Zakat is an instrument of Islamic economic and social funds that contributes to the achievement of people wellbeing. This study examines the business growth as a mediating variable on the relationship between the impact of the zakat empowerment programs and mustahiq's (zakat recipient) welfare. This quantitative study employs Partial Least Square Structural Equation Modelling (PLS-SEM) analysis on 100 mustahiqs from different zakat empowerment programs in East Java and DI Yogyakarta. Zakat empowerment positively affects mustahiq's welfare. This indicates that the empowerment program successfully increases mustahiqs' wellbeing and their business. Business growth as a mediating variable on the relationship between business assistantship and mustahiq welfare also shows a positive and significant effect. Further, macroeconomic indicators consisting of GRDP and inflation and internal factors consisting of age and educational level, have different impacts on the business growth of mustahiq. This study confirms the zakat empowerment program's role in improving the mustahiq's welfare based on maqashid al-shariah (the Islamic objectives). Zakat community empowerment is a solution to suppress the poverty rate and possible for reducing inequality and ending poverty in Indonesia. This study extends Tika Widiastuti ABOUT THE AUTHORS Tika Widiastuti is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga. She holds a doctorate in Islamic Economics. Her research interest includes zakat governance and Islamic economics. Ilmiawan Auwalin is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga. He holds a Ph. D in Economics from the School of Economics, the University of Sydney. His research interest includes economic development, labor market studies, and micro and small enterprises development. Lina Nugraha Rani is a lecturer and researcher at the Faculty of Economics and Business, Universitas Airlangga. She holds a Master in Islamic Economics. Her research interest includes Islamic economics, Islamic Finance and Banking.

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Purpose Resolving nursing resources constraints should rely on robust nursing labor market analysis; however, no current study analyzes the dynamics of nursing labor markets in Indonesia. This study aimed to investigate the production, inflow and outflow, maldistribution and inefficiencies, and private sector regulations of the nursing labor market in Indonesia. Patients and Methods This study used descriptive qualitative and document analysis approaches via focus group discussion (FGD) among various stakeholders in Indonesia. The FGD was conducted once attended by representatives from various sectors, including health, education, manpower, professional associations, and private. Policies on training, inflow and outflow, maldistribution and efficiencies, and private sector regulation were analyzed. Document analysis was used to triangulate the qualitative data. Results There is a structured policy regarding production, inflow and outflow, distribution, and involvement of the private sector. The number of nursing production shows an excess when entering the labor markets; however, the health-care providers reported a nursing workforce shortage. Policies on outflow encourage the deployment of Indonesian nurses overseas despite various challenges. Private sector involvement cannot be denied, especially in the placement of Indonesian nurses abroad. In addition, there is an absence of an integrated nursing labor market platform which may lead to inaccurate supply and demand. Conclusion Establishing an integrated and comprehensive platform of the nursing labor market in Indonesia is imperative. Addressing the surplus and shortage of nursing workforce requires reliable data to inform the policy. These analyses highlight the need to understand how the existing environment affects the market for Indonesian nurses nationally and globally.

This research aims to measuring the effects of halalproduct export on current account balance (CAB) with some of control variables such as GDP growth, national currency to US dollar exchange rate, government expenditure, real interest rate and inflation. This research is quantitative approach using ARDL model. Based on time series data in quarterly, The results of the t and F tests in this study indicate that in the long run the export of halal industrial products and government expenditures partially has a significant positive effect, inflation has a significant negative effect, while the exchange rate and GDP growth do not have a significant effect on CAB. In the short term exports of halal industrial products and government expenditure have a significant positive effect, inflation and real interest rates have a significant negative effect, while the exchange rate and GDP growth do not have a significant effect on CAB.Keywords: Halal Product Export, Current Account Balance, Halal Export