Budy Resosudarmo

Australian National University | ANU · Arndt-Corden Department of Economics

During the COVID-19 pandemic, governments in developing countries tended to underestimate the actual spread of the pandemic due to limited number of tests. To provide an alternative to the government announced COVID-19 figures, many non-governmental agencies/individuals used various methods to gather data on the spread of the pandemic. One of the m...

The context of daily household needs of rural communities, particularly the needs for water, often remains insufficiently considered in tropical forest management as it is facing an important decision-making trade-off between profit and preservation. We conducted a choice experiment study to elicit preferences of the rural community members in Cent...

There has been a significant increase in electricity consumption per capita amongst ASEAN Countries in the last two decades. This consumption will most likely continue to increase in the future, indicating the importance of a reliable provision for electricity supplies in the region. ASEAN Countries, however, are concerned that continuing to utili...

This study examines the effects of internet use, as part of digitalisation, on the performance of micro and small enterprises (MSEs) in Yogyakarta province. Using primary data on MSEs in Yogyakarta, the paper exploits conceivably exogenous variations in the cellular signal strength that MSEs receive to connect to the internet, once number of local...

An outbreak the size of the COVID-19 pandemic would surely significantly impact not only the economy but also human capital development. In Indonesia, however, the true size of this pandemic and its human capital impact is unclear since the number of COVID-19 tests has been low. This chapter is an attempt to estimate the true magnitude of the pande...

Disaster microinsurance has been argued to enhance people’s resilience toward natural hazards. In developing countries, however, the uptake of this insurance scheme has been limited. This paper investigates the influence of the perception of disaster risks on the probability of local people participating in a hypothetical disaster microinsurance sc...

In mid 2020, IRSA produced a call for papers inviting Indonesian academics to report and analyse issues related to the COVID-19 pandemic at regional level in Indonesia in order to provide regional perspectives on how the pandemic has affected local people, and how local people responded to this treat and what policy gaps seen from the regions. Thir...

In response to the 2008/2009 global financial crisis (GFC), many developing countries , including Indonesia, launched fiscal stimulus packages (FSP). These FSPs typically consist of several sophisticated fiscal policies that may not necessarily complement each other. While the impact of these policies at the aggregate country level in developed cou...

This paper attempts to present evidence on the potential impact of agricultural land property rights on household food insecurity of rural rice farmers in Cambodia. To achieve this goal, a survey of 256 farmer households in 32 rural villages of 8 districts in 4 provinces in Cambodia. This paper find that stronger agricultural land property rights i...

As the Indonesian government issued Omnibus Law to increase investment inflow to Indonesia, this paper tries to figure out investment in what sector that can generate the highest outcome in terms of the macro, micro, and environmental impacts, such that the Indonesian government should prioritize this sector as the investment targeted sector. Three...

COVID-19 is the pandemic that not only triggers a health crisis but also suppresses its economics. Due to the pandemic uncertain duration and immeasurable economic losses, this paper attempts to simulate the short run pandemic economic impact on Indonesia, particularly at the household level. This paper will employ Social Accounting Matrix (SAM) us...

Energy insecurity has become an alarming issue among ASEAN countries. One proposal to overcome this energy insecurity is to integrate energy markets among ASEAN countries. In order to do this integration, a major energy policy reform, particularly the elimination of energy subsidy policies, is needed. The main goal of this paper, hence, is to analy...

Due to its location, Indonesia is prone to large seismic activities, some of which have caused a significant number of fatalities and damages to human livelihoods. The country, hence, has to always be prepared and resilient toward these kinds of event. Abilities to soften the human and economic impact of natural shocks and to bounce back the econom...

Small-island communities often heavily rely on artisanal fisheries as a source of food and income. However, seasonal variation in weather and oceanographic conditions of the fisheries makes small-island communities prone to food insecurity. The paper aims to assess how a lump-sum cash transfer mitigates the experience of food insecurity among small...

We investigate the impact of tariff reform—which serves as the main instrument of trade liberalisation—on income inequality in Indonesia, using a panel dataset of 26 provinces for the period of 1977‐2012. Our study provides evidence from a long period of trade liberalisation analysis and offers some valuable insights into the nexus between trade li...

The ocean is important for everyone—it produces oxygen and food, stores carbon and heat, offers space for economic activities and recreation, and continues to inspire and support culture and well-being. Globally, the value of key ocean assets has been estimated at US$24 trillion and the value of derived services at between $1.5 trillion and $6 tril...

This paper examines the distribution of the goods and services provided by the ocean, existing inequities and the resulting impacts on the environment, human health, and income distribution now and in the future. The paper outlines the tensions and trade-offs, and presents recommendations for addressing some of the underlying and systemic features...

Solar and wind electricity generation technologies have become cost competitive and account for a growing share of global investment in new electricity generation capacity. Both India and Indonesia have ambitious targets for adoption of these technologies, and India has an impressive current rate of uptake. Substantial obstacles exist, however, inc...

