Latest Publications

Direct Cash Transfer-Village Fund for Mitigating Impacts of the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Story from the Villages

July, 2020 | Asep Kurniawan
Results of this study show some indication of the villages’ ability to manage the BLT-DD transparently and accountably
COVID-19

The (Lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia

July, 2020 | Sudarno Sumarto, Benjamin A Olken, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna
We ran a nationwide experiment in Indonesia where, in randomly selected provinces, the government added questions on flat-screen televisions and cell-phone SIM cards to the targeting census administered to 25 million households.

Employment Situations of Economic Sectors Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

June, 2020 | Hafiz Arfyanto, Ahmad Zuhdi Dwi Kusuma, Muhammad Adi Rahman
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic crisis has affected the labor force in Indonesia.
COVID-19

The Struggle to Recruit Good Teachers in Indonesia: Institutional and Social Dysfunctions

June, 2020 | Akhmadi , Rizki Fillaili, Aris Huang, Shintia Revina
Why is it so hard for Indonesia to recruit good teachers? We argue that the struggle to recruit good teachers are due to institutional, political economy, and social dynamics of the recruitment process. We will discuss three factors that underpin this issue

Diagnostic Study of Child Labour in Rural Areas (with Special Emphasis on Tobacco Farming)

June, 2020 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Veto Tyas Indrio, Stella Aleida Hutagalung, Emmy Hermanus, Rezanti Putri Pramana, Elza Elmira, Fatin Nuha Astini
Amid the Government of Indonesia’s efforts to eliminate child labour, there is limited information regarding the condition of child labour in the country, especially in the tobacco sector. Against this background, this study investigates the condition and root causes of child labour in two of the largest tobacco producing kabupaten (districts) in Indonesia—Jember and Lombok Timur.