Latest Publications

Verifying the Accuracy of the Community Based Monitoring System in Targeting Poor Households: Verification Results in Two Sample Villages

December, 2006 | Akhmadi , Daniel Perwira, Hastuti , Rizki Fillaili
This is the report on a pilot test on the implementation of the Community Based Monitoring System (CBMS) in two districts, Kabupaten Cianjur in West Java and Kabupaten Demak in Central Java.

The Implementation of the School Operational Assistance (BOS) Program 2005

September, 2006 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Robert Justin Sodo, Syaikhu Usman, Sri Budiyati, Nina Toyamah, Budi Susetyo, Riswan Lapagu
This edition of the SMERU Newsletter presents summaries, analysis, and opinion on the implementation of the BOS Program based on the results of the rapid appraisal of The SMERU Research Institute on the implementation of the BOS Program during the first semester of the 2005/2006 academic year.

A Rapid Appraisal of The PKPS-BBM Education Sector School Operational Assistance (BOS)

September, 2006 | Widjajanti Isdijoso, Hastuti , Syaikhu Usman, Nina Toyamah, Bambang Sulaksono, Sri Budiyati, Wenefrida Dwi Widyanti, Meuthia Rosfadhila, Robert Justin Sodo, Samuel Bazzi

Changes in Household Welfare, Poverty and Inequality during the Crisis

August, 2006 | Emmanuel Skoufias, Asep Suryahadi
This study provides evidence about changes in the distribution of living standards among Indonesian households during the economic crisis.

A National Snapshot of the Social Impact of Indonesia's Crisis

August, 2006 | Anna Wetterberg, Sudarno Sumarto, Lant Pritchett
This was intended to inform the targeting of crisis responses, by giving a snapshot indication of the severity of various dimensions (employment, education and social) of crisis impact, and of the regional heterogeneity of the impact across Indonesia.