SMERU Research Institute
Think Tank in Jakarta, Indonesia
Jl. Cikini Raya No. 10A, Cikini, Menteng, Jakarta Pusat, DKI Jakarta 10330, Indonesia
SMERU Research Institute
Since its establishment in 2001, SMERU has been a leader in poverty and inequality research in Indonesia. SMERU conducts qualitative, quantitative, and mixed-method studies on various socioeconomic issues affecting Indonesia’s poorest and most vulnerable people. SMERU is also at the forefront of the research effort to highlight the impact of development programs and policies, and they actively publish and report their research findings. SMERU’s work focuses on areas of socioeconomic research that are of fundamental importance to contemporary development issues.
Fields of study: Public Policy, Social Policy, Trade & Economy, Economic Development, Urbanisation & Development
Conferences organised by SMERU Research Institute:
Catalogue
141–160 of 224 results.
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• November 2007 Indonesia
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• April 2007 Indonesia
English
This paper assesses the effect of public and private sector growth on poverty in Indonesia. we use fixed capital formation growth as the proxy for the private sector and growth in government spending ...
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• March 2007 Indonesia
English
Bahasa Indonesia
No abstract available.
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• February 2007 Indonesia
English
Poverty reduction programs are continuously encouraged by various parties, both by the government and nongovernment institutions. In order for these programs to successfully achieve their objectives, ...
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• January 2007 Indonesia
English
Most of the unemployed in Indonesia are young and inexperienced, still live with their parents, and have at least 12 years of education. starting with the premise that efforts to reduce unemployment s...
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Strengthening the Poverty Reduction Capacity of Regional Governments Through Participatory Poverty Assessment (Ppa) Download• December 2006
English
Bahasa Indonesia
No abstract available.
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• December 2006 Indonesia
English
The government of Indonesia implemented an unconditional cash transfer (UCT) program in October 2005 in order to mitigate the impact of a removal of fuel subsidy in the same month. The program is targ...
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Kajian Cepat Pelaksanaan Subsidi Langsung Tunai Tahun 2005 di Indonesia: Studi Kasus di Provinsi DKI Jakarta Download• December 2006 Indonesia
Bahasa Indonesia
Tim peneliti koordinator: hastuti penasihat: sudarno sumarto peneliti: syaikhu usman, bambang sulaksono, sri budiyati, wenefrida dwi widyanti, rizki fillaili, daniel suryadarma, meuthia rosfadhila, ha...
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• September 2006
English
Bahasa Indonesia
No abstract available.
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Economic Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia:the Effects of Location and Sectoral Components of Growth Download• August 2006 Indonesia
English
This study extends the literature on the relationship between economic growth and poverty reduction by differentiating growth and poverty into their sectoral compositions and locations. we find that g...
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• August 2006 Indonesia
English
In this study we investigate the causes of low secondary school enrollment in Indonesia despite near universal primary school attendance. we then find that attrition during the transition between prim...
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• July 2006 Indonesia
English
In a fast urbanizing Indonesia, the rural sector still plays an important role in the country's economy. although declining, the majority of the population still live and find employment in rural area...
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• May 2006 Indonesia
English
This study investigates regional and ethnic inequality in Indonesia from five dimensions: access to education and health facilities, education outcome, health outcome, voice, as well as income and con...
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• April 2006 Indonesia
English
The year 2005 was designated by the United Nations as the Year of Microfinance. Microfinance is considered an important strategy in poverty reduction and various microfinance services have been opened...
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• March 2006 Indonesia
English
In the past few years, public policy towards the elderly has become an emerging policy issue for Indonesia. with one-third of all Indonesians predicted to be elderly (i.e. aged 60 years or older) in t...
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Predicting Consumption Poverty Using Non-consumption Indicators: Experiments Using Indonesian Data Download• February 2006 Indonesia
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Although consumption expenditure data is crucial for assessing the level of people's welfare and calculating important welfare measures such as the poverty headcount rate, collecting such data require...
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A Rapid Appraisal of the Implementation of the 2005 Direct Cash Transfer Program in Indonesia: a Case Study in Five Kabupaten/kota Download• January 2006 Indonesia
English
Bahasa Indonesia
Research team coordinator: hastuti adviser: sudarno sumarto researchers: nina toyamah, syaikhu usman, bambang sulaksono, sri budiyati, wenefrida dwi widyanti, meuthia rosfadhila, hariyanti sadaly, suf...
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Making Services Work for the Poor in Indonesia: a Report on Health Financing Mechanisms (Jpk-gakin) Scheme in Kabupaten Purbalingga, East Sumba, and Tabanan Download• December 2005 Indonesia
English
Bahasa Indonesia
The government of Indonesia has started the implementation of locally based healthfinancing schemes based on health insurance principles. this scheme is commonly known as jpk-gakin, which is a health-...
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Objective Measures of Family Welfare for Individual Targeting: Results From Pilot Project on Community Based Monitoring System in Indonesia Download• December 2005 Indonesia
English
Bahasa Indonesia
This report documents the results of a pilot project on a new poverty monitoring system that improves the current system in three areas. first, it involves the locals in monitoring poverty in their ow...
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The Determinants of Student Performance in Indonesian Public Primary Schools: the Role of Teachers and Schools Download• September 2005 Indonesia
English
Bahasa Indonesia
In this paper we investigate the determinants of student performance in mathematics and dictation tests among fourth-grade school children in Indonesia. we use a unique dataset of school and student i...