Latest Publications

Child Multidimensional Poverty in Indonesia

January, 2019 | Asep Suryahadi, Widjajanti Isdijoso, Syaikhu Usman, Nuning Akhmadi, Nina Toyamah, Luhur Bima, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Ruhmaniyati , Hastuti , Liza Hadiz, Gunardi Handoko
This edition highlight various studies observing child poverty and poor families’ access to public services.

Village Fund Spending

January, 2019 | Asep Suryahadi, Widjajanti Isdijoso, Syaikhu Usman, Nuning Akhmadi, Nina Toyamah, M. Sulton Mawardi, Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Ruhmaniyati , Joseph Natanael Marshan, Hastuti , Liza Hadiz, Gunardi Handoko
In light of this, SMERU collaborated with Local Solution for Poverty–World Bank (LSP-WB) to carry out a case study titled “Tracing the Benefits of village Fund Spending” from March 2017 to July 2017.

Private Outsourcing and Competition: Subsidized Food Distribution in Indonesia

January, 2019 | Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna, Jordan Kyle, Benjamin A Olken, Sudarno Sumarto
This study explore the impact of allowing for outsourcing service delivery to the private sector within Indonesia’s largest targeted transfer program.

Synthesizing the Results of the Diagnostic Study on Basic Education Learning in Six Partner Kabupaten of INOVASI in West Nusa Tenggara Province

December, 2018 | Hastuti , Nina Toyamah, Syaikhu Usman

Life in a Time of Food Price Volatility: Evidence from Three Villages in Indonesia—Findings of Years 1 and 2

December, 2018 | Rachma Indah Nurbani, Hariyanti Sadaly, Bambang Sulaksono
This study takes into account the socioeconomic costs the people have to pay in managing the changes in their everyday life.