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How China’S Ageing Population Will Impact On The Rest Of Us, Singapore Management University

Perspectives@SMU

The world’s second largest economy is getting old before it gets rich

Health Status In The U.S. With A Focus On East Texas - July 2019, Manuel Reyes-Loya, Marilyn Young, Ayush Kumar

Hibbs Newsletter

In this issue of the Hibbs Newsletter, we discuss health status in the U.S. with a focus on East Texas. Since this topic is broad, we will be discussing the topic in two issues of the newsletter, July and September

Can People Survive On Carrots And Sticks? Enhancing Quality Of Life Through Financial Tools Of Foreign Policy Following Sen’S Capabilities Approach, Silvia Pellegrino

Proceedings of the Jepson Undergraduate Conference on International Economics

The passing of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) in 1948 by the United Nations General Assembly marked the beginning of global collaboration on the issue of human dignity and freedom. Over the years, countries have been scrutinized over their ability to ensure all the rights listed in the UDHR; some have been very successful, some have been able to protect a few, and some have utterly failed.

A free global society makes for a more productive and equal one; human rights allow people to have safer housing, food, and education, which in turn allows them to pursue better …

Is There An Economic Case For The Olympic Games?, Chris Dempsey, Victor Matheson

Economics Department Working Papers

The Olympic Games are a major undertaking that promise both large costs and potentially large benefits to host cities. This paper lays out the potential economic benefits of hosting the Olympics and details how, in the vast majority of cases, these gains are unlikely to cover the costs of hosting the event. The ideas are then applied to the experience of Boston in its ultimately unsuccessful bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

Medical Innovation And The Employment Of Cancer Patients, R. Vincent Pohl

Employment Research Newsletter

No abstract provided.

Medicaid Coverage Across The Income Distribution Under The Affordable Care Act, Charles J. Courtemanche, James Marton, Aaron Yelowitz

Institute for the Study of Free Enterprise Working Papers

This chapter examines trends in Medicaid enrollment across the income distribution after the ACA’s Medicaid expansion.Using data from the American Community Survey between 2012and 2017, we compare Medicaid coverage over time in 9 states that expanded Medicaid in 2014 with no previous expansion for able-bodied, working-age adults with 12 states that had not expanded Medicaid by 2019 and also had no previous expansion for such adults. A difference-in-differences model is used to formalize this comparison. Similar to many previous studies, we find that Medicaid coverage increased dramatically for income-eligible adults under 138% of the federal poverty level (FPL). In addition, …

Three Essays In The Economics Of Crime, Robert W. Pettis

Theses and Dissertations

I examine the effects of three different policies on crime related outcomes. First, I consider whether access to mental health care effects crime rates. In particular, I consider whether the effect on arrest rates of increasing access to mental health care for those that already have private insurance by exploiting the state and time variation in the adoption of mental health parity mandates. I find no evidence to suggest that even the most far-reaching of these mandates are effective at curbing crime. I also follow up on prior studies, applying this approach to determine the effect on suicide rates. I …

Does Eviction Cause Poverty? Quasi-Experimental Evidence From Cook County, Il, John Eric Humphries, Nicholas Mader, Daniel Tannenbaum, Winnie Van Dijk

Cowles Foundation Discussion Papers

Each year, more than two million U.S. households have an eviction case filed against them. Many cities have recently implemented policies aimed at reducing the number of evictions, motivated by research showing strong associations between being evicted and subsequent adverse economic outcomes. Yet it is difficult to determine to what extent those associations represent causal relationships, because eviction itself is likely to be a consequence of adverse life events. This paper addresses that challenge and offers new causal evidence on how eviction affects financial distress, residential mobility, and neighborhood quality. We collect the near-universe of Cook County court records over …

Making A Middle Class: Colleges And Cities In The Mountain West, Richard Reeves

Brookings Mountain West Publications

A stronger middle class is important for the economic and political future of both cities and nations. Analyses focusing on the size of the middle class can be misleading, providing information on income inequality or temporary economic conditions. More important than the size of the middle class is the quality of life of the middle class. Higher education can serve students from middle-class backgrounds, helping them sustain a middle-class standard of living and rise up the economic ladder, as well as providing “on ramps” to the middle class for those from low-income backgrounds. We show that middle class wage earners …

Is There An Economic Case For The Olympic Games?, Chris Dempsey, Victor Matheson, Andrew Zimbalist

Economics: Faculty Publications

The Olympic Games are a major undertaking that promise both large costs and potentially large benefits to host cities. This paper lays out the potential economic benefits of hosting the Olympics and details how, in the vast majority of cases, these gains are unlikely to cover the costs of hosting the event. The ideas are then applied to the experience of Boston in its ultimately unsuccessful bid for the 2024 Summer Olympics.

