Latest Publications

Understanding Metropolitan Poverty: The Profile of Poverty in Jabodetabek

January, 2023 | Asep Suryahadi, Cecilia Marlina
This book presents twelve original chapters divided into three parts that discuss the achievements and challenges of Indonesia’s transformation since the fall of Suharto’s authoritarian regime in 1998.

The Impact of COVID-19 Lockdowns on Household Income, Consumption, and Expectations: Evidence from High-frequency Data in Indonesia

January, 2023 | Asep Suryahadi, Affandi Ismail, Masagus M. Ridhwan, Jahen F. Rezki, Arief Ramayandi
This paper presents an investigation of the causal impact of COVID-19, through lockdowns, on household income, income expectations, consumption of durable goods, and budget allocation in Indonesia using high-frequency data from the monthly Bank Indonesia consumer survey with more than 176,000 respondents.
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Accelerating Inclusive and Fair Digital Transformation to Anticipate Challenges Facing the Future of Work

January, 2023 | Palmira Permata Bachtiar, Jimmy Daniel Berlianto Oley, Lia Amelia
This position paper is developed to overview the recent development of digital transformation and existing policy gaps.

Estimating the Effect of a Fuel Price Increase on Poverty and Inequality: Evidence from a Fuel Subsidy Reduction in Indonesia

January, 2023 | Asri Yusrina, Asep Suryahadi, Ridho Al Izzati
This research note estimated the effect of the fuel price increase and the additional social assistance fund on poverty and expenditure inequality in 2022 using a microsimulation approach.

Gender Policies of the New Developmental State: The Case of Indonesian New Participatory Village Governance

December, 2022 | Muhammad Syukri
This article shows how the Indonesian new developmental state addresses gender equality and women’s empowerment in its effort to institutionalise a participatory approach in the state bureaucracy.