It is argued in Indonesia that many local governments experience challenges in governing their regions and in improving locals’ standard of living. Some studies suggest that more authorities to local government could not by itself boost economic performances of local and regional economies. Decentralisation has not significantly linked to better ec...

There is a long tradition in economic development that highlights the role of nourishment in the transition from a subsistence into a mature economy. The purpose of this chapter is to provide an empirical basis for the relationship between trade reforms and population nutritional status using Indonesia as a case study. The analysis employs a panel...

Although many megacities in developing countries experience floods annually that affect a large number of people, relatively few empirical studies have evaluated the associated costs. This paper estimates such costs by conducting a hedonic price analysis—providing evidence regarding the impacts of floods on the housing market. A robust regression t...

This paper provides evidence of strong associational effects between economic growth in the manufacturing, agriculture, mining and services sectors and income inequality, measured by an income equality variable, using panel data for Indonesian districts and cities over the period 2000 to 2010. The results show a significantly positive impact of bot...

This paper provides new evidence on how a relatively open internal migration policy can influence migrant assimilation outcomes. We revisit the findings of previous studies on international labour migration in developing countries by investigating the economic consequences of moving people from rural areas to four Indonesian cities in which interna...

Small-island communities in developing countries rely heavily on wild fisheries to meet the communities' food and livelihood needs. These communities' remoteness, insularity and the small size of the local economy make the fishery production sensitive to the way in which fishers interact with other community members and to local environmental chang...

Indonesia's environmental issues are immense. Scholars have argued that it is time for the country to start seriously dealing with this challenge. President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono clearly showed the world that he was willing to tackle the problem by making climate change policy a top national priority. However, it remains to be seen whether Presi...

The current President of Indonesia, Jokowi, has expressed his desire for Indonesia to become a strong maritime country. His vision is for maritime transportation, infrastructure and economic activities to become the backbone of Indonesian economy. The challenges to achieve this goal, however, are immense. Based on the World Economic Forum’s Global...

Indonesia’s economic growth over the past three years has been stuck at approximately 5% annually, despite a changing global environment and the Indonesian government’s efforts to boost growth. This paper asks whether this level of growth is a new normal for Indonesia—i.e. do government efforts and the global environment matter, or will the country...

Resolving local resource conflicts in rural coastal communities is important for the implementation of effective resource management systems and development policies. This article examines the characteristics of small-scale fishing households that are prone to be involved in resource use conflict with other local marine resource users based on the...

The Indian Ocean Tsunami hit Aceh and Nias, Indonesia, on the morning of December 26, 2004. The giant wave destroyed all life and infrastructure within 10 km of the coastline in north and western Aceh, which then was a zone of armed conflict and all islands offshore. The death toll approached 167,000 people, with 128,000 missing and 811,000 interna...

This chapter discusses the political economy of petroleum subsidy reform in Indonesia. It starts with a general review on the energy subsidy debate, followed by historical summary of subsidy regimes in Indonesia under different administrations. Using an inter-regional general equilibrium model we simulate two scenarios of petroleum subsidy reform:...

This book discusses demographic changes and regional development in Indonesia. The first part consists of chapters discussing the demographic dividend period, characterized by a decrease in the Indonesian dependency ratio, thus posing less of a challenge to both the Indonesian economy and regional development. Chapters in the second part of the boo...

Community-based resource management is a key approach to achieve successful small-scale fisheries and marine conservation. Many local management initiatives worldwide have been successfully managing aquatic resources and livelihoods of communities depending on them. Community-based management is particularly prevalent in small tropical islands wher...

Air pollution negatively impacts the society in the form of health problems, unpleasant odour and low visibility. We estimate the benefit of having cleaner ambient air for the Jakarta Metropolitan Area’s (JMA) citizens. The value people place on an improvement in air quality resulting from the implementation of three new transportation policies is...

This book is a collection of papers on the issues surrounding tourism. The first part contains papers discussing the issues of sustainable development in Indonesia. The second part focuses on the development of the tourism sector and its implications on regional development. The last part of the book discusses various aspects of the tourism sector,...

Understanding the specific relationships between ecological and socioeconomic conditions and marine tenure is likely to contribute to successful functioning of self-governance institutions for common-pool resources. Complex interrelationships of factors influencing fishing activities of coastal communities and implementation of customary marine ten...

Particulate matter 2.5 micrometer (PM 2.5) emission increased with increasing number of urban population as a result of increasing number of motor vehicles for their daily transportation. This study aimed to determine the level of impaired lung function and asthma and its relation to ambient levels of PM 2.5 among migrant communities in Tangerang a...

The establishment of an ASEAN Economic Community in 2015 has been on the agenda for quite some time. One issue that recently emerged is the climate change issue in which each member of ASEAN needs to respond. The main goal of this study is to analyze the benefits and losses of cooperation among ASEAN members in mitigating their CO 2 emission, parti...

