Latest Publications

Minimum Wage Policy and Its Impact on Employment in the Urban Formal Sector

June, 2010 | Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti, Daniel Suryadarma, Sudarno Sumarto
This study finds that the imposition of minimum wages has a negative and statistically significant impact on employment in the urban formal sector.

Deregulation of Indonesia's Interregional Agricultural Trade

June, 2010 | Roger D. Montgomery, Sudarno Sumarto, M. Sulton Mawardi, Syaikhu Usman, Nina Toyamah, Vita Febriany, John Strain
This paper demonstrates that deregulation eliminated many of the distorting taxes and levies, and dismantled many (but not all) local monopolies, monopsonies and quotas.

Social Health Insurance for the Poor: Targeting and Impact of Indonesia's Askeskin Program

May, 2010 | Robert Sparrow, Asep Suryahadi, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti
In this paper, we will investigate the implications of Askeskin for access to healthcare and associated financial risk for the poor.

In-Service Teacher Certification of 2007: A Case Study of Jambi, West Java, and West Kalimantan Provinces

May, 2010 | Hastuti , Bambang Sulaksono, Akhmadi , Muhammad Syukri, Upik Sabainingrum, Ruhmaniyati

Teacher Absenteeism and Remote Area Allowance Baseline Survey

March, 2010 | Asri Yusrina, Bambang Sulaksono, Nina Toyamah, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Sirojuddin Arif, Silvia Devina, Stella Aleida Hutagalung, Eduwin Pakpahan