Latest Publications

Community Coping Strategies for Facing Food Price Volatility

January, 2017 | Bambang Sulaksono, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Nina Toyamah, Hariyanti Sadaly, Arran McMahon, Said Abdullah
Through the articles of SMERU’s newsletter, we draw on the aforementioned findings on coping strategies implemented to face food price volatility

The Dynamics of Poor Women’s Livelihood: A Case Study amidst a Fuel Price Change

December, 2016 | Niken Kusumawardhani, Dyan Widyaningsih, Valentina Yulita Dyah Utari, Joseph Natanael Marshan, Dinar Dwi Prasetyo, Hafiz Arfyanto, Veto Tyas Indrio, Michelle Andrina
This study strives to learn the impact of receiving PPS 2014 by comparing livelihood aspects of poor families who are PPS 2014 beneficiaries and those who are not

The Consequences of Child Market Work on the Growth of Human Capital

December, 2016 | Asep Suryahadi, Armand Arief Sim, Daniel Suryadarma
The paper measures the effect of child market work on the long-term growth of human capital, focusing on the output of the human capital production: mathematics skills, cognitive skills, pulmonary function, and educational attainment.

2015 Annual Report

November, 2016 | The SMERU Research Institute

Protecting Poor Pregnant Mothers and Newborns in the Era of Universal Health Care Scheme: Case of Indonesia

November, 2016 | Athia Yumna, Sri Budiyati, Asep Kurniawan, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Yudi Fajar M. Wahyu, Kartawijaya
From this study we found that, while JKN indeed protects the insured, poor pregnant mothers and newborns from direct medical cost, they still experience significant indirect costs to access the MNCH services.