Latest Publications

Eating in a Time of Food Price Volatility: Evidence from Three Villages in Indonesia

December, 2015 | Bambang Sulaksono, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Hariyanti Sadaly
This report serves as the final report of the Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility research project in Indonesia.

It's All in the Timing: Cash Transfers and Consumption Smoothing in a Developing Country

November, 2015 | Samuel Bazzi, Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi
We use a large-scale unconditional cash transfer program in Indonesia to investigate the importance of timing in shaping household consumption responses to fiscal interventions.

Food Price Volatility and the Worrying Trend in Children's Snacking in Indonesia

November, 2015 | Rachma Indah Nurbani
This article looks at links between food prices and changing food habits and argues that children’s snacking, while appearing micro, is creating macro-dynamics related to nutrition security and social wellbeing.

Monitoring Results of the Community Empowerment for Family Welfare Improvement Program (PKKPM) from Mid-September 2014 to End of July 2015

October, 2015 | M. Sulton Mawardi, Ruhmaniyati , Ana Rosidha Tamyis, Muhammad Syukri, Syaikhu Usman

Inequality, Elite Capture, and Targeting of Social Protection Programs: Evidence from Indonesia

September, 2015 | Armand Arief Sim, Radi Negara, Asep Suryahadi
This paper investigates the relationships between inequality, elite capture, and targeting performance of the two biggest social protection programs in Indonesia, the Rice for the Poor (Raskin) and Direct Cash Transfer (BLT) programs