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Penelitian ini bertujuan untuk mengetahui dampak dari desentralisasifiskal dan pembentukan Tim Pemantauan dan Pengendalian Inflasi Daerah (TPID)terhadap inflasi regional di Indonesia selama kurun waktu 2008-2013. Variabelvariabelyang digunakan dalam penelitian ini adalah tingkat inflasi, rasiopengeluaran dan rasio otonomi pendapatan sebagai proxy desentralisasi fiskal,keberadaan TPID, produk domestik regional bruto (PDRB), kondisi infrastruktur,populasi, dan inflasi bahan makanan regional. Data yang digunakan dihimpun dari65 kota yang dianggap sebagai kontributor inflasi nasional. Hasil penelitian inimenunjukkan bahwa rasio pengeluaran sebagai salah satu indikator desentralisasifiskal memiliki hubungan negatif dengan tingkat inflasi daerah, sedangkan rasiootonomi pendapatan daerah dan keberadaan TPID pada tingkat kabupaten/kotatidak memberikan dampak signifikan terhadap volatilitas inflasi regional di daerah.

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ABSTRACT
This study aims to examine the impact of the fiscal decentralization and RegionalInflation Task Force (RITF) on regional inflation rate in 65 cities in Indonesia for2008-2013 period. The results of the paper shows that expenditure ratio as anindicator of fiscal decentralization has a negative relationship with regionalinflation rate, while regional revenue autonomy ratio and the existence of RITF inregions do not bring any significant impact to the volatility of inflation rate inregions.;This study aims to examine the impact of the fiscal decentralization and RegionalInflation Task Force (RITF) on regional inflation rate in 65 cities in Indonesia for2008-2013 period. The results of the paper shows that expenditure ratio as anindicator of fiscal decentralization has a negative relationship with regionalinflation rate, while regional revenue autonomy ratio and the existence of RITF inregions do not bring any significant impact to the volatility of inflation rate inregions., This study aims to examine the impact of the fiscal decentralization and RegionalInflation Task Force (RITF) on regional inflation rate in 65 cities in Indonesia for2008-2013 period. The results of the paper shows that expenditure ratio as anindicator of fiscal decentralization has a negative relationship with regionalinflation rate, while regional revenue autonomy ratio and the existence of RITF inregions do not bring any significant impact to the volatility of inflation rate inregions.]