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Recovering Learning Losses as Schools Reopen in Indonesia: Guidance for Policymakers

July, 2020 | Daniel Suryadarma, Menno Pradhan, Amanda Beatty, Goldy Fariz Dharmawan, Florischa Ayu Tresnatri
This note contains: (i) guidelines for recovering learning losses; (ii) aspects that should be monitored as schools reopen; (iii) list of educational practices for learning catch up for all students.
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The (Lack of) Distortionary Effects of Proxy-Means Tests: Results from a Nationwide Experiment in Indonesia

July, 2020 | Sudarno Sumarto, Benjamin A Olken, Abhijit Banerjee, Rema Hanna
We ran a nationwide experiment in Indonesia where, in randomly selected provinces, the government added questions on flat-screen televisions and cell-phone SIM cards to the targeting census administered to 25 million households.

Preliminary Analysis of the Driving Factors behind Disparities in Distance Learning at the Elementary School Level

June, 2020 | Luhur Bima
In some regions in Indonesia, efforts to contain the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic have been followed by the distance learning policy. As a result, teachers and students are required to be able to adapt to changes in the teaching-learning process.
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Employment Situations of Economic Sectors Impacted by the COVID-19 Pandemic

June, 2020 | Hafiz Arfyanto, Ahmad Zuhdi Dwi Kusuma, Muhammad Adi Rahman
The COVID-19 pandemic-induced economic crisis has affected the labor force in Indonesia.
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Diagnostic Study of Child Labour in Rural Areas (with Special Emphasis on Tobacco Farming)

June, 2020 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Veto Tyas Indrio, Stella Aleida Hutagalung, Emmy Hermanus, Rezanti Putri Pramana, Elza Samantha Elmira, Fatin Nuha Astini
Amid the Government of Indonesia’s efforts to eliminate child labour, there is limited information regarding the condition of child labour in the country, especially in the tobacco sector. Against this background, this study investigates the condition and root causes of child labour in two of the largest tobacco producing kabupaten (districts) in Indonesia—Jember and Lombok Timur.