Latest Publications

April, 2016 | Mohammad Zulfan Tadjoeddin, Athia Yumna, Sarah E. Gultom, M. Fajar Rakhmadi, M. Firman Hidayat, Asep Suryahadi
This study finds empirical supports for the violence increasing effects of higher inequality across districts in provinces previously considered as ‘high conflict’ regions.
December, 2015 | Bambang Sulaksono, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Hariyanti Sadaly
This report serves as the final report of the Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility research project in Indonesia.
December, 2015 | Andy Sumner, Peter Edward
This paper adds to the literature with a new perspective. We discuss poverty in Indonesia using the international poverty lines ($1.25, $2 and we add $10 per day). We generate historic estimates of poverty and to make projections based on various growth and inequality trends.
December, 2015 | The SMERU Research Institute
November, 2015 | Rachma Indah Nurbani
This article looks at links between food prices and changing food habits and argues that children’s snacking, while appearing micro, is creating macro-dynamics related to nutrition security and social wellbeing.