Latest Publications

Expanding Social Security in Indonesia: The Current Processes and Challenges

April, 2017 | Asep Suryahadi, Vita Febriany, Athia Yumna
This chapter reviews social security development in Indonesia, which has evolved from providing very little in its early years, to a system that benefited only formal sector workers, to universal coverage.

Return Migration and Various Reintegration Programs for Low-Skilled Migrant Workers in Indonesia

February, 2017 | Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Dinar Dwi Prasetyo
This paper tries to enlarge the conceptualization of migrant workers to include all forms of human, financial and social capital. It starts with a discussion on return migration theories and considers them in the context of Indonesia. Circular migration poses a challenge as as it does not guarantee the sustainability of reintegration.

Preliminary Study of e-Warong Kube-PKH Program Implementation

February, 2017 | M. Sulton Mawardi, Ruhmaniyati , Ana Rosidha Tamyis, Syaikhu Usman, Asep Kurniawan, Budiani

Community Coping Strategies for Facing Food Price Volatility

January, 2017 | Bambang Sulaksono, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Nina Toyamah, Hariyanti Sadaly, Arran McMahon, Said Abdullah
Through the articles of SMERU’s newsletter, we draw on the aforementioned findings on coping strategies implemented to face food price volatility

The Consequences of Child Market Work on the Growth of Human Capital

December, 2016 | Asep Suryahadi, Armand Arief Sim, Daniel Suryadarma
The paper measures the effect of child market work on the long-term growth of human capital, focusing on the output of the human capital production: mathematics skills, cognitive skills, pulmonary function, and educational attainment.