USAID Indonesia Masters Program
For The United States Agency for International Development
$2,999,965
January 13, 2010 – January 30, 2014
Project Summary
Master of Science and Doctorate Program Faculty of Economics and Business Universitas Gadjah Mada (MSi FEB UGM) invites the FiscalPolicy Office (FPO) of Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance (MoF) to collaborate in a dual degree program provision held in collaboration with the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies (AYSPS) Georgia State University (GSU). Graduates will earn Master of Science degree from UGM and Master of Arts degree from GSU. The program’s basic structure is based on the existing curriculum of both the MSI FEB UGM and AYSPS GSU. The courses will be tailored to the needs of MoF: public finance, finance and accounting, investment and portfolio investment and public- private partnership
The dual degree program is designed to:
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- Provide students with high competence in generating rigorous policy decision making; and
- Explore issues and undertake problem- solving analysis in global business and economics while emphasizing on ethics and local values.
This project involved a partnership among four parties: USAID, Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance, Universitas Gadjah Mada, and the International Center for Public Policy.
The organizing committee for Universitas Gadjah Mada:
- Dr. Agus Pramusinto, MDA: Director
- Dr. Erwan Agus Purwanto, M.Si: Secretary
- Dr. Wahyudi Kumorotomo, MPP: Division Head of Research
- Dr. Ambar Widaningrum, MA: Division Head of Training
- Drs. Yuyun Purbokusumo, M.Si, Ph.D Cand: Division Head of Information Technology
The International Center for Public Policy was represented by Dr. Jorge Martinez-Vazquez and engaged a team of four Andrew Young School faculty, research associates, and consultants.
Experimental Tests of Ricardian Equivalence with Distortionary versus Nondistortionary Taxes, Economics Bulletin
Local Government Fiscal Competition in Developing Countries: The Case of Indonesia, Urban Public Economics Review No, 8
The Indonesian ‘Big Bang’ Decentralization and its Impact on Government Expenditures, Working Paper
The Current State of Decentralization Reform in Indonesia: A Postscript In: Decentralization And The Rebuilding Of Indonesia- The ‘Big Bang’ Program and its Economic Consequences
Reforming Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and the Rebuilding of Indonesia- The ‘Big Bang’ Program and its Economic Consequences
Decentralization and Local Government Borrowing in Indonesia in Reforming Intergovernmental Fiscal Relations and the Rebuilding of Indonesia- The ‘Big Bang’ Program and its Economic Consequences
Linking expenditure assignments and intergovernmental grants in Indonesia, International Studies Program Working Paper Series No. 04-05
Designing Institutions to Combat Tax Evasion, PANGSA, Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan
An Analysis of Indonesia’s Transfer System: Recent Performance and Future Prospects, International Studies Program Working Paper Series 02-13
Can Indonesia Decentralize Successfully? Plans, Problems, and Prospects, Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies, Vol. 37, No. 1
Evaluation Monitoring, chapter in Indonesian Performance Measurement Conference Proceedings
Project Team
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James Alm Former Dean of the Andrew Young School of Policy Studies Area of Expertise: Fiscal Decentralization, Tax Policy |
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Roy Bahl Emeritus Professor of Economics Area of Expertise: Fiscal Decentralization, Tax Policy |
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Jorge Martinez-Vasquez Regents Professor of Economics/Director ICePP Area of Expertise: Fiscal Decentralization, Tax Policy |
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Mark Rider Associate Professor of Economics Area of Expertise: Program Evaluation, Tax Policy, Revenue Forecasting, Fiscal Decentralization |
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Sally Wallace Professor of Economics Area of Expertise: Fiscal Decentralization, Tax Policy, Revenue Forecasting, Program Evaluation |