Latest Publications

What Happened to Village Infrastructure and Public Services During the Economic Crisis in Indonesia?

August, 2005 | Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, Daniel Suryadarma, Jesse Darja
This study provides an overview of the changes in the availability of village-level infrastructures and public services during the economic crisis.

The Measurement and Trends of Unemployment in Indonesia: The Issue of Discouraged Workers

July, 2005 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto
This study provides an overview of the concepts used to measure unemployment in Indonesia and their consequences for the measured unemployment trends.

2004 Annual Report

July, 2005 | The SMERU Research Institute

Gender and Poverty

June, 2005 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Daniel Suryadarma, Syaikhu Usman, Asep Suryahadi, Bambang Sulaksono, Ruly Marianti, Wawan Munawar, Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Edriana Noerdin, Farha Ciciek, Ade Kusumaningtyas
In order to see the relationship between gender and poverty which is a complex phenomenon, our Focus On column presents the results of the participatory poverty assessment (PPA) recently conducted by the SMERU Research Institute, which looked at the perceptions of women and men towards poverty.

Poverty, School, and Work: Children during the Economic Crisis in Indonesia

May, 2005 | Asep Suryahadi, Agus Priyambada, Sudarno Sumarto
This study finds a strong link between the child labour phenomenon and poverty, with the profile of child labour largely mirroring the profile of poverty.