Latest Publications

The Impact of Village Funds on Rural Welfare in Indonesia: A Regression Discontinuity in Time (RDiT) and Difference-in-Difference (DiD) Approach

August, 2023 | Nurlatifah Hartojo, Mohamad Ikhsan, Teguh Dartanto, Sudarno Sumarto
This study examines the impact of village fund (VF) transfers on rural welfare in Indonesia.

Indonesia’s Technology Startups: Voices from the Ecosystem

July, 2023 | Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Hening Wikan Sawiji, Adinda Angelica, Faiq Yahya, Paul Vanderberg
This report analyzes Indonesia’s ecosystem and assesses the support it gives to the growing number of startups.

Nawala SMERU July/VII/2023

July, 2023 | The SMERU Research Institute

Nawala SMERU June/VI/2023

June, 2023 | The SMERU Research Institute
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The Global South Growing out of Poverty, Inequality, and Exclusiveness—What the G7 Needs to Do

May, 2023 | Adeel Kadri, Akua Peprah-Yeboah, Asep Suryahadi, Daniel Suryadarma, Eun Young Oh, Kakuru Medard, Matondang Elsa Siburian, Megan O’Donnell, Shadrack Mubanga Chisenga, P. Uday Shankar, Sudarno Sumarto
This policy brief describes how to implement programs with evidence of success and specification of the needed support from the Group of Seven.