- PhD student
- Date
- Monday 14 Dec 2020, 13:00 - 15:00
- Type
- PhD defence
- Spoken Language
- English
- Room
- This defence will take place online
- Location
- International Institute of Social Studies
- Ticket information
Due to the coronavirus, the defence will take place online. You can follow the proceedings via ISS Livestream.
On 14 December 2020, Kumba Digdowiseiso will defend his PhD thesis entitled 'Essays on Fiscal Decentralization: Evidence from developing countries with special focus on Indonesia'.
In his thesis, Kumba Digdowiseiso examines the determinants of regional proliferation in Indonesia and fiscal decentralization in developing countries. He further explains the mediating effect of institutional quality on the relationship between fiscal decentralization, growth and inequality in developing countries.
He focuses on fiscal decentralization at the national level, stresses the macro dimension of the revenue and expenditure share and considers the fiscal authority of sub-national governments at cross-country level. In the final part of his thesis, Digdowiseiso discusses how fiscal decentralization affects growth and inequality in developing countries.
Download the thesis abstracts
Doctoral board
Chair
Doctoral dissertation supervisor
Co-supervisor
Members of the Full Doctoral Committee
Dr Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Western Sydney University
Professor Paul Smoke, New York University
Dr Jean-Pierre Tranchant, Independent researcher and consultant Development Economics
Dr Robert Sparrow, ISS