Latest Publications

The Evolution of Community Forestry through the Growth of Interlinked Community Institutions in Java, Indonesia

March, 2021 | Heni Kurniasih, Rebecca Ford, Rodney Keenan, Barbara King
This paper investigates the processes of evolution of three interlinked community institutions in the Hutan Kemasyarakatan (Community Forest) program, in Gunungkidul district in Java, Indonesia.

20 Years of SMERU: The Journey Developing Indonesia through Pro-Poor Policy Research

January, 2021 | The SMERU Research Institute

Impact of Non-Communicable Disease Multimorbidity on Health Service use, Catastrophic Health Expenditure and Productivity Loss in Indonesia: a Population-Based Panel Data Analysis Study

January, 2021 | Hafiz Arfyanto, Tiara Marthias, Kanya Anindya, Nawi Ng, Barbara McPake, Rifat Atun, Emily SG Hulse, Yang Zhao, Hafizah Jusril, Tianxin Pan, John Tayu Lee, Marie Ishida
This study aims to examine non-communicable diseases (NCDs) multimorbidity level and its relation to households’ socioeconomic characteristics, health service use, catastrophic health expenditures and productivity loss.
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The Behavioral Effects of Unconditional Cash Transfers: Evidence from Indonesia

December, 2020 | Ridho Al Izzati , Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
In this paper, we estimate the behavioral effects of BLT and its successor, BLSM (Bantuan Langsung Sementara Masyarakat, or Temporary Direct Cash Transfer), which was implemented in 2013. BLT and BLSM had about 15.5 million beneficiary households each.

Who Is Digital Economy for? Toward an Inclusive Digital Economy in Indonesia

December, 2020 | Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Rendy Adriyan Diningrat, Ahmad Zuhdi Dwi Kusuma, Ridho Al Izzati
This study intends to understand the current development of the digital economy in Indonesia and formulate corrective steps for the future.