(Kumba) K. Digdowiseiso

My research interests are in the area of fiscal decentralization and economic development. Under the guidance of Prof. Syed Mansoob Murshed and Dr. Sylvia Bergh, I will investigate the effects of fiscal decentralization on growth, poverty, inequality, and conflict in developing countries. I will use a mixed method where special case study will be implemented in West Java, Indonesia. I argue that the findings can be explained to a larger extent by looking how fiscal decentralization policy is planned and implemented at districts/cities and provincial level.