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Using a mixed-methods approach, this study investigated the impact of the PINTAR Program in Paser District. The Tanoto Foundation partnered with regional education offices to provide support and guidance to school principals and teachers. The quantitative analysis involved surveys of 10 primary schools (SD) and 10 lower secondary schools (SMP) which consist of 10 intervention schools and 10 control schools.
This study examines the impact of village fund (VF) transfers on rural welfare in Indonesia. We use the monthly night-time light (NTL) dataset as a proxy for rural welfare for around 75,000 villages from 2014 to 2019. Using Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT), we find that VF positively impacts rural welfare, as the value of Average Light Intensity (ALI) increases by almost 97% after the implementation of VF.
SMERU held a public seminar featuring Samuel Bazzi, Professor of Economics at the University of California San Diego, on Friday, 25 August 2023.
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The Ministry of National Development Planning/BAPPENAS, the Government of West Java Province, SMERU, and UNICEF Indonesia jointly launched study results focusing on children on Thursday, 10 August 2023, in Bandung.
