Latest Publications

Inequality and Stability in Democratic and Decentralized Indonesia

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.

From Low Income, High Poverty to High-Income, No Poverty? An Optimistic View of the Long-Run Evolution of Poverty in Indonesia By International Poverty Lines, 1984–2030

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.

Eating in a Time of Food Price Volatility: Evidence from Three Villages in Indonesia

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.

2014 Annual Report

December, 2015 | The SMERU Research Institute

It's All in the Timing: Cash Transfers and Consumption Smoothing in a Developing Country

November, 2015 | Samuel Bazzi, Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi
We use a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program in Indonesia to investigate the importance of timing in shaping household consumption responses to fiscal interventions.