Latest Publications

Young Workers in the Urban Industrial Sector in the Context of the Impact of the 2008/09 Global Financial Crisis

March, 2015 | Hastuti , Syaikhu Usman, Deswanto Marbun, Alma Arief

The Impact of Rising Inequality on Growth and Unemployment in Indonesia: What Does the Evidence Say?

February, 2015 | Athia Yumna, Asep Suryahadi
The results of analyses in this study suggest that inequality does matter for economic growth and unemployment rate.

The Impact of Rising Inequality on Conflict and Crime in Indonesia: What Does the Evidence Say?

February, 2015 | Athia Yumna, Asep Suryahadi
Rising inequality is harmful for societal stability. However, different forms of inequality may affect different types of collective violence in varying ways.

Assessing the Political Impacts of a Conditional Cash Transfer: Evidence from a Randomized Policy Experiment in Indonesia

December, 2014 | Julia E. Tobias, Sudarno Sumarto, Habib Moody
In this paper, we explore political outcomes associated with the program, including electoral rewards for incumbents, and political participation.

Study on Teacher Absenteeism in Indonesia 2014

December, 2014 | Phillip McKenzie, Dita Nugroho, Clare Ozolins, Julie McMillan, Sudarno Sumarto, Nina Toyamah, Vita Febriany, Robert Justin Sodo, Luhur Bima, Armand Arief Sim
The study builds on earlier work on teacher absence in Indonesia conducted in 2003 and 2008. Aspects of the study design, including revisiting schools that participated in these earlier studies, enable analysis of change over time in the absence rate and the impact of selected policies and programs.