"Religious-Based Financial Regulations and Access to Finance: Evidence from Aceh, Indonesia", with TY Wicaksono (Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia) and M Nisa (School of Oriental and African Studies). April 2025.
"Anticipating unintended consequences of policy: Learnings from Indonesia's child labour reform" , with E Bimardhika. December. [ACDE Trade and Development Working Paper]. February 2025.
"Information, Intermediaries, and International Migration" , with S Bazzi, L Cameron, and S Schaner [NBER Working paper] [VoxDev article] . Revise and resubmit, Journal of the European Economic Association.
"Does Adolescence Anemia Persist Over a Woman’s Life Cycle? Evidence from the Indonesian Family Life Survey", with Elan Satriawan, Ranjan Shresta, and Takashi Yamano. [ADB Economics Working Paper Series] . July 2023.
"Access to Land and Tenancy Practices on Tanah Bengkok: Evidence from Java, Indonesia" , with T Kurosaki and S paul [IZA Discussion Paper] . August 2020.
Accepted and published papers
[New] When Transparency Fails: Financial Incentives for Local Banking Agents in Indonesia, with E. Deserranno and G. León-Ciliotta. The Review of Economics and Statistics. Vol 107(7). November 2025 (Accepted June 2023). [Working paper] [VoxDev article]
Out of Communal Land: Clientelism through Delegation of Agricultural Tenancy Contracts, with T Kurosaki and S Paul. Journal of Economics Behaviour and Organization. Vol 227, November 2024, 106764.
Assessing the level of poverty and utilization of government social programs among tobacco farmers in Indonesia ,with G. Sahadewo, R Lenchuca, S Bandara, and J Drope. Nicotine and Tobacco Research. March 2024.
Migrant status and the wellbeing gap: The case of an ethnically diverse, high-conflict area in Indonesia, with K Sollis, B Resosudarmo, Riswandi, and JA Mollet. Journal of Happiness Studies. April 2023.
Women’s Fertility Histories and Pathways to Allostatic Load in Post-Reproductive Age: Analysis of the Indonesia Family Life Survey, with T Leone and H Väisänen. Population Studies. January 2023.
The Unfolding of Women’s Economic Empowerment Outcomes: Time Paths of Impact in an Indonesia, with M Buvinic and JC Knowles World Development Vol 158. 2022.
Tobacco or Not Tobacco: Predicting Farmers Income in Indonesia, with G Sahadewo, J Drope, Q Li, and N Nargis. Tobacco Control. May 2020.
In-and-Out of Tobacco Farming: Shifting Behavior of Tobacco Farmers in Indonesia, with G Sahadewo, J Drope, Q Li, R Lencucha. International Journal of Environment Research and Public Health 15;17(24): E9416. 2020.
Pain and Its Impact on Functional Health: 7-Year Longitudinal Findings among Middle-Aged and Older Adults in Indonesia, with V Yiengprugsawan, J Piggott, FM Blyth, RG Cumming Geriatrics (Basel). 2020;5(2):39. 2020
Change in Clinical Knowledge of Diabetes among Primary Health Care Providers in Indonesia: A Repeated Cross-Section Survey of 5,105 Primary Health Care Facilities, with D Stein, N Sudharsanan, S Dewi, J Manne-Gohler, and P. Geldsetzer). BMJ Open Diabetes Research & Care 2020.
Why Do Farmers Grow Tobacco? A Qualitative Exploration of Farmers Perspectives in Indonesia and Philippines,
with A Appau, J Drope, JJ Chavez, and R Lencucha. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 16(13), 2330. 2019.
Early Educational Experience and Later Education Outcomes: Evidence from School Transition in Indonesia ,with TY Wicaksono. Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies. 2019.
Intergenerational Correlations of Health Among Older Adults: Empirical Evidence from Indonesia, with Y Kim, J Strauss, and B Sikoki. The Journal of the Economics of Ageing. 2014.
Risk Sharing within the Extended Family: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, Economic Development and Cultural Change, University of Chicago Press, vol. 62(1), pages 65 - 94. 2013.
Cutting the Costs of Attrition: Results from the Indonesia Family Life Survey, with D Thomas, E Frankenberg, B Sikoki, J Strauss, C Sumantri, and W Suriastini. Journal of Development Economics (2012) 98(1). 2012.
