Latest Publications

Moving Out of Poverty: Individual and Community Experiences

December, 2007 | Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Rizki Fillaili, Daniel Perwira, Asep Suryahadi, Akhmadi , M. Sulton Mawardi, Aris Arif Mundayat, Nani Zulminarni
In this edition, we mainly highlight those who have succeeded in moving out of poverty (movers).

2006 Annual Report

September, 2007 | The SMERU Research Institute

Program Exit Strategies: Experiences from Poverty Reduction Programs in indonesia

September, 2007 | Sri Kusumastuti Rahayu, Rizki Fillaili, M. Sulton Mawardi, Syaikhu Usman, Bambang Sulaksono, Hastuti , Lant Pritchett, Suharman Noeman
This edition invites readers to examine the issue of program exit strategies on poverty reduction programs in Indonesia.

Measuring Unemployment in Developing Countries: The Case of Indonesia

September, 2007 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi, Sudarno Sumarto
This study provides a case study of Indonesia, whose decision to include discouraged workers into its labor force resulted in an artificially high unemployment rates and disguised the actual post-crisis decline in unemployment in Indonesia.

Impact of Supermarkets on Traditional Markets and Retailers in Indonesia's Urban Centers

August, 2007 | Daniel Suryadarma, Adri Poesoro, Sri Budiyati, Akhmadi , Meuthia Rosfadhila
This study measures the impact of supermarkets on traditional markets in urban centers in Indonesia quantitatively using difference-in-difference and econometric methods as well as qualitatively using in-depth interviews.