Latest Publications

Education in Indonesia: A White Elephant

December, 2021 | Sandra Kurniawati, Daniel Suryadarma, Luhur Bima, Asri Yusrina
This paper provides a long-run overview of numeracy and literacy among fifteen-year-old Indonesians using an international test, spanning from 2003 until 2015.

Examining Issues in Indonesia's Public Communication Strategies during the COVID-19 Pandemic

December, 2021 | M. Sulton Mawardi, Ana Rosidha Tamyis, Hening Wikan Sawiji
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Income, Inequality and Poverty Convergence at the Local Government Level in Decentralized Indonesia

December, 2021 | Asep Suryahadi, Priasto Aji, Iqbal Dawam Wibisono
This paper examines whether there has been a convergence or divergence in income per capita, inequality and poverty across local government areas in Indonesia.

Baseline Study on BASAbali's Evaluation of Youth Civic Participation in Bali and South Sulawesi

September, 2021 | Jimmy Daniel Berlianto Oley, Akhmadi , Wawan Kurniawan, Pande Made Kutanegara
In this baseline study, we have explored the profile and current situation of youth civic participation in Greater Denpasar and Greater Makassar to look into the changes in youth civic participation and youth’s participation behavior through the BASAbali program.

Schooling Progress, Learning Reversal: Indonesia’s Learning Profiles between 2000 and 2014

September, 2021 | Luhur Bima, Daniel Suryadarma, Menno Pradhan, Amanda Beatty, Emilie Berkhout
The authors examine the relationship between schooling completed and mathematics learning from 2000 to 2014 by developing learning profiles for Indonesia.