Latest Publications

The Impact of Rising Inequality on Growth and Unemployment in Indonesia: What Does the Evidence Say?

February, 2015 | Athia Yumna, Asep Suryahadi
The results of analyses in this study suggest that inequality does matter for economic growth and unemployment rate.

The Impact of Rising Inequality on Conflict and Crime in Indonesia: What Does the Evidence Say?

February, 2015 | Athia Yumna, Asep Suryahadi
Rising inequality is harmful for societal stability. However, different forms of inequality may affect different types of collective violence in varying ways.

Study on Teacher Absenteeism in Indonesia 2014

December, 2014 | Phillip McKenzie, Dita Nugroho, Clare Ozolins, Julie McMillan, Sudarno Sumarto, Nina Toyamah, Vita Febriany, Robert Justin Sodo, Luhur Bima, Armand Arief Sim
The study builds on earlier work on teacher absence in Indonesia conducted in 2003 and 2008. Aspects of the study design, including revisiting schools that participated in these earlier studies, enable analysis of change over time in the absence rate and the impact of selected policies and programs.

Child Poverty and Social Protection

December, 2014 | Angela Kearney, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Cindy Paladines, Matthew Wai-Poi, Joseph Natanael Marshan, M. Fajar Rakhmadi, Mayang Rizky, Simrin Singh, Sarah McLeish, Ronald U. Mendoza, Mari Chrys R. Pablo, David B. Yap II, Wibowo L., Harmiko M. P., Aristyanita V., Santika O.
In this newsletter edition, we present the abridged version of five selected papers from the papers presented during the conference to represent the themes which were highlighted in the conference.

Business Climate in Kabupaten Flores Timur: A Study on the Economic Condition and Business Regulation

December, 2014 | Palmira Permata Bachtiar, M. Sulton Mawardi, Deswanto Marbun