CEDS UNPAD

Micro finance has been widely recognized to be able to play a greater role in tackling the great challenges in Indonesia's aspiration toward poverty alleviation and reducing inequality. However, Although Indonesia has been a global leader in microfinance outreach and innovation for the past 25 years, access to microfinance services is now declining and nearly 50% of Indonesian households continue to lack effective access to micro credit.

CEDS is contributing a session on "Determinants and Impact of Micro Finance Institutions in Indonesia: Micro-data evidences" in a national seminar on Micro Finance.

Economic status of one individual in a society is not only a product of the effort or talent of that particular individual alone. Philosopher Professor John Roemer of Yale University in his theory of distributive justice emphasizes that inequality in circumstances can explain to a large extent the poverty and inequality situation in many societies. Such circumstances include access to health and education services.

Under the leadership of CEDS and with the support of the Economy and Environment Program for Southeast Asia (EEPSEA), capacity building program in the application of economic modeling in environmental and natural resource management for Southeast Asian researchers continues. Read more...