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The SMERU Research Institute will host the Forum Kajian Pembangunan (FKP) seminar in June 2023. FKP is a consortium consisting of various institutions in Indonesia in collaboration with the Indonesia Project (Australian National University).
This study will test the efficacy of different information treatments in schools to trigger awareness about air pollution and hindering the negative health impacts by running a randomized control trial.
Covid-19 has infected and will continue to infect millions of people all over the world. The economic impact is predicted to be large and millions of people will be pushed into poverty. In this paper, we estimate the impact of Covid-19 on poverty in Indonesia. The economic impact is expected to be severe, reducing the economic growth rate projected for 2020 from about 5% to between 4.2% and –3.5%.
Short-term unconditional cash transfers are used as a temporary mitigation strategy during adverse economic shocks. They can however, cause adverse unintended impacts on behaviour and preferences. We estimate the effect of receiving short-term unconditional cash transfers on behaviour, risk aversion, and intertemporal choice in Indonesia.
Civic participation by young people plays in an important role in society through their actions to address public issues. Youth civic participation can be voluntary or mandatory (driven by norms/laws) and done individually or collectively.
