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CHALLENGE FOR ASEAN-CHINA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON INDONESIA EMPLOYMENT

Economic Journal of Emerging Markets

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Title CHALLENGE FOR ASEAN-CHINA FREE TRADE AGREEMENT ON INDONESIA EMPLOYMENT
 
Creator Riswati, Fatimah
Warsito, Indro
 
Description This research analyzes the challenges for Indonesian economy towards the implementation ofASEAN-China Free Trade Area (ACFTA) especially on employment opportunity in Indonesia.Using regression technique, the labour cost and change in fix capital are statistically significant ininfluencing the employment opportunity. This result implies that ACFTA will challenge the Indonesiancompetitiveness due to increasing labour cost, while ACFTA also potentially increases capitalflow from China which has ambiguous impacts on labour absorption. The SWOT (Strength,Weakness, Opportunity and Threat) analysis recommends for Indonesian government to improvecomprehensive strategy of national industry to be more competitive to China products.Keywords: ACFTA, employment opportunity, structural equation modelJEL classification numbers: F13, F14, F15, F42
 
Publisher Universitas Islam Indonesia
 
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Date 2011-09-30
 
Type info:eu-repo/semantics/article
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Format application/pdf
 
Identifier https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/2387
10.20885/vol2iss1aa2387
 
Source Economic Journal of Emerging Markets; Volume 2 Issue 1, 2010; 89-100
2502-180X
2086-3128
 
Language eng
 
Relation https://journal.uii.ac.id/JEP/article/view/2387/2186