The main goal of this study is to analyse the benefits and losses associated with cooperation among ASEAN members in mitigating their CO2 emissions, particularly by implementing a uniform carbon tax across ASEAN. To achieve this goal, this paper uses a multi-country computable generals equilibrium model for ASEAN, known as the Inter-Regional System...

No-take marine reserves have been increasingly advocated as an effective means of supporting marine ecosystems and conserving fisheries resources. A major problem that can hinder the effectiveness of no-take reserves is the incidence of illegal fishing, which has created significant ecological and economic losses in global fisheries. We construct a...

The positive impact of infrastructure on growth has become a consensus among the economist. However, many studies provide mixed evidence. Although public investment in infrastructure is relatively small, Indonesia can maintain its economic growth. This study is aimed to examine the contribution of infrastructure to economic development in Indonesia...

This book is an attempt to identify several issues, not all, on regional development in Indonesia that have not commonly covered in previous recent books and public debates in the early 2015. The expectation is that topics selected in this book could attract the attention of the current government, the Jokowi Administration. In the first part of th...

This paper, using a computable general equilibrium model with highly disaggregated household groups, analyses the distributional impact of a carbon tax in a developing economy. Indonesia, one of the largest carbon emitters among developing countries, is utilized as a case study in this paper. The result suggests that, in contrast to most industrial...

In 2014, Indonesia implemented a new, nationwide, subsidised universal-coverage health insurance program, under which poor Indonesians do not pay to become members and others pay a relatively low fee. This program has created a national debate about the effectiveness of the ownership of health insurance in increasing the use of health services—part...

This paper estimates the effect of migrating permanently as a child from a rural area to an urban area; focusing on long-term educational attainment in Indonesia. We conduct a household survey specifically tailored to collect data on urban–rural migrants in four major migrant destination cities in Indonesia, and merge the data with a nationally rep...

Indonesia is considered to have been successful in implementing the Integrated Pest Management (IPM) program during 1989-1999. The critical activity of this IPM program was to conduct the participatory training of farmers in IPM practices. Participants were asked to observe and find or discover, by themselves, pests and their natural enemies and th...

The contributors of this book are all researchers that can analyse clearly the dynamic of all the initiatives. Their judgement on its success or failures including the lessons learned are based on scientific and rigorous analysis. This book is divided into three parts. Part I sets the scene by providing information on the current status of how Indo...

This volume is a tribute to Professor Hal Hill, one of the most distinguished and internationally renowned Australian development economists and the single most important Australian figure in the networks that bind the Australian and Southeast Asian economics professions over the past four decades. The volume contains twelve original contributions...

The general theme of this 11th IRSA Book is “Regional Development, Natural Resources and Public Goods in Indonesia during the Global Financial Crisis”. The main goal in choosing this general topic is to examine the dynamics of regional development, exploitation of natural resources and attitudes toward public goods in Indonesia during and after the...

This paper attempts to determine the contribution of regional government spending in poverty. We review the dynamics process of development and poverty profile with sample case in Indonesia. We also examine the relationship between poverty ratesand the regional government spending. The observation is during the period of 1977 to 2010. In the estima...

The fact that most environmental degradation occurs in developing countries suggests the difficulties in implementing and sustaining environmental policies. In the current era of heightened environmental awareness and publicity for the impacts of climate change, where all countries are expected to take action, cases of ‘successful’ implementations...

The 27 May 2006 Yogyakarta earthquake caused the death of more than 5.7 thousand people, more than 60 thousand people were injured and hundreds of thousands lost their houses. Bantul district was the most severely affected by the earthquake. This paper is an attempt to understand the determinants of livelihood recovery after this natural disaster a...

About 100 papers have been presented and discussed at the 3rd IRSA International Institute. Finally only 14 papers are presented to be part of this book. This book is organized into four parts. Part I discuses the regional development in the era of decentralization. Part II reviews the disparities and poverty issues of regional development. Part II...

Alternative land use remains a controversial issue in Indonesia, particularly with regard to regions outside Java. This paper aims to highlight forest land use dynamics in Indonesia, and particularly the difficulties of resolving the conflicts between conservation, the need to preserve local livelihoods, the demands of the logging industry, both le...

Indonesia, which spreads over more than 17,000 islands and has a population of approximately 230 million, is the world’s largest archipelago and the fourth most populous nation. It stretches along the equator for about 6000 kilometres — approximately the same distance as from San Francisco to New York. The territory extends roughly from 6° N to 10°...

The Indonesian economy is maintaining its momentum at a time of ongoing uncertainty in the global economy and slowing economic growth in China. Strong domestic demand saw output grow by 6.4% over the year to June, despite a steep fall in net exports. Inflation is safely within Bank Indonesia’s target range, although food prices have increased relat...

Discussion on the establishment of an ASEAN Community has intensified in the last 2 decades. The prospect for its establishment is seemingly inevitable with the signing of the so-called Bali Concord II. And so, analytical research on the economic challenges of this political decision is urgently needed. This study addresses issues of the ASEAN inte...