate of natural extraction, whilemaintaining reasonable national economic growth. This paper utilises an inter-regional computable general equilibrium model, IRSA-INDONESIA5, to discuss the economy-wideimpacts of various policies dealing with the development gap among regions in the country, achieving low carbon growth, and reducing deforestation. The results of simulations conducted reveal that, primarily, the best way to reduce the development gap among regions is by creating effective programs to accelerate the growth of human capital in the less developed regions. Secondly, in the short-term, the elimination of energy subsidies and/or implementation of a carbon tax is effective in reducing CO2 emission and producing higher economic growth, while in the long-run, however, technological improvement, particularly toward a more energy efficient technology, is needed to maintain a relatively low level of emission with continued high growth. Thirdly, if reducing deforestation means reducing the amount of timber harvested, it negatively affects the economy. To eliminate this negative impact, deforestation compensation is needed