Latest Publications

Improving the Business Climate in NTT: The Case of Agriculture Trade in West Timor

March, 2007 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Nina Toyamah, Adri Poesoro, Bambang Sulaksono, Syaikhu Usman, Vita Febriany

The Capacity of Poverty Reduction Institutions in The regions

March, 2007 | Wawan Heryawan, Syaikhu Usman, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, Rizki Fillaili, Lalu Suryadi, Bambang Sulaksono, S. Sumarsono, Hasbi Berliani
This edition highlights the issue of institutions in the regions that deal with poverty.

Designs and Implementation of the Indonesian Social Safety Net Programs

March, 2007 | Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti
This study is an evaluation on how effective various Indonesian social safety net programs have been in reaching their intended target, i.e., the traditionally poor and the newly poor due to the crisis.

Reducing Unemployment in Indonesia: Results from a Growth-Employment Elasticity Model

January, 2007 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto
In this paper, we investigate whether growth in different sectors in an economy indeed has different elasticities of employment.

Improving Student Performance in Public Primary Schools in Developing Countries: Evidence from Indonesia

January, 2007 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, F. Halsey Rogers
This paper investigates the correlates of student performance in mathematics and dictation tests among schoolchildren in Indonesia.