Latest Publications

Towards an Inclusive Energy Transition

July, 2025 | The SMERU Research Institute

Lessons from Indonesia’s Public Health Risk Communication Response to COVID-19: Policy Brief

July, 2025 | World Bank
This policy brief documents lessons from Indonesia’s public health risk communication efforts.
COVID-19

The Potential Scarring Effects of Closure Experience and Sectoral Vulnerability during the COVID-19 Pandemic on Business Investments and Labor Demand by Firms in Indonesia

July, 2025 | Ridho Al Izzati , Fauzan Kemal Musthofa, Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Asep Suryahadi
We find that, during the pandemic, firms in the high-vulnerability sectors experienced significantly lower levels of investments and labor demand than those in the low-vulnerability sectors. 
COVID-19

Mainstreaming Welfare Improvement of the Poor and Inequality Reduction in Marine Protected Area Management

June, 2025 | Muhammad Syukri, M. Sulton Mawardi, Annabel Noor Asyah, Made Anthony Iswara
The PKM2PK Mainstreaming Toolbox is a guideline module designed to help the stakeholders in marine protected areas (MPAs) mainstream PKM2PK in MPA management.

Effect of Growing Up Poor on Labor Market Outcomes: Evidence From Indonesia

April, 2025 | Mayang Rizky, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
We estimate the long-term impact of child poverty on adult labour market outcomes in Indonesia, a middle-income country.