Latest Publications

The (Lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia

July, 2020 | Sudarno Sumarto, Benjamin A Olken, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna
We ran a nationwide experiment in Indonesia where, in randomly selected provinces, the government added questions on flat-screen televisions and cell-phone SIM cards to the targeting census administered to 25 million households.

Learning from Home: A Portrait of Teaching and Learning Inequalities in Times of the COVID-19 Pandemic

July, 2020 | Luhur Bima, Ulfah Alifia, Rezanti Putri Pramana, Arjuni Rahmi Barasa, Florischa Ayu Tresnatri, Shintia Revina
Highly varied learning facilities and support from parents among students, even in a class taught by the same teacher, leads to equally varied practices of learning from home. This widens even further learning inequalities among students.
COVID-19

Diagnostic Study of Child Labour in Rural Areas (with Special Emphasis on Tobacco Farming)

June, 2020 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Veto Tyas Indrio, Stella Aleida Hutagalung, Emmy Hermanus, Rezanti Putri Pramana, Elza Elmira, Fatin Nuha Astini
Amid the Government of Indonesia’s efforts to eliminate child labour, there is limited information regarding the condition of child labour in the country, especially in the tobacco sector. Against this background, this study investigates the condition and root causes of child labour in two of the largest tobacco producing kabupaten (districts) in Indonesia—Jember and Lombok Timur.

A Typology of Community Forestry Approaches in Indonesia: Implications for External Support to Forest Communities

June, 2020 | Heni Kurniasih, Rebecca Ford, Rodney Keenan, Barbara King
This paper presents a typology of CF in Indonesia to present academic knowledge of CF in a form that is useful for practice.

Preliminary Analysis of the Driving Factors behind Disparities in Distance Learning at the Elementary School Level

June, 2020 | Luhur Bima
In some regions in Indonesia, efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have been followed by the distance learning policy. As a result, teachers and students are required to be able to adapt to changes in the teaching-learning process.
COVID-19