Economics and Sustainability

Economic Value of Greenhouse Gases Based on Household Activities in Cikarawang Village, Bogor, Indonesia

2024-04-18T11:53:53+00:00

Global warming and climate change, these two global phenomena arise due to greenhouse gas pollution produced by human activities which causes thinning of the atmosphere and an increase in the earth's temperature which can threaten the continuity of human life. Indonesia is the sixth largest producer of greenhouse gases in the world. One of the human activities that contribute to greenhouse gas emissions is household activities, which contribute to greenhouse gas emissions through household activities such as consumption of vehicle fuel, fuel oil, and waste generation. This study aims to identify the greenhouse gas emissions produced by household units, analyze the relationship between the value of greenhouse gas emissions and the income of each household, and estimate the loss in the economic value of greenhouse gas emissions caused by household units. The method used in this research is the IPCC calculation method to identify greenhouse gas emissions, quantitative descriptive analysis to analyze the carbon footprint value with household income, and the economic value of greenhouse gases calculated using the 2021 Presidential Decree NEK. The results show that income, length of study, and the knowledge dummy have an influence on GHG emissions.

COVID-19 and Economic Policy: Lesson Learn from Existing Literatures

2024-10-11T11:39:55+00:00

This bibliometric analysis examines the evolution of trends from various economic policy studies conducted in several countries during the COVID-19 pandemic in scientific literature published in journals equipped with a digital-object-identifier. Seven hundred forty academic publications discussing economic policy were evaluated during the COVID-19 period. The data were then analyzed using the VOSviewer application to create a bibliometric map of economic policy research developments during the COVID-19 epidemic. The findings indicate that the most frequently occurring keywords are related to Fiscal Policy, Macroeconomics, Monetary Policy, Economic Recovery, and Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Hence, this research also includes information on the economic strategies that have been adopted in many countries around the world to overcome the COVID-19 pandemic.

Determining the Leading Commodities of Tasikmalaya City, Indonesia

2024-05-14T02:09:35+00:00

This study identify the most outstanding commodity products within Tasikmalaya City, West Java, Indonesia. The Ministerial Regulation No. 9 of 2014 provides the framework for establishing the evaluation criteria. Employing qualitative methods, the research utilizes interviews with key stakeholders to determine which products are most highly regarded. Twelve specific indicators derived from the regulation serve as the basis for these interviews, forming the criteria for identifying superior products. The results of this research of the highest score of each indicator indicate the superior product of Tasikmalaya City commodities. The findings from the analysis of the top scores for each indicator reveal the primary commodity product in Tasikmalaya City. These findings highlight two key points: First, identifying the primary product in Tasikmalaya City necessitates understanding the leading products in each sub-district based on the ranking of 12 indicators, and the second, assessing the level of prominence of these leading products within the city.

Sentiment Analysis related to JHT (Jaminan Hari Tua) Program in Indonesia

2024-10-11T11:43:33+00:00

This study was conducted to examine JHT (Jaminan Hari Tua) program in terms of scientific research in published journals. The method used is sentiment analysis from secondary data in the form of 54 journals published in the last nine years and then processed using Ms. Excel 2016 and SentiStrength software. The results show that research on JHT (Jaminan Hari Tua) in the literature has different perceptions and there are pros and cons related to this Jaminan Hari Tua program. The results of sentiment analysis show that there is a tendency for positive perceptions in the scientific literature towards Jaminan Hari Tua, with a positive sentiment of 28%. The results of neutral sentiment amounted to 47%, then negative sentiment amounted to 25%. The benefits of this research are for literature and considerations related to the Jaminan Hari Tua program. As well as efforts to find out the threats, negative perceptions, and shortcomings of Jaminan Hari Tua. In addition, it is also to find out the positive perceptions, advantages and benefits of Jaminan Hari Tua.

The Impact of Investment and Labor Participation on Energy Consumption: A Panel Analysis on Selected OIC Countries

2024-07-29T02:47:46+00:00

A country's economy cannot be separated from economic activity and energy consumption. A country's economic activity increases in proportion to its income. Furthermore, countries will respond to increased economic activity by changing their energy use. This research aims to assess how much extra energy is being utilized by economic activity to maintain the current environment. The results of the analysis show that the gross fixed capital creation variable has a major impact on the energy consumption of OIC countries. The labor force participation of individuals aged 15 to 24 also has a significant effect on energy use. Energy consumption can therefore be increased by raising investment and labor force participation. An annual data series (2010–2015) is used in this investigation. Panel data is the term for the sort of data that is utilized. Further research subjects can do dynamic panel data (countries) analysis by including factors not included in the research mode.