Latest Publications

Food Price Volatility and the Worrying Trend in Children's Snacking in Indonesia

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.

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.

Monitoring Results of the Community Empowerment for Family Welfare Improvement Program (PKKPM) from Mid-September 2014 to End of July 2015

October, 2015 | M. Sulton Mawardi, Ruhmaniyati , Ana Rosidha Tamyis, Muhammad Syukri, Syaikhu Usman

Inequality, Elite Capture, and Targeting of Social Protection Programs: Evidence from Indonesia

September, 2015 | Armand Arief Sim, Radi Negara, Asep Suryahadi
This paper investigates the relationships between inequality, elite capture, and targeting performance of the two biggest social protection programs in Indonesia, the Rice for the Poor (Raskin) and Direct Cash Transfer (BLT) programs

Estimating the Impact of Inequality on Growth and Unemployment in Indonesia

August, 2015 | Athia Yumna, M. Fajar Rakhmadi, M. Firman Hidayat, Sarah E. Gultom, Asep Suryahadi
This paper provides empirical evidence of the impact of inequality on economic growth and unemployment in the Indonesian context.