Latest Publications

The Contrasting Role of Ability and Poverty on Education Attainment: Evidence from Indonesia

November, 2009 | Daniel Suryadarma, Asep Suryahadi
This study measures the relative role of poverty and scholastic ability on education attainment in developing countries, where a substantial portion of the population still live in poverty and poor people are markedly credit constrained.

Monitoring the Socioeconomic Impact of the 2008/2009 Global Financial Crisis in Indonesia - Impact on the Livelihoods of the Oil Palm Plantation Community in Riau

October, 2009 | Bambang Sulaksono, Herry Widjanarko, Arifudin , Kausar
This fact sheet is a local monitoring of the socio-economic impact of the 2008/09 global financial crisis on the livelihoods of oil palm plantation communities in Riau.

Monitoring the Socioeconomic Impact of the 2008/2009 Global Financial Crisis in Indonesia - Impact on Community Livelihoods in the Pottery Handicrafts Industry in West Nusa Tenggara (NTB)

October, 2009 | Rizki Fillaili, Rachma Indah Nurbani
This fact sheet is a monitoring at the local level of the socio-economic impact of the 2009/09 global financial crisis on the livelihoods of the pottery craftsmen of West Nusa Tenggara (NTB).

Monitoring the Socioeconomic Impact of the 2008/2009 Global Financial Crisis in Indonesia - Impact on Community Livelihoods in the Textile Product and Textile Industries in Kabupaten Bandung, West Java

October, 2009 | Nina Toyamah, Nur Aini Talib
The negative impact of the 2008/09 global financial crisis (GFC) has been felt by the downstream textile product and textile (TPT) industries in Desa Solokanjeruk, Kabupaten Bandung, especially the export-oriented garment industry.

The Socioeconomic and Health Status of Rural–Urban Migrants in Indonesia

October, 2009 | Budy P. Resosudarmo, Asep Suryahadi, M.P. Purnagunawan, Athia Yumna, Asri Yusrina
This paper seeks to answer whether or not rural–urban migrants “make it”, i.e. whether or not they are able to, at least, achieve a socioeconomic and health status similar to that of their nonmigrant counterparts living in the same city.