CEDS UNPAD

As many as 40 academics from all over Indonesia participate in a CGE training organized by CEDS UNPAD. This training is part of the  23rd Pacific Conference of the Regional Science Association International (RSAI)/the 4th Indonesian Regional Science Association (IRSA) Institute. The training is scheduled to be two parts. First is a web-based training from 10-21 June 2013 and second is a regular training to be held on 30 June to 1 July, 2013 in Bandung, Indonesia.

CEDS understands the strategic importance of micro finance research for its potentials in poverty reduction in Indonesia. Last year, under the small research grant (SRG) scheme, CEDS funded a research on the application of impact evaluation to study the welfare effect of the access to various micro finance institutions (MFI). The paper is accepted for presentation at the Third European Research Conference on Microfinance, in Kristiansand, Norway to be held on 10-12 June, 2013.

The CEDS-hosted Global Development Network (GDN) Global Workshop, held in Jakarta on 7-9 April marked the completion of the 5 years GDN global research project on "Strengthening Institutions to Improve Public Sector Accoutability".