Latest Publications

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.

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.

The Impact of the Expansion of Commercial Television Coverage on Fertility: Evidence from Indonesia

December, 2014 | Rika Kumala Dewi, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
In this paper, we examine the effect of the expansion of commercial television broadcasting on fertility in Indonesia

Teacher Absenteeism in Indonesia

November, 2014 | The SMERU Research Institute

Expanding Social Security in Indonesia: The Processes and Challenges

November, 2014 | Athia Yumna, Asep Suryahadi, Vita Febriany
This paper reviews the development of social security provision in Indonesia, which has evolved from very little in its early years to the privilege of formal sector workers during the New Order period to universal coverage, at least in principle, in the current period