Latest Publications

Reducing Unemployment in Indonesia: Results from a Growth-Employment Elasticity Model

January, 2007 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto
In this paper, we investigate whether growth in different sectors in an economy indeed has different elasticities of employment.

Improving Student Performance in Public Primary Schools in Developing Countries: Evidence from Indonesia

January, 2007 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, F. Halsey Rogers
This paper investigates the correlates of student performance in mathematics and dictation tests among schoolchildren in Indonesia.

Assessing the Impact of Indonesian Social Safety Net Programmes on Household Welfare and Poverty Dynamics

January, 2007 | Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti
This article evaluates the impact of these programmes on household welfare and poverty, utilising a panel data set of over 10,000 households which were visited four times in a 14-month period.

Verifying the Accuracy of the Community Based Monitoring System in Targeting Poor Households: Verification Results in Two Sample Villages

December, 2006 | Akhmadi , Daniel Perwira, Hastuti , Rizki Fillaili
This is the report on a pilot test on the implementation of the Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) in two districts, Kabupaten Cianjur in West Java and Kabupaten Demak in Central Java.

Moving Out of Poverty: The Case of Desa Branta Pesisir, Kabupaten Pamekasan

December, 2006 | Ruly Marianti, Wawan Munawar
This study explores a wide range of physical, social, political, institutional and economic mechanisms that hinder or facilitate the movement of poor people out of poverty in Branta Pesisir, a coastal community that is located in Madura Island (Pamekasan District, East Java Province).