Intra-household Differences in Education and Home-Leaving in Indonesia.,2006. Economic Bulletin (April 2006)
In Sickness and in Health: Diagnosing Indonesia. editor, with A Utomo. Singapore: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 2022.
Economic Dimensions of Covid-19 in Indonesia: Responding to the Crisis. editor, with BD Lewis. Singapore: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 2021.
Indonesia Living Standards: Before and After the Financial Crisis. with J Strauss, K Beegle, B Sikoki, A Dwiyanto, Y Herawati, D Pattinasarany, E Satriawan, and Sukamdi. Singapore: Institute for Southeast Asian Studies, and Santa Monica: RAND. 2004
Book chapters, book review, and encyclopaedia entries
[New] Effects of a New Subnational Banking Regulation in Indonesia on Regional Economic Outcomes with TY Wicaksono and M Nisa in Pursuing Inclusive Economic Development in Asia: A Celebration of Peter McCawley edited by Hal Hill and Daniel Suryadarma. Asian Development Bank Institute . 2025.
Introduction with A Utomo in In Sickness and in Health: Diagnosing Indonesia edited by F Witoelar and A Utomo. Singapore: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 2022.
COVID-19 and Health Systems Challenges of Non-communicable Diseases with Riyana Miranti in Economic Dimensions of Covid-19 in Indonesia: Responding to the Crisis edited by BD Lewis and F Witoelar. Singapore: ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute. 2021.
Indonesia Family Life Survey with J Strauss in Encyclopaedia of Gerontology and Population Aging edited by D Gu and ME Dupre. Springer International Publishing. 2019.
Household Dynamics and Living Arrangements of Elderly in Indonesia: Evidence from a Longitudinal Survey in Aging in Asia edited by M. Majmundar and JP Smith, National Academy of Sciences Press. 2012.
Socioeconomic Success and Health in Later Life: Evidence from the Indonesia Family Life Survey with J Strauss and B Sikoki in Aging in Asia, edited by M Majmundar and JP Smith, National Academy of Sciences Press. 2012.
Natural Capital and Human Welfare: The Social Impacts of Mangrove Loss in Indonesia (2024 –) with A Guimbeau (Université de Sherbrooke), XJ Ji (University of Florida), and N Menon (Brandeis University)
Economic Consequences of the Enacment of Qanun 11/2028 on Financial Services in Aceh, Indonesia. (2023 - ) with TY Wicaksono (Universitas Islam Internasional Indonesia) and M Nisa (School of Oriental and African Studies)
Unleashed: An Experiment on Releasing Untapped Labor Market Potential of Women in Indonesia (2022 –) Role: Principal Investigator, with N Merdikawati (J-PAL Southeast Asia)
Competition in the Agent Banking Market: Effects and Strategic Responses (2021- ) Role: Principal Investigator, with G de Leon (Pompeu Fabra), E Deserranno (Northwestern University), M Kanz (World Bank), and D Gottlieb (London School of Economics)
Long-term Human Capital Consequences of Childhood Exposure to Malaria in the Pacific (2020 – ) Role: Principal Investigator, with Co-Investigators B Resosudarmo, Riswandi, K Sollis, M Pandey, U Raya (Australian National University), T Dartanto (University of Indonesia), J Mollet (Universitas Cendrawasih), W Girsang (Universitas Pattimura)
Effectiveness of Inpatient and Outpatient Drug Rehabilitation in Indonesia (2018 –) Role: Principal Investigator, with J Williams (University of Melbourne), L Cameron (University of Melbourne), and W Suriastini (SurveyMeter)
Recent completed projects
The Political Economy of Tobacco Farming in Low- and Middle-Income Countries (2016 - 2023) Role: Co-Investigator, with J Drope (University of Illinois), G Sahadewo (Gadjah Mada University), R Lenchuca (McGill University), and Q Li (private consultant)
Building Inclusive Climate Resilience: Enhancing the Adaptive Capacity of Indonesian Children and Youth in Overcoming and Mitigating the Climate Impact (2022-2023) Role: Principal Investigator, with C Siagian (PUSKAPA University of Indonesia).
