Latest Publications

Women's Empowerment in Poverty Reduction Programs: How Effective Is It in Addressing Gender Equality?

February, 2014 | Muhammad Syukri, Asri Yusrina, M. Sulton Mawardi, Athia Yumna, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Rebecca Holmes, Sanggar Suara Perempuan
This newsletter edition examines the effectiveness of integrating a women’s empowerment approach into a number of poverty reduction programs as an attempt to promote gender equality.

Social Health Insurance and Financial Protection for the Poor in Indonesia

February, 2014 | HEFPA
A first step towards meeting Indonesia’s ambition for Universal Health Coverage (UHC) by 2019 was made in 2005, with the introduction of subsidised social health insurance for the poor.

The Implications of Poverty Dynamics for Targeting the Poor: Simulations Using Indonesian Data

January, 2014 | Rika Kumala Dewi, Asep Suryahadi
This paper aims at assessing the implications of poverty dynamics on the accuracy of targeting, using a three-year panel data from Indonesia. We find that the existence of poverty dynamics within only three years period already contributes to large inclusion and exclusion errors in program targeting.

Field Verification of Poverty Map of Indonesian 2010

January, 2014 | Radi Negara, M. Fajar Rakhmadi, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Niken Kusumawardhani, Joseph Natanael Marshan, Mayang Rizky, Akhmadi , Hastuti , Mawardi , Nur Aini Talib

It’s All in the Timing: Household Expenditure and Labor Supply Responses to Unconditional Cash Transfers

December, 2013 | Samuel Bazzi, Sudarno Sumarto, Asep Suryahadi
This paper considers (i) how the timing of transfers affects household expenditure and labor supply responses, and (ii) how household expectations shape our interpretation of those responses. We study these issues in the context of a short-term program that provided quarterly unconditional transfers of US$30 to over 19 million households in Indonesia.