Latest Publications

Parental Education and Attitudes towards Institutionalization of Children in West Java, Indonesia

December, 2024 | Michelle Andrina, José Ignacio Nazif-Muñoz, Rebecca Smith, Alice Shirley, Tata Sudrajat, Andri Yoga Utami, Monica Ruiz‑Casares
This study aims to explore caregivers' attitudes toward child institutionalization in the context of placing children in orphanages.

Direct Elections and Trust in State and Political Institutions: Evidence from Indonesia’s Election Reform

December, 2024 | Ridho Al Izzati , Teguh Dartanto, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
We estimate the impact of direct elections on people's trust in state and political institutions, using a major political reform in Indonesia as the source of exogenous variation.

Nawala SMERU November/XXII/2024

November, 2024 | The SMERU Research Institute

The Dynamics of Digitalisation of Ultra-Micro, Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises During COVID-19 Pandemic and Recovery Periods: Evidence from Indonesia

November, 2024 | Masagus M. Ridhwan, Asep Suryahadi, Affandi Ismail, Amelia Azjahra Hidayat
This study investigates the causal impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on digitalisation adoption among Indonesia’s ultra-micro, micro, small and medium enterprises (UMSMEs) during the pandemic and recovery periods.
COVID-19

The Urgency of Sustainable and High-Quality Update of Integrated Poverty Data: Lessons Learned from Case Studies in Six Indonesian Regions

November, 2024 | Dyan Widyaningsih, Ruhmaniyati , Nina Toyamah
This research aims to investigate the current implementation of DTKS updates and learn the lessons to enable a sustainable update of DTKS using a better process in the future.
COVID-19