Latest Publications

Establishing Reliable Social Safety Net Programs: Indonesian Experience

December, 2001 | Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto
This paper consist of the lessons learned from the social safety net and poverty reduction programs and concludes the discussion with some policy recommendations.

Rural Issues and the Agricultural Sector

November, 2001 | Hastuti , Akhmadi , Hariyanti Sadaly
In this edition of the SMERU Newsletter, we focus our attention on rural issues and the agricultural sector.

Wage and Employment Effects of Minimum Wage Policy in the Indonesian Urban Labor Market

October, 2001 | Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti, Daniel Perwira, Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Bambang Sulaksono, Musriyadi Nabiu, Sri Budiyati, Hastuti , Akhmadi , Wawan Munawar, Osmaliana Waworuntu, Dewi Meiyani, Chairil Anwar, Sinung Hendratno
This study finds that minimum wages have had a positive but statistically insignificant effect on average wages

Sharing the Wealth: How Villages Decide to Distribute OPK Rice

October, 2001 | Benjamin A Olken, Musriyadi Nabiu, Nina Toyamah, Daniel Perwira
The purpose of this study is to try to begin to understand what lay behind the decisions made by village heads as to how to distribute the rice.

Regional Autonomy and the Business Climate: North Sulawesi and Gorontalo

September, 2001 | Syaikhu Usman, Ilyas Saad, Nina Toyamah, M. Sulton Mawardi, Vita Febriany, Pamadi Wibowo