Latest Publications

The Challenges of Universal Health Insurance in Developing Countries: Experimental Evidence from Indonesia’s National Health Insurance

September, 2021 | Sudarno Sumarto, Benjamin A Olken, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Amy Finkelstein
To investigate barriers to universal health insurance in developing countries, we designed a randomized experiment involving about 6,000 households in Indonesia who are subject to a government health insurance program with a weakly enforced mandate.

The Socio-Economic Impact of The COVID-19 Pandemic in Post-Disaster Areas: Rapid Assessment in West Nusa Tenggara and Central Sulawesi

August, 2021 | Michelle Andrina, Fauzan Kemal Musthofa, Sylvia Andriyani Kusumandari
This study aims to provide a descriptive analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Baseline Study on Child Labour in Tobacco-Growing Areas in Indonesia

June, 2021 | Michelle Andrina, Akhmad Ramadhan Fatah, Ulfah Alifia, Rezanti Putri Pramana
This baseline study provides information on the pre-intervention conditions in Probolinggo District and Lombok Tengah District.

The Urgency of Improving Young Workers’ Competitiveness during the COVID-19 Pandemic

June, 2021 | Muhammad Adi Rahman, Akhmad Ramadhan Fatah
Using the descriptive statistical method, this infographic presents data on the employment situation of the young workers, which is analyzed from the 2020 National Labor Force Survey (Sakernas) data.
COVID-19

The Dynamics of Labor Absorption during the COVID-19 Pandemic

June, 2021 | Akhmad Ramadhan Fatah, Muhammad Adi Rahman
This infographic shows data related to the sectoral labor dynamics during the COVID-19 pandemic throughout 2020 and the characteristics of workers in the real estate sector.
COVID-19