Latest Publications

Predicting Consumption Poverty Using Non-consumption Indicators: Experiments Using Indonesian Data

February, 2006 | Sudarno Sumarto, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
In this study, we experiment with three approaches to predict consumption expenditure and poverty at household and aggregate level as simpler alternatives to using consumption expenditure.

Objective Measures of Family Welfare for Individual Targeting: Results from Pilot Project on Community Based Monitoring System in Indonesia

December, 2005 | Daniel Suryadarma, Akhmadi , Hastuti , Nina Toyamah

Inequality: An Old Issue of New Relevance

December, 2005 | Asep Suryahadi, Daniel Suryadarma, Sri Budiyati, Akhmadi , M. Sulton Mawardi, Armida S. Alisjahbana, Noer Fauzi, Usep Setiawan
The present-day relevance of inequality has encouraged SMERU to present this issue as the focus of discussion in this issue of our newsletter.

The Legal Dictionary & Glossary of Regional Autonomy

December, 2005 | Vera Jasini Putri

What Happened to Child Labor in Indonesia during the Economic Crisis: The Trade-off between School and Work

September, 2005 | Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, Agus Priyambada
This study aims to assess the nexus between poverty, school, and work for children in the context of Indonesia with possible lessons for other developing countries.