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Mukti Mulyana, Sahabat Kami dalam Kenangan

The Dynamics of Labor Absorption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Urgency of Improving Young Workers’ Competitiveness during the COVID-19 Pandemic

The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance

Urgensi Peningkatan Daya Saing Tenaga Kerja Muda Selama Pandemi COVID-19

Dinamika Penyerapan Tenaga Kerja Selama Pandemi COVID-19

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Athia Yumna as Speaker in webinar on Analysis of The Socio-Economic Impacts of The Pandemic on Households in Indonesia

Thu, 03/04/2021

SMERU Deputy Director of Research and Outreach presented the findings of The Social and Economic Impacts of COVID-19 on Households and Strategic Policy Recommendations for Indonesia, a study conducted by SMERU, UNICEF, UNDP, and Prospera.

Dr. Sudarno Sumarto one of the authors of the Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-Based Policy (IDEA Handbook)

Tue, 01/26/2021

Dr. Sudarno Sumarto, one of SMERU’s senior research fellow, was among the selected authors to contribute to the production of the Innovations in Data and Experiments for Action Initiative (IDEA)’s Handbook on Using Administrative Data for Research and Evidence-Based Policy (IDEA Handbook).

Surviving the COVID-19 Pandemic as Viewed from the Economic Perspective

Wed, 12/30/2020

The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the economic life/well-being of some people is real. However, these people’s resilience against the pressure of this pandemic has its limit. The respondents are those immediately affected by the pandemic. Beyond this group of people, many other community groups may experience the same, or perhaps more severe, impact sooner or later.

Given that the economic shock they are now facing is due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the issue should end once the pandemic is over. Yes, the problem does sound that simple. But is that even realistic?