How Equitable Is The Education Finance System In New York State?, John Yinger

Center for Policy Research

This policy brief provides an overview and evaluation of the education finance system in New York State. The brief addresses four broad topics: student performance disparities in New York State, the nature of the New York State education finance system, the contributions of the New York foundation aid formula to educational equity, and the benefits to all taxpayers in New York State from education finance reform.

Transmisi Kemiskinan Antargenerasi Di Indonesia Tahun 1993–2014, Studi Data Ifls, Memy Irwan, Jossy P. Moeis

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Indonesia

The initial hypothesis states that children from poor household have a tendency to return to poverty as an adult. This is because children from poor household are more difficult to utilize available resources than children from non-poor household. By using McNemar test, the data proved that there was a transmission of poverty in Indonesia during 1993–2014. In other words, poverty alleviation program in Indonesia had not been successfully carried out. Multinomial logit was used to analyzed factors that influence the transmission of poverty. There are various factors that affect the intergenerational transmission of poverty in Indonesia, namely the level of …

Education And Marriage Decisions Of Japanese Women And The Role Of The Equal Employment Opportunity Act, Linda N. Edwards, Takuya Hasebe, Tadashi Sakai

Publications and Research

The Japanese Equal Employment Opportunity Act (EEOA) of 1985 aimed to reduce gender discrimination in the labor market, especially for career-oriented jobs. This paper investigates whether this act had an unanticipated effect on women's marriage decisions. Using micro data from the Japanese Panel Survey of Consumers, we model women's interrelated decisions on university education and whether to marry, focusing on whether women have married by age 32. Our results show a negative relationship between university education and marriage that is much greater for post-EEOA cohorts of women than for pre-EEOA cohorts, consistent with our hypothesis that the enhanced career opportunities …

Diaspora’S Role In Nepal’S Development: Summary Of The Forum Held At The Nepali National Convention. Baltimore, Md, Usa. July 5-7, 2019, Ambika P. Adhikari, Diwakar Dahal, Rajendra Khatiwada

Himalayan Research Papers Archive

Four major Nepalese community organizations, ANA, ANMA, BANA, and INLS jointly hosted the “Nepali National Convention 2019” in Baltimore, Maryland, USA during July 5 to 7, 2019. Eight other community-based organizations including Blood Donors of America, Society of American Nepalese Nurses, Nepalese Association of Florida, Nepal Pasa Pucha Amerikaye, America Nepal Women’s Association of Greater Washington, Nepal Education and Culture Center, America Nepal Society, and Association of Nepali Teraian in America were involved as co-hosts of the convention. Several other local organizations participated in support of the convention.

The Forum “Diaspora’s Role in Nepal’s Development” was held from 1:30-3:00 pm …

Borderplex Business Barometer, Volume 3, Number 7, Thomas M. Fullerton Jr., Steven L. Fullerton, Ana Gutierrez Zubiate, Ignacio Santana

Border Region Modeling Project

No abstract provided.

Deprivasi Utama Kemiskinan Multidimensi Antarprovinsi Di Indonesia, Bagus Sumargo, Naomi Miduk M. Simanjuntak

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Indonesia

So far poverty alleviation policies are still oriented to the monetary approach, while poverty is multidimensional, this means that multidimensional poverty is defined as the condition of the lack of all existing poverty indicators. This study finds the main deprivation of poverty indicators in each province in Indonesia, so that poverty alleviation programs can be directed and more in line with the main deprivation needs of poverty in an area. Using the data of the National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas 2014) and Alkire-Foster’s multidimensional poverty measurement method, and with 12 indicators in three dimensions (health, education, and living standards), found that …

“Tahukah Kamu?”: Analisis Set Data Survei Sosial Ekonomi Nasional (Susenas), Meliyanni Johar, Prastuti Soewondo, Retno Pujisubekti, Harsa Kunthara Satrio, Ardi Adji, Iqbal Dawam Wibisono

Jurnal Ekonomi dan Pembangunan Indonesia

Susenas has been the backbone of many scientific research and public policies in Indonesia since 1960s. Nonetheless, some of its features have not been clearly conveyed and understood. We highlight two features that often lead to misinterpretation. First, the expenditure variable in Susenas does not measure private outlay but household’s consumption because it includes external assistance. Incomes of households which receive many assistances therefore are overestimated. Second, a sudden change in questionnaire since 2015 may disrupt trend analysis. Specifically for health items, this abrupt change coincides with any change stimulated by a new health initiative introduced by the Central Government.

