Latest Publications

The Effects of Parental Death and Chronic Poverty on Children’s Education and Health: Evidence from Indonesia

January, 2009 | Daniel Suryadarma, Yus Medina Pakpahan, Asep Suryahadi
Using a sufficiently long-spanning longitudinal dataset, we estimate the short and long term effects of maternal and paternal death on children’s school enrollment, educational attainment, and health in Indonesia, then compare them to the effect of chronic poverty.

The Relationship between Chronic Poverty and Household Dynamics: Evidence from Indonesia

January, 2009 | Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto, Athia Yumna
This study aims to empirically examine the significance of household dynamics in falling into and escaping from chronic poverty.

Destined for Destitution: Intergenerational Poverty Persistence in Indonesia

January, 2009 | Yus Medina Pakpahan, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
In this paper we estimate the degree of intergenerational poverty persistence in Indonesia.

Making Sense of Pathways Out of Poverty: Agency Capacity and Welfare Mobility

December, 2008 | Rizki Fillaili, Rochman Achwan
This edition will explain various other findings highlighting the agency factor through various life stories of those who have successfully improved their welfare, and those who have fallen into poverty.

2007 Annual Report

November, 2008 | The SMERU Research Institute