Latest Publications

Nawala SMERU January/I/2023

January, 2023 | The SMERU Research Institute
COVID-19

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Household Income, Consumption, and Expectations: Evidence from High-frequency Data in Indonesia

January, 2023 | Asep Suryahadi, Affandi Ismail, Masagus M. Ridwan, Jahen F. Rezki, Arief Ramayandi
This paper presents an investigation of the causal impact of COVID-19, through lockdowns, on household income, income expectations, consumption of durable goods, and budget allocation in Indonesia using high-frequency data from the monthly Bank Indonesia consumer survey with more than 176,000 respondents.
COVID-19

Giving Schools and Teachers Autonomy in Teacher Professional Development Under a Medium-Capability Education System

January, 2023 | Rezanti Putri Pramana, Niken Rarasati
We aim to understand how the schools and teachers respond to the new teacher professional development system.

Progress and Stagnation in the Livelihood of Informal Workers in an Emerging Economy Long-term Evidence from Indonesia

January, 2023 | Mayang Rizky, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
In this study, we use a rich household longitudinal data set from Indonesia that spans 19 years, from 1996 to 2014, to examine the livelihood of informal workers.

Urban Child Poverty and Disparity: The Unheard Voices of Children living in Poverty in Indonesia

December, 2022 | Luhur Bima, Rachma Indah Nurbani, Sofni Indah Arifa Lubis, Rendy Adriyan Diningrat, Cecilia Marlina, Emmy Hermanus
This study aims to gain a deep understanding of the characteristics of poverty and disparities experienced by children living in poor households in urban areas, and factors affecting their experience, seen from the perspective of the children.