Policy Effectiveness And Capacity: Two Sides Of The Design Coin, Ishani Mukherjee, Azad S. Bali

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

Policy capacity and effectiveness are two themes that have opened new pathways for academic and empirical enquiry throughout the policy sciences. In the contemporary discourse of policy design, effectiveness has taken on a more foundational meaning that goes beyond what is understood as only the attainment of specific policy goals. Rather, it has come to occupy a central position in the study of policy design, signifying the broader logic of deliberate policy action used to articulate policy problems and present alternative ways of addressing them. Effectiveness thus signals both effectual processes as well as successful policy outcomes. However, what constitutes …

At The Hands Of Fate: The Political Economy Of Islamic Insurance In Indonesia, Malaysia, And Pakistan, C. 1980 To The Present, Muhammad S. Rahman

Graduate Program in International Studies Theses & Dissertations

Why have Islamic insurance systems developed well in some countries, but not in others? Malaysia is considered as Islamic insurance elite due to its relatively large number of operators it houses as well as the sustained growth of Islamic insurance sales within the country, while Indonesia and Pakistan are still in early stages of development. Analyzing the political and social history of Islamization of insurance systems in these three Muslim majority countries in Asia since 1980s, this dissertation demonstrates the development gap between these countries on Islamic insurance results from; firstly, complex bargains made between various groups within each country …

A Squandered Mandate: How Ppp Failed Larkana, Mashal Usman

MSJ Capstone Projects

In this story, I have attempted to capture the history of the Bhutto family’s association with Larkana; how their influence in the district as well as their hold over it grew over time, how that shaped the districts identity and continues to do so, and lastly, how their party, the PPP, squandered the mandate in Larkana.

Determinan Cakupan Imunisasi Dasar Lengkap Pada Penerima Program Keluarga Harapan, Wulansari Wulansari, Mardiati Nadjib

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Poverty is a multidimensional social problem and related to the problems of health, education and other social welfare. National Basic Immunization Coverage (IDL) reached 57.9%, with 32.9% was incomplete and 9.2% were not immunized, while national coverage indicators were at least 90%. This study aims to determine the determinants that affects basic complete immunization coverage for babies receiving the Family Hope Program (PKH). The study design used was cross sectional. The research was located in 34 provinces. The total population is 9,205 respondents using secondary data from the National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) in 2017. The research shows that the achievement …

Perhitungan Biaya Satuan Metode Tradisional, Metode Activity Based Costin Studi Kasus : Klinik Hemodialisa Depok, Supriadi Supriadi

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

The purpose of the study is to compare the unit cost calculation method between the Activity Based Costing (ABC) method and the Traditional method. The object used is Hemodialysis (HD) service in a Hemodialysis Clinic in Depok, West Java. This research is a descriptive study, where the data used is secondary data from financial and non-financial records during January 2018 to December 2018 from the HD Clinic. This data is processed to determine the HD service unit costs using 2 methods namely the ABC and Traditional methods. The results of unit cost calculations using 2 methods do not make a …

Determinan Sosial Ekonomi Konsumsi Minuman Berpemanis Di Indonesia: Analisis Data Susenas 2017, Widi Astutty Casimira Daeli, Atik Nurwahyuni

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Sugar-Sweetened Beverages (SSBs) are added liquids with various of sugar. Consumption of SSBs contributes to Non-Communicable Diseases (NCDs) such as weight gain, increasing the risk of type 2 diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular diseases. NCDs can be prevent ed as early as possible by reducing the consumption of calories in sugar. WHO recommends adults and children to reduce sugar intake to less than 10% of total energy intake and continue to less than 5% of total energy intake. This study aims to determine the socio-eco nomic factors consumption of SSBs. We employed secondary data from the 2017 National Socio-Economic Survey (Susenas) …

Ekuitas Layanan Rawat Inap Rumah Sakit Di Indonesia, Devi Senja Ariani, Pujiyanto Pujiyanto

