Latest Publications

The Impact of Rising Inequality on Growth and Unemployment in Indonesia: What Does the Evidence Say?

February, 2015 | Athia Yumna, Asep Suryahadi
The results of analyses in this study suggest that inequality does matter for economic growth and unemployment rate.

The Impact of the Expansion of Commercial Television Coverage on Fertility: Evidence from Indonesia

December, 2014 | Rika Kumala Dewi, Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
In this paper, we examine the effect of the expansion of commercial television broadcasting on fertility in Indonesia

2013 Annual Report

December, 2014 | The SMERU Research Institute

Child Poverty and Social Protection

December, 2014 | Angela Kearney, Gracia Hadiwidjaja, Cindy Paladines, Matthew Wai-Poi, Joseph Natanael Marshan, M. Fajar Rakhmadi, Mayang Rizky, Simrin Singh, Sarah McLeish, Ronald U. Mendoza, Mari Chrys R. Pablo, David B. Yap II, Wibowo L., Harmiko M. P., Aristyanita V., Santika O.
In this newsletter edition, we present the abridged version of five selected papers from the papers presented during the conference to represent the themes which were highlighted in the conference.

Service Standards in the Decentralization Era

December, 2014 | Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Luhur Bima, Robert Justin Sodo, Halilul Khairi, Fransisca Fitri
This edition discusses the implementation of service standards in Indonesia, and details the findings of a study by SMERU on this topic in three kabupaten/ kota (districts/cities).