Penelitian ini mengidentifikasi tentang pengelolaan dana desa. Penelitian ini dilakukan di Desa Kalikayen Kecamatan Ungaran Timur Kabupaten Semarang. Penelitian ini dilakukan karena dana desa memiliki implikasi yang sangat besar dan juga signifikan terhadap pembangunan desa di setiap kabupaten yang ada di Indonesia. Jenis penelitian ini menggunakan metode penelitian kuantitatif dengan menggunakan data primer dan data sekunder. Penelitian ini menggunakan alat analisis SWOT. Tujuan dari penelitian ini untuk mengetahui mekanisme pengelolaan dana desa, mengidentifikasi perkembangan infrastruktur setelah adanya dana desa, dan menentukan strategi. Hasil dari penelitian ini menujukan mekanisme pengelolaan dana desa yang dilakukan desa kalikayen sudah sesuai dengan aturan yang ada, perkembangan infrastruktur di desa sudah jauh lebih baik, dan Strategi yang tepat untuk digunakan dalam pengelolaan dana desa yaitu dengan mengefektifkan dana-dana bantuan guna meningkatkan perekonomian serta memanfaatkan SDM yang cukup potensial.
 This study was to identify the village fund management in the Kalikayen village, East Ungaran sub-district, Semarang regency. This research was conducted for the village fund had huge implications and is also significant to the development of villages in every district in Indonesia. This research uses a quantitative method using primary data and secondary data. This research using SWOT analysis tool. The purpose of this study to determine the mechanism of village fund management, identify infrastructure development after their village funds, and determine the strategy. The results of this study addressed the mechanism of fund management villages conducted village kalikayen are in accordance with existing rules, the development of infrastructure in the village is already much better, and the right strategy to be used in the management of village fund is to streamline assistance funds to support the economy and harness human resources potential.

The research aims at analyzing the impact of PKSHK (Duty, Import Income Tax, and Subsidy) and the Imported Soybean Price on the Local Soybean Price. This research is a quantitative research, the data used in this research is time series secondary data starting from January 2005 to December 2014. The method of analysis is Multiple Linear Regression and Simple Linear Regression. The tests used are statistical t-test and F-test statistics. The results of this research show that the variables of PKSHK do not significantly have impact on the Local Soybean Price, while the variable of Soybean Import Price positively and significantly has impact on the Local Soybean Price. The conclusion of this research is that PKSHK made by the government is not effective.

The discourse of the establishment of ASEAN single currency is the vision of ASEAN in 2020 with the aim to facilitate the stabilization of the regional exchange rate. The region that will form a single currency must have the same trade pattern criteria, symmetrical macroeconomic shocks and similar development economics characteristics. However, the economics indicators of ASEAN region are still inbalances. This study aims to analyze the shocks response of economic indicators in ASEAN-10. The variables in this research are Consumer Price Index (CPI), Real GDP and Trade Balance from ASEAN countries. This research model is Vector Error Correction Model. The are low correlation between Consumer Price Index (CPI), Real GDP and Trade Balance in ASEAN. The shock response from ASEAN countries to shocks that occurred in Singapore showed varying results and not symmetrical. This is shows that the requirement of formation of single currency has not been fulfilled. The result of the decomposition variant also shows that Singapore's economic turmoil is still dominantly influenced by internal conditions. However, the decomposition variant of GDP Rill shows that Laos has a higher role compared to Singapore due to the cooperative relationship between the two countries.

Tourism sectors can be develop as a source of local income, it is expected to support economic development. The tourism development can be acquired from every tourist attraction revenue. This study aims to describe the condition of Kartini Beach Recreation Park in Rembang Regency; Identify the internal and external factors to develop Kartini Beach Recreation Park in Rembang Regency; and Explain the development strategy in developing Kartini Beach Recreation Park in Rembang Regency. This research uses qualitative descriptive method and SWOT analysis. The result of SWOT analysis in Matrix Grand Strategy indicates that Kartini Beach Recreation Park in Rembang Regency supporting diversification strategy. Diversification in Kartini Beach Recreation Park can be carried out with renewal of the rides that do not exist yet, augment some events, souvenir shops and food stalls typically from Rembang accompanied by an increasing in promotions advertised in television and through social media.

