The benefits of road maintenance in Indonesia Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages. Infrastructure Alexander Rothenberg Paul Gertler Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Tadeja Gračner Published 23.11.22
The benefits of road maintenance: Lessons from Indonesia Better roads help manufacturers create new jobs, enabling worker transitions out of informal employment, and increasing wages. Infrastructure Paul Gertler Marco Gonzalez-Navarro Tadeja Gračner Alexander Rothenberg Published 23.11.22
Encouraging demand for sanitation in Indonesia Poverty, low social capital and low government administrative capacity hinder sanitation improvements, even when the health benefits are clear. Health Lisa Cameron Susan Olivia Manisha Shah Published 22.11.22
The impact of information provision on women’s migration outcomes: Evidence from Indonesia Providing information about the quality of placement agencies improves migration outcomes for job-seeking migrant women Migration & Urbanisation Samuel Bazzi Lisa Cameron Simone Schaner Firman Witoelar Published 22.08.22
The impact of anti-poverty programmes on the environment: Evidence from Indonesia The impact of a conditional cash transfer programme on deforestation hints at the potential for poverty reduction to help protect ecosystems Energy & Environment Paul J. Ferraro Rhita Simorangkir Published 22.07.22
Human capital growth: An engine for structural transformation Growth in human capital reduces agricultural labour supply, while in turn the expansion of non-agricultural sectors drives human capital growth Macroeconomics & Growth Tommaso Porzio Federico Rossi Published 28.03.22
Food versus vouchers: Evidence from Indonesia Providing vouchers for rice and eggs allowed for better targeting, increased protein consumption, and was cheaper to administer than in-kind benefits Health Abhijit Banerjee Rema Hanna Benjamin Olken Elan Satriawan Sudarno Sumarto Published 09.03.22
How democracy causes growth: Evidence from Indonesia Democratically elected leaders are less likely to impose socially inefficient regulations or engage in rent-seeking and, hence, enhance firm productivity Institutions & Political Economy Ama Baafra Abeberese Prabhat Barnwal Ritam Chaurey Priya Mukherjee Published 07.01.22
Electing educated leaders during democratisation: Evidence from Indonesia The economic success of democratisation crucially depends on the education level of the newly elected local leaders Institutions & Political Economy Paul Pelzl Steven Poelhekke Published 08.11.21
