Latest Publications

A Socioeconomic Analysis of National Road Improvements in Indonesia: A Case Study of the 2015 EINRIP Road Improvement in Dompu and Sumbawa

November, 2016 | Yudi Fajar M. Wahyu, Bambang Sulaksono, Widjajanti Isdijoso
This 2015 social research survey has confirmed that the benefits of the EINRIP road improvement projects, which were observed in the 2013 survey in Kabupaten Dompu have been sustained; and that the communities alongside the road sections in Kabupaten Sumabawa also enjoy the same benefits.

Universal Health Care Scheme Consequences on Local Health Financing: Indonesia’s Experience

November, 2016 | Asep Kurniawan, Athia Yumna, Sri Budiyati, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Yudi Fajar M. Wahyu, Kartawijaya
This study aims mainly to see what is happening with the local health financing schemes in the transition to the universal health coverage.

2015 Annual Report

November, 2016 | The SMERU Research Institute

Protecting Poor Pregnant Mothers and Newborns in the Era of Universal Health Care Scheme: Case of Indonesia

November, 2016 | Athia Yumna, Sri Budiyati, Asep Kurniawan, Nurmala Selly Saputri, Yudi Fajar M. Wahyu, Kartawijaya
From this study we found that, while JKN indeed protects the insured, poor pregnant mothers and newborns from direct medical cost, they still experience significant indirect costs to access the MNCH services.

Determining Comprehensive Criteria and Census Variables for the Protection of the Poor at the Local Level

September, 2016 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Asep Suryahadi, Akhmadi
This paper offers an alternative method to determine a set of comprehensive criteria for family-based targeting