Judul: The Impact of Quality Governance on Financial Development and its Convergence in Asia Region
Abstrak: Financial development berperan penting dalam meningkatkan pertumbuhan ekonomi dan mereduksi kemiskinan. Salah satu faktor yang berperan penting dalam memfasilitasi dan memperkuat financial development ialah tata kelola pemerintahan. Penelitian bertujuan menganalisis pengaruh quality governance terhadap financial development serta konvergensinya di kawasan Asia. Melalui pendekatan panel dinamis System Generalized Method of Moments (Sys-GMM), penelitian dilakukan pada 22 negara selama tahun 2010-2021. Berdasarkan hasil penelitian, kualitas tata kelola berpengaruh signifikan melalui dimensi politik dan ekonomi. Inflasi dan investasi asing langsung berdampak negatif, sedangkan keterbukaan perdagangan berdampak positif terhadap financial development. Hasil analisis regresi menunjukkan bahwa quality governance memiliki dampak lebih besar terhadap financial development dibanding variabel makroekonomi. Akan tetapi, divergensi masih terjadi dalam financial development di Asia. Sebagai upaya untuk meningkatkan kinerja financial development, pemerintah perlu memperbaiki kualitas governance, terutama dalam stabilitas politiknya., Financial development plays an important role in increasing economic growth and reducing poverty. One factor that plays an important role in facilitating and strengthening financial development is governance. The study was conducted to analyze the influence of the quality of governance on financial developments and its convergence in the Asian region. Using System Generalized Method of Moments (Sys-GMM) dynamic panel, the study was conducted in 22 countries during 2010-2021. Based on the study, quality governance has a significant effect on through the political and economic dimensions. Inflation and foreign direct investment had a negative impact, while trade openness had a positive impact on financial development. Quality governance has a greater impact on financial developments than macroeconomic variables. However, divergence still occurs in financial development in Asia. As an effort to improve financial development performance, the government needs to improve their quality of governance, especially in terms of political stability.
Keyword: asia, financial development, konvergensi, quality governance, asia, convergence, financial development, governance

Judul: Analysis the Effect of Financial Inclusion on Economic Growth in Asia
Abstrak: Inklusi keuangan telah dijadikan sebagai salah satu 9 pilar utama dalam agenda pembangunan global. Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk menganalisis pengaruh inklusi keuangan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi di Asia pada tahun 2009-2018. Inklusi keuangan dihitung menggunakan Index of Financial Inclusion (IFI), sedangkan pengaruh inklusi keuangan terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi dianalisis melalui metode data panel statis Fixed Effect Model. Analisis IFI menunjukkan bahwa negara berpendapatan tinggi dikategorikan High Financial Inclusion, menengah atas dikategorikan Middle Financial Inclusion dan menengah bawah sebagai Low Financial Inclusion. Hasil panel statis menunjukkan inklusi keuangan dan layanan seluler berpengaruh positif terhadap pertumbuhan ekonomi, baik seluruh Asia maupun berdasarkan tingkatan pendapatan negaranya. Keterbukaan perdagangan berpengaruh negatif pada tingkatan pendapatan menengah kebawah. FDI hanya berpengaruh negatif pada keseluruhan Asia. Pembentukan modal berpengaruh positif pada seluruh tingkatan pendapatan, kecuali pendapatan tinggi. Populasi pada negara pendapatan tinggi berpengaruh positif, sedangkan menengah atas signifikan berpengaruh negatif. Kualitas institusi memiliki pengaruh yang positif di indikator yang berbeda-beda pada tingkat pendapatannya. Negara berpendapaatan rendah perlu meningkatkan aspek penetrasi melalui sosialisasi secara insentif, penyediaan layanan jasa keuangan yang mudah dijangkau, dan pemanfaatan inovasi layanan keuangan seperti mobile banking., Financial inclusion has become one of the 9 main pillars in the global development agenda. This study aims to analyze the effect of financial inclusion on economic growth Asia in 2009-2018. Financial inclusion is calculated using the Index of Financial Inclusion (IFI), while the effect of financial inclusion on economic growth is analyzed by static panel data Fixed Effect Model. The results shows that high-income countries are categorized as High Financial Inclusion, the upper middle class as Middle Financial Inclusion and the lower middle class as Low Financial Inclusion. Meanwhile, Financial inclusion and cellular services have a positive effect on economic growth. Trade openness has a negative effect on the lower middle income. FDI has a negative effect on the whole of Asia. Capital formation has a positive effect on all income levels, except for high incomes. The population in high-income countries has a positive effect, while the upper middle class has a negative effect. Institutional quality has a positive effect on different indicators of income levels. Low-income countries need to increase the penetration aspect through incentive socialization, providing easy-to-reach financial services, and utilizing financial service innovations such as mobile banking.
Keyword: Asia, FEM, Inklusi Keuangan, Pertumbuhan Ekonomi, Financial Inclusion, Economic Growth

Judul: Separation of Neodymium from U3Si2/Al Fuel Plate for Burn-Up Determination
Abstrak: Neodymium is a common fission product produced in nuclear fission reactions. Neodymium in this study was chosen as a burn-up indicator for U3Si2/Al fuel element plates because the neodymium isotope is a stable fission product with a fairly high yield. Some procedures were carried out to separate neodymium, starting with the separation of cesium isotopes (137Cs, 134Cs) through the precipitation method, then separation of uranium isotopes (235U, 238U) and plutonium isotopes (239Pu, 238Pu) with Dowex 1x8 ion exchange resin, and separation of neodymium (Nd), samarium (Sm), as well as cerium (Ce) with Dowex 1x4 ion exchange resin. The Cs recovery reached 99.95%. The U and Pu isotopes resulting from the separation are subjected to an electrodeposition process and the weight of each isotope can be measured with an alpha spectrometer. The separation results of Nd from Sm and Ce have been proven using an XRF spectrometer. The neodymium isotopes separation was corrected using the standard addition method, and an average total Nd content of 2.4 ppm was obtained in the PEB U3Si2/Al bottom solution. It is hoped that this separation method can be applied in determining burn-up of nuclear fuel.
Keyword: neodymium, burn-up indicator, U3Si2/Al fuel plate