The impact of criminalising sex work in Indonesia Criminalising sex work in Indonesia led to large increases in sexually transmitted infections among sex workers and likely across the whole population Health Lisa Cameron Jennifer Seager Manisha Shah Published 09.11.20
Education creates peace: Evidence from school-building in Indonesia New research shows how a school-building programme in Indonesia successfully reduced conflict Education Dominic Rohner Published 11.03.20
Does foreign investment create green growth? A study in Indonesia reveals that foreign acquisitions lead to a 30% improvement in energy efficiency within two years Energy & Environment Beata Javorcik Published 05.02.20
Can toilets save children? A programme promoting latrine construction in East Java with no financial assistance has limited impact on the health of children in poorer households Health Manisha Shah Published 22.01.20
‘Second-best’ Bus Rapid Transit and traffic congestion in developing countries: Lessons from TransJakarta Evidence from Indonesia’s TransJakarta Bus Rapid Transit suggests that low-cost BRT systems can actually worsen traffic congestion Infrastructure Arya Gaduh Tadeja Gračner Alexander Rothenberg Published 29.11.19
The challenges of universal health insurance in Indonesia A large-scale randomised experiment reveals that temporary health insurance subsidies can improve take-up at no additional cost to the government Health Abhijit Banerjee Amy Finkelstein Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Arianna Ornaghi Sudarno Sumarto Published 25.11.19
Electricity grid expansion and firm turnover in Indonesia Electrification generates industrial development by attracting entrants through lowering barriers to entry, and thus increasing competition Energy & Environment Dana Kassem Published 31.07.19
What happens when a better-educated generation gets involved in local politics? How an education reform in Indonesia resulted in better public service delivery Health Monica Martinez-Bravo Published 24.07.19
Female inheritance: A key to women’s empowerment or another lock on their freedom? Female inheritance might create unintended consequences for young women’s freedoms due to patriarchal practices designed to retain property within families Institutions & Political Economy Duman Bahrami-Rad Published 24.05.19
