Database used to target social programs in Indonesia was updated every three years. Exclusion error and poverty dynamics in Indonesia have raised the question whether updating is required within that three year period. In this paper, we assess this issue by employing Susenas panel data to track changes in household characteristics and consumption mobility within three years. We find that househ…
This paper presents one of the first randomized evaluations of collective pay-for-performance payments for ecosystem services. We test whether community-level fiscal incentives can curtail the use of land-clearing fire, a major source of emissions and negative health externalities. The program was implemented over the 2018 fire season in Indonesia with three parts: (a) awareness raising and…
Bantuan sosial merupakan salah satu bentuk intervensi pemerintah yang menjadi tumpuan masyarakat miskin dan rentan miskin, terutama pada masa pandemi Covid-19. Angka pertumbuhan yang hanya mencapai 2,97 persen pada kuartal I 2020 mencerminkan perlambatan aktivitas perekonomian, termasuk terpuruknya perusahaan sebagai penyedia lapangan kerja. Kementerian Tenaga Kerja menyatakan bahwa setidaknya …
Social assistance is one type of government intervention that poor and vulnerable people rely on, particularly during the Covid-19 pandemic. An annualised rate of economic growth of only 2.97 per cent in the first quarter of 2020 indicates a slowdown in economic activity, including company failure–those that provide employment opportunities. According to the Ministry of Manpower, at least 15.…
Database used to target social programs in Indonesia was updated every three years. Exclusion error and poverty dynamics in Indonesia have raised the question whether updating is required within that three year period. In this paper, we assess this issue by employing Susenas panel data to track changes in household characteristics and consumption mobility within three years. We find that househ…