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

In order to encourage the achievement of UHC in Indonesia, the government organized National Health Insurance (JKN) program. One of the objectives of the JKN program is the improvement of access and equity utilization of health services. This study aims to analyze Equity of Inpatient Utilization in Health Service in second and third year of JKN program implementation in 2015 and 2016. This study uses secondary data of SUSENAS in 2015 and 2016 with analysis using concentration curve and concentration index. The results showed that the Utilization of inpatient services in hospitals in the JKN group of participants increased in …

Europe's (Lack Of) Welfare Chauvinism: Evidence From Surveys And Spending, Ethan Davis

Undergraduate Honors Theses

Immigration’s effect on European welfare states is complicated. On one hand, increased immigration might undermine social solidarity and impose greater fiscal burdens on redistribution, reducing support for welfare spending. On the other, natives could respond to greater globalization with economic anxiety, increasing support for redistribution in order to mitigate risk. Welfare chauvinism predicts a mixed effect—increased spending for programs that middle-class natives use and reduced spending for programs that benefit immigrants disproportionately. I test this theory by analyzing (1) European attitudes towards immigration and welfare spending and (2) actual spending on these programs, particularly social housing. Additionally, I present a …

Penghitungan Biaya Satuan Pada Instalasi Rawat Jalan Di Rumah Sakit X Jambi Menggunakan Metode Step Down, Susilo Wulan, Ade Herman Surya Direja, Dian Reflisiani

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Hospital has a responsibility to provide quality and affordable health care to the community. Therefore, determining tariffs by calcu lating the actual cost is very important, especially for internal stakeholders in undergoing cost analysis, performance evaluation and decision making, including tariff negotiation with external stakeholders. This research objective is to calculate unit costs and compar atively analyzing costs between units in an outpatient installation using the step-down method. This research used a partial economic evaluation which only portrays the description of cost object without comparing the output from the analyzed unit. The stages of data analysis include identifying the resource …

Applying Coso Internal Control Framework To Disaster Management Evaluation According To Hyogo Framework For Action (Hfa) In Iraq, Khawla Hussein Hamdan

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

The research aims to study at introducing internal control components of COSO framework and the Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) ; evaluating internal control components namely (control environment, risk assessment, control activities , information , communication and monitoring )to manage disasters in the Iraqi environment according to the core indicators of the five priorities adopted in Hyogo Framework for Action (HFA) Building the resilience of Nations and communities to disasters 2005-2015 .with their activities under each indicator. Framework application report results 2013-2015 were used According to an answer for Ministry of the Environment in Iraq to the questions from the …

دور تدقيق الاداء في تطبيق مؤشرات الامن الغذائي بحث تطبيقي على بعض مؤسسات القطاع العام في العراق, وعد هادي عبد الحساني

Muthanna Journal of Administrative and Economics Sciences

No abstract provided.

Perhitungan Cadangan Premi Asuransi Jiwa Dengan Metode Gross Premium Valuation (Gpv), Yulial Hikmah, Halimah Hakeem Khuzaimah

Jurnal Administrasi Bisnis Terapan

Life and general insurance companies must meet the financial health level requirements contained in the Financial Services Authority Regulation Number 71 of 2016, namely sovability, technical reserves, investment adequacy, equity, guarantee funds, and other provisions relating to financial health. The Gross Premium Evaluation (GPV) method is one way to calculate premium reserves. The purpose of this study is to provide information on the mechanism of calculating life insurance premiums using the Gross Premium Valuation (GPV) method using the Indonesian Mortality Table and Corporate Modified Mortality Table. From these results, it is found that the more ideal premium reserves are premium …

Perhitungan Biaya Satuan Pada Tindakan Intensive Unit Care Di Rumah Sakit X Di Jember Melalui Metode Activity Based Costing (Abc), Eri Witcahyo

Jurnal Ekonomi Kesehatan Indonesia

Hospital X in Jember is one of the government hospitals with C type status. In National Health Insurance (JKN) era, the payment scheme in hospital by using the INA CBG’s tariff package. Hospital could have profit or even loss, therefore health services effiency was needed. The objective of study was to identify service product and calculate of service product unit cost at Intensive Care Unit (ICU) in Hospital X in Jember. The type of this research was observational descriptive with cross sectional approach. The unit of analysis was ICU at Hospital X in Jember. The unit cost calculation method is …