The purpose of this research is to measure the effect of the capital inflow volatility on the rupiah exchange rate, to measure the effect of macroeconomic variables on the rupiah exchange rate, and to measure the response of capital inflow shocks and macroeconomic variables on the rupiah exchange rate. The data used is in the form of quarterly time series data from 2002:4-2014:4, which is derived from the data of Bank Indonesia. The model used in this research is the Vector Error Correction Model (VECM). The results show that: (1) In the short-term capital inflow has the positive and significant effect on the rupiah exchange rate, while in the long-term it does not have the significant effect on the rupiah exchange rate. (2) Macroeconomic variable that has the positive and significant effect on the rupiah exchange rate in the short-term is the capital inflow variable. In the long-term the macroeconomic variable that has the positive and significant effect on the rupiah exchange rate is the foreign exchange reserves variable. (3) Results of IRF, the response of the rupiah exchange rate of the capital inflow shocks indicates that an increase in capital inflow has effect on the strengthening of the rupiah exchange rate. The shocks on the foreign reserve variable have the positive effect on the rupiah exchange rate, and the shocks on the inflation variable have the negative effect on the rupiah exchange rate.

Batik Lasem Small Industry in Lasem District, Rembang Regency is one of the leading industries in Rembang Regency. The existence of Batik Lasem small industry makes a great contribution to Rembang’s income. The problem faced is that the number of demand value is lower than the production value of Batik Lasem, so it shows imbalance in the number of demand of Batik Lasem in Rembang Regency. The purpose of this research is describing the profile of Batik Lasem’s entrepreneurs and explaining the internal factors like strength and weakness and also the external factors like opportunity and threat for Batik Lasem small industry in Rembang Regency. The population of this research is 38 entrepreneurs of Batik Lasem small industry in Lasem District, Rembang Regency. The population is taken by using the survey technique. The method of data analysis is descriptive analysis and SWOT analysis. The development strategies of Batik Lasem small industry in Rembang Regency are as follows: the entrepreneurs can enlarge the market share, provide more facilities to the employers in accordance with the needs of production, and also give the training to the entrepreneurs and employers about technology development.

The research aims to determine the flow of distribution chain of Arabica coffee, the actors of distribution chain of Arabica coffee, and the profit margin enjoyed by each actor of distribution chain of Arabica coffee in Semarang Regency. A method used in this research is the mixed method. The location of research is taken in two Districts that have a high production of Arabica coffee those are Getasan District and Banyubiru District. The samples taken in this research consist of 44 coffee farmers, 5 collectors of coffee fruit, 2 wholesalers of coffee fruit, and 3 sellers of Arabica coffee. The data analysis method uses two approaches those are the interactive qualitative using the analysis of the supply chain system and the quantitative descriptive using the analysis of the marketing margin. Based on the research result from the three subject matters, there are three marketing patterns of Arabica coffee those are: (1) The distribution pattern of farming that is existing grows naturally and conforms to the development, needs and capabilities of the actors; the actors in this pattern are the farmers, collectors, wholesalers, retailers, and consumers; (2) The margin that occurs in a pattern growing naturally causes the price difference that is quite large in pattern I of margin about Rp 28,000.00, in pattern II about Rp 20,000.00, and in pattern III about Rp 10,000.00, and the biggest profit is in the collectors so the selling price of the farmers is lower than the market price.

Untuk mengetahui apakah Kabupaten Pekalongan sudah efektif atau efisien dalam pengelolaan retribusi daerahnya maka penulis melakukan penelitian terhadap tingkat efektifitas dan efisiensi serta bagaimana gambaran kendala dalam pemungutannya dan potensi yang mampu dikembangkan.Metode analisis yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah menggunakan analisis deskriptif kuantitaf dan jenis data yang digunakan berupa data time series (periode 2010-2014) dan data wawancara (berupa kuisioner dan wawancara mendalam).Hasil dari penelitian menunjukkan tingkat efektifitas yang baik dan kurangnya efisien dalam pengelolaan retribusi daerah. Implementasi pemungutan retribusi masih banyak ditemukan hambatan dalam pelaksanaannya serta masih kurangnya potensi retribusi daerah yang dapat digali dengan baik.Pemerintah Kabupaten Pekalongan diharapkan mampu meningkatkan target anggaran, juga memperketat/selektif dalam pengeluaran biaya retribusi serta pengelolaan pemungutan dilakukan secara tegas dan trasparan. Pemerintah Kabupaten juga harus mengevaluasi dan mendorong sektor retribusi yang berkembang dan terbelakang.
 To find out if Pekalongan have been effective or efficient in the management of a local levy, the authors conducted a study of the effectiveness and efficiency as well as how the image of the constraints in the collection and the potential that is able to be developed. The analytical method used in this research is using quantitative descriptive analysis and the type of data used in the form of time series data (2010-2014) and the interview data (in the form of questionnaires and in-depth interviews). Results from the study showed a good level of effectiveness and a lack of efficient management levies. Implementation of fee collection are still many obstacles in its implementation and the lack of potential retribution that can be explored properly. Pekalongan regency government is expected to increase the budget targets, also tighten / selective in expenses levy and collection management is done explicitly and transparently. District government should also evaluate and encourage the sector that is developing and underdeveloped retribution.

