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Aceh is known as the most religious province in Indonesia, which has been granted by the central government, Jakarta to implement Islamic law in regulating the state affairs. Ironically, the province has been ranked as the third corrupted province in Indonesia. This study analyse descriptively the role of the higher education institutions in combating the corruption in Aceh. The efforts to empower the universities in combating the corruption were proposed in the study. The universities are supposed not only to transfer knowledge but it also to transfer the values. The universities should educate student to become a good citizen, intellectually and spiritually. The values, norms, and Islamic ethics should be inculcated into the students during the studying and learning process at the universities. The content of the curricula needs to be developed, inculcating these Islamic values, i.e., amanah (trustworthy), honesty, responsibility, ikhlas (sincerity), ihsan (benevolent), 'adil (just), and teaching for the sake of Allah. It is strongly believed that by inculcating Islamic principles and values into the students' mind, the university graduates will be able to free themselves from any corrupted activities and even they emerge as the heroes who readily stand in forefront to combatcorruption in Aceh.

This study discusses the concept of poverty from an Islamic perspective. It then attempts to propose a holistic strategy to alleviate poverty in Indonesia within the Shari'ah framework. To eradicate poverty, inter alia, Indonesian Muslims should constantly and steadfastly improve their devoutness to the Almighty God. Their daily activities must be always in harmony with the Divine injunctions, the Holy Qur'an and Hadith. The elite groups must compromise and do not monopolize power and wealth in the country. Developmental budget should be proportionately distributed among its citizens. Just economic and democratic political systems which are free from corruption and malpractices must be upheld. The rich Indonesian Muslims must fulfil their rights to the poor by paying zakat (Islamic tax). The ruling government should not be oppressive; the political elites should not take a chance to reap their benefits in the political instability in the country. The just distribution of income should be preserved so that the continuous efforts to alleviate poverty can be easily intensified.

Purpose – This study explores comparatively the effects of capital adequacy, non-performing loans/financing, liquidity, and operating expenses on Indonesia's conventional and Islamic banking performances between the pre-and post-2008 Global Financial Crisis (GFC) periods.Methodology – The study selected the three respective largest conventional and Islamic banks as a sample of the study using a purposive sampling technique. The data for the pre-2008 GFC period (i.e., 2003 – 2008) and the post-2008 GFC period (i.e., 2009 – 2017) were analyzed using a panel multiple regression analysis.Findings – The study documented different influences of capital adequacy, liquidity, non-performing loans/financing, and operating expenses on conventional and Islamic banking performances between the pre- and post-2008 GFC. Research limitations – This study only investigated the banks' characteristics as the determinants of banking performances and compared merely the effects the pre- and post-2008 GFC periods.Practical implications – To maintain and enhance their performances, the Islamic and conventional banks should adopt different financial policies between the normal and turbulent economic periods. The Islamic banks were in a better position amid the crisis, showing an urgent need for the government to further promote Islamic banks, as they could offer better solutions for economic stability.Originality – The study examined a larger number of conventional and Islamic banks over more extended and updated study periods, namely six years (i.e., 2003-2008) before the 2008 GFC and ten years (i.e., 2009-2018) after the 2018 GFC. The study is among the first attempts to comparatively analyze the determinants of Indonesia's Islamic and conventional banking performances between the pre- and post-2008 GFC periods using the panel multiple regression analysis to arrive at more comprehensive and robust empirical evidence.

The purpose of this research is to analyze the linkage between young workers and macroeconomic variables in Indonesia through a cointegration and causality approach. Multivariate causality between these variables. Using ARDL panel regression (Auto-Regressive Distributed Lag) with data from 2005 – 2019 covering 33 provinces in Indonesia. The results showed that the variable government expenditure on education had no effect on young workers in the short and long term, the variable economic growth only had a positive and significant effect on young workers in the long term. The increase in the minimum wage has a significant negative effect on young workers in the short term, and vice versa, it has a positive and significant effect on the long term. The last variable that has an effect is the investment variable which has a negative and significant effect in the short term on young workers. The results of multivariate causality testing between the variables above have the result that young workers have a two-way causal relationship with the minimum wage and have a one-way relationship with government spending on education.

This study aims to measure the households' Willingness to Pay (WTP) for clean water in Aceh Besar Regency and its determinants (i.e., income, education, family size, gender, and age). Of 16,164 households who have no access to clean water across seven sub-districts in the Aceh Besar region, 154 of them were selected as the sample of the study using a multi-stage random sampling technique. To measure the households' WTP for clean water and its determinants, this study uses the contingent valuation and multiple regression techniques. The study recorded that the average households' WTP for clean water was IDR444,123.38 per month. Based on multiple regression model, except for the variables of gender and age that have insignificant effect, the level of income, education, and family size were found to affect the households' WTP for clean water positively. These findings imply that to enhance households' WTP for clean water, the government should prioritize the rural-based economic, education, and family planning programs. Providing a more clean water distribution, followed by improving water and services quality at affordable prices would help the government to realize 100% access to clean water for all citizens in accordance with one of the SDGs' pillars.

This study analyses and empirically explores the effects of the implementation of Good Corporate Governance (GCG) on the service quality of the state-owned electricity company, PT. PLN of Aceh Regional Office, Indonesia. This study also attempts to evaluate factors supporting and inhibiting the implementation of GCG to improve the quality of service of the company. To collect the data, questionnaires were distributed to all 167 employees of the company, as the study using the census technique. This study uses a mixed method, comprising qualitative and quantitative approaches. The data was analysed descriptively and quantitatively by using the multiple regression model. The study found that the company has well-implemented principles of GCG in providing services to their customers. This study also documented that, with the exception of the GCG's principle of independency, the implementation of all other principles of GCG, i.e., transparency, accountability, responsibility and fairness were found to positively and significantly affect the service quality of the state-owned electricity company in Indonesia. These findings implied that to continue providing a good service quality for the customers, the company should further enhance the implementation of the principles of GCG in all aspects of company's activities. ; peer-reviewed

This study empirically explores factors determining the production of fish aquaculture in the South Aceh District, Indonesia. The study selected 150 out 1,893 aquaculture fish farmers within 18 sub-districts in the regency as the study's respondents using a multi-stage sampling technique. Primary data collected through questionnaires' distribution were analyzed employing a multiple regression model. The research documented empirical evidence that fish pond area, number of fish farmers, and capital significantly and positively influenced the production of fish aquaculture in the South Aceh Regency. Meanwhile, the number of fish seeds had an insignificant impact on the production of fish aquaculture. These empirical results suggested that in improving aquaculture fish production, fish farmers have to possess an adequate amount of capital, pond area, and the number of workers. Soft loan assistance sourced either from the government or banking institutions, conversion of idle and abandoned lands into fish ponds, and various fisheries capacity building programs is among the strategic steps that require to be taken to extend aquaculture production.