This book broadens the reader's knowledge of several important issues having to do with the economy of Indonesia and its surrounding regions, to which Professor Iwan Jaya Azis has made significant contributions in the last 40 years. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which contains several chapters describing fundamental methods in regional economics, development economics, macroeconomics, and finance. These methods are crucial in understanding the political economy of Indonesia and the neighboring regions. Among the techniques discussed are social accounting matrix (SAM) analysis, computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling, and agent-based modeling (ABM) approaches. The second part is on several important issues related to the Indonesian economy. The topics covered are urbanization, resource booms, manufacturing, and micro and small enterprises. The book's third part deals with the economies of several countries in the neighboring Southeast Asian region, including the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Is one of the very few books on the economy of Southeast Asia, an increasingly important economic region Presents topics on the basis of their importance in the fields of regional science and economics, written by experts Honors Professor Iwan Jaya Azis, a leading expert on the Indonesian economy and the region

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Budy Prasetyo Resosudarmo, Australian National University 
  Yuri Mansury, Illinois Institute of Technology 

Klappentext

This book broadens the reader s knowledge of several important issues having to do with the economy of Indonesia and its surrounding regions, to which Professor Iwan Jaya Azis has made significant contributions in the last 40 years. The book is divided into three parts, the first of which contains several chapters describing fundamental methods in regional economics, development economics, macroeconomics, and finance. These methods are crucial in understanding the political economy of Indonesia and the neighboring regions. Among the techniques discussed are social accounting matrix (SAM) analysis, computable general equilibrium (CGE) modeling, and agent-based modeling (ABM) approaches. The second part is on several important issues related to the Indonesian economy. The topics covered are urbanization, resource booms, manufacturing, and micro and small enterprises. The book s third part deals with the economies of several countries in the neighboring Southeast Asian region, including the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand.

Inhalt
Chapter 1. Iwan Jaya Azis: A Person, an Economist, and a Regional Scientist.- Chapter 2. Impacts of Monetary Policy on Consumer Demand of High- and Low-Income Groups in Indonesia.- Chapter 3. Rapid Urbanization: The Challenges and Opportunities for Planning in Indonesian Cities.- Chapter 4. Small and Medium Size Linkages with Large Firms: Revisiting of Studies of Indonesian Manufacturing.- Chapter 5. Indonesia and the Resource Curse: Economic and Environmental Dimensions.- Chapter 6. Climate Change Policies in Indonesia: Challenges and Economic Consequences.- Chapter 7. The Status and Trend of Indonesian Provinces' Sustainability: A Genuine Savings Approach.- Chapter 8. ECONOMIC IMPACT OF THE 2018 ASIAN GAMES IN INDONESIA.- Chapter 9. Indonesia and Vietnam in Global Supply Chains and the Age of COVID: A Tale of Two Countries.- Chapter 10. Education and Expenditure Inequality in Indonesia and the Philippines: A Comparative Analysis in an Urban and Rural Dual Framework.- Chapter 11. Impact Analysis of the Economic Eastern Corridor on the Thai Economy: An Application of Multi-Regional Input-Output Model and Dynamic Computable General Equilibrium Model.- Chapter 12. Climate Change, Food Security, and Trade: Navigating through Multiple Crises.- Chapter 13. I Won't Get Caught: An Agent-Based Model of Corruption with Incomplete Information.- Chapter 14. Analyses of University-Partnered Economic Development Initiatives and Minimum-Wage Policies Under Different Assumptions of Competition and Scale Economies.- Chapter 15. Lessons Learned from Managing Transportation Demand for Suburban Areas of Washington DC: Implications for Rapidly Growing Cities of the World.- Chapter 16. A Complex Systems Approach to Uneven Development in Asia: Political Economy and Mathematical Models. <p