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah Untuk mengukur dan mengetahui tingkat persistensi inflasi umum serta menghitung dan mengetahui jangka waktu yang diperlukan untuk kembali ke tingkat alamiahnya.Variabel dalam penelitian ini yaitu inflasi umum Jawa Tengah periode tahun 2008 hingga 2013. Metode penelitian yang digunakan adalah model autoregressive. Berdasarkan penelitian diperoleh hasil olah data menggunakan Eviews 6 dapat diketahui bahwa persistensi inflasi umum di Jawa Tengah tergolong tinggi yaitu 0.85. Serta waktu yang dibutuhkan inflasi untuk kembali ke tingkat alamiahnya yaitu selama 6 bulan. Adapun saran dari penelitian ini antara lain diharapkan melalui Tim Pengendali Inflasi Daerah (TPID) terdapat semacam kebijakan yang bisa mengontrol inflasi agar efek shock dapat diantisipasi yaitu dengan membuat lalu lintas produksi dan distribusi khusus kelompok komoditas penyusun inflasi yang dihubungkan per Kabupaten Provinsi Jawa Tengah. Untuk mengantisipasi efek shock akibat cuaca ekstrem, dapat melakukan kerja sama dengan Badan Meteorologi dan Geofisika (BMKG) dalam hal monitoring dan peramalan cuaca sebagai bahan perumusan kebijakan tersebut.
 The aim of this research is to measure and determine the level of general inflation then calculate and determine the duration needed to diminish to the natural level. The variable in this research is general inflation in Central Java from 2008 to 2013. The method used is the model of autoregressive time series. Based on the results of the research using Eviews 6, the data showed that persistence of general inflation in Central Java is high, it is 0.85. As well as the time required to diminish the inflation back to natural level requires long time, they are 6 months. The suggestion from this study are expected through Inflation Control Team Regional (TPID) make some kind of policy that could control the inflation of foodstuffs in order to effect the shock can be anticipated that by making the traffic production and distribution of specialty food commodity linked per regency of Central Java province. To anticipate the effects of shock as a result of extreme weather may cooperate with the Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG) in monitoring and weather forecasting as an ingredient of the policy formulation.

Kabupaten Temanggung sebagai sentra kopi di Jawa Tengah ikut berperan dalam kontribusi produksi kopi Jawa Tengah. Kecamatan Candiroto sebagai daerah penghasil kopi terbesar dan luas lahan terluas di Kabupaten Temanggung memiliki banyak hambatan untuk berkontribusi dalam pencapaian produksi kopi Jawa Tengah. Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui hambatan dan strategi yang dapat dilakukan untuk mengembangkan usahatani kopi dalam upaya peningkatan produksi di Kecamatan Candiroto Kabupaten Temanggung. Metode yang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah metode deskriptif kualitatif untuk mengetahui hambatan pengembangan usahatani kopi dan Analisis Hierarki Proses (AHP) digunakan untuk menentukan strategi dalam pengembangan usahatani kopi. Informan dari penelitian ini terdapat 12 keyperson yang ditentukan secara purposive terdiri dari dinas terkait, pedagang dan petani kopi Kecamatan Candiroto. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa hambatan dalam pengembangan usahatani kopi adalah belum terlaksananya teknik baku budidaya, hasil olahan kopi belum diterima oleh pasar, tertutupnya akses informasi dan kurangnya promosi. Dari metode AHP diperoleh hasil bahwa aspek budidaya menjadi prioritas utama, selanjutnya aspek pemasaran, ketiga aspek pengolahan pasca panen, keempat aspek kelembagaan dan terakhir aspek kebijakan.
 Temanggung District as the center of Central Java coffee get in important contribution for Central Java in a part of producing coffee. Candiroto Subdistrict as the largest coffee producing region with the largest land area in Temanggung District, has many obstacles contribution on Central Java by targeting producing of coffee. The purpose of this study was to know the obstacles and development strategy that can do for increasing the producing of coffee in Candiroto Subdistrict Temanggung. The method used in this researh is descriptive qualitative method for known as obstacles in the development coffee farming and the Analysis Hierarchy Process (AHP) used for determine development strategy on coffee farming. Informants in the research are 12 key persons. They determined for purposively between government, trader, and coffee farmer in the Candiroto Subdistrict. The results showed that the obstacles in the development of coffee farming is not yet implement the techniques of cultivation, raw processed of coffee has not been accepted by the closed market access in order to inform and it also still lack of promotion. From the method of AHP results obtained that the cultivation aspect becomes a top priority, the next aspect of marketing, post-harvest processing of the three aspect, and the institutional aspects of thr fourth and the last aspect of thr policy