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The Road Not Taken?: Responding to the Energy Price Shock in East Asia

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2022-11-17) Pollitt, Hector ; Islamaj, Ergys ; Kitchlu, Rahul ; Le, Duong Trung ; Mattoo, Aaditya ; Mattoo, Aaditya

Several countries in East Asia have increased fossil fuel subsidies to keep consumer prices lower than currently high international prices. These subsidies are discouraging the shift in consumption away from fossil fuels, while high prices are encouraging investment in new fossil fuel infrastructure. Providing income transfers instead of price subsidies would encourage consumption of cleaner alternatives, while softening the welfare loss. And subsidizing investment in renewables would avert the risk of being locked in to fossil fuels. The total cost need not be higher than that of fossil fuel subsidies.
Education Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2021-01-25) World Bank

This brief has been produced under the World Bank’s Indonesia Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) observatory, a partnership among multiple global practices at the Bank that aims to generate near-real-time insights on the impact of the pandemic to inform the Government of Indonesia’s policy response to the COVID-19 crisis. This brief describes results from the fourth round of monitoring between November to December 2020.
Health Services During the COVID-19 Pandemic

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2021-01-25) World Bank

This brief has been produced under the World Bank’s Indonesia Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) observatory, a partnership among multiple global practices at the Bank that aims to generate near-real-time insights on the impact of the pandemic to inform the Government of Indonesia’s policy response to the COVID-19 crisis. This brief describes results from the fourth round of monitoring between November to December 2020.
What Factors Exacerbate and Mitigate the Risk of Gender-Based Violence During COVID-19?: Insights from a Phone Survey in Indonesia

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-12) Halim, Daniel ; Can, England Rhys ; Perova, Elizaveta

One in three Indonesian women have experienced Gender-Based Violence (GBV) in their lifetime. The Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic may further exacerbate the risks of GBV. First, additional stress due to health risks and economic uncertainty is likely to trigger conflict within family. Second, more time spent in the same physical space with potential perpetrators due to lockdowns may also increase the likelihood of abuse. We collected data on exposure to GBV through a phone survey to understand the factors that pose the greatest risk and policy interventions that may effectively protect women. In-person data collection was not possible due to health concerns associated with the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. In order to not jeopardize the safety of the respondents through backlash from perpetrators living in the same households, we did not ask questions about violence directly. Rather, based on consultations with GBV experts, we developed a series of proxy questions, which allowed us to infer the likely exposure to violence.
Impacts on Digital Merchants: Insights from the Bukalapak-World Bank Survey

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-10-14) Wihardja, Maria Monica ; Lestari Putri, Mayla Safuro

This brief presents findings from the World Bank digital merchant survey conducted in collaboration with Bukalapak, one of Indonesia’s largest e-marketplaces. The survey was broadcasted to Bukalapak’s super sellers and merchants with 100 or more recorded transactions on Bukalapak (the target population) through various Bukalapak chat features (pop-up notifications, blog posts, SMS, emails). The survey was opened between May 20 and June 27, 2020. The analysis was drawn from 1,020 respondents and was weighted to better represent the target population.
How COVID-19 is Affecting Firms in Indonesia: Results from the 1st Round of the COVID-19 Business Pulse Survey, June 15, 2020-June 23, 2020

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-08-20) Doarest, Aufa ; Kamphuis, Bertine

This brief presents findings from the first round of a survey of 850 firms in Indonesia. The survey was implemented through phone interviews and found that Coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) has had pronounced effects on Indonesia’s private sector. To help the private sector during this crisis, the government needs to improve the effectiveness of its support through better communication and easier access to support programs.
Ex-ante Poverty and Distributional Impacts of COVID–19 in Indonesia

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-06-26) Ali, Rabia ; Tiwari, Sailesh

The Government of Indonesia has responded to the pandemic strongly, instituting several economic support measures for households. Budgetary outlays on the newly announced programs amount to an approximate doubling of spending on core social assistance programs.
Social Media Monitoring, April-May 2020

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-06-26) Ralston, Laura ; Ali, Rabia

There is a high level of knowledge on COVID-19, with most respondents aware of common symptoms and following preventative health measures. However, citizens face challenges maintaining social distancing recommendations when they need to purchase food and in their jobs. These challenges are more prevalent among lower income groups. Discussion on COVID-19 in social media spiked around the time large-scale social restrictions were introduced and common topics of conversation revolved around health care, food access, and job loss. Complementary survey data finds that these are citizens’ biggest concerns, over half indicated working fewer days, and about a quarter facing some level of food insecurity. While the overall tone in the discussions on social media and in online news sources has been moderating, the government handling of the situation is widely discussed, and survey respondents indicate concerns regarding social unrest and a wish for further government action.
High-Frequency Monitoring of Households: Summary of Results from Survey Round 1, 01-07 May 2020

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2020-06-26) Purnamasari, Ririn ; Ali, Rabia

This brief presents findings from the first of five rounds of a nationally representative panel survey of 4,338 households across 40 districts and 35 cities in 27 provinces of Indonesia. The survey was implemented through 15 to 20-minute phone interviews. To achieve the program targets Government of Indonesia (GOI) has committed to, implementation efforts need to focus much more sharply on improving delivery of assistance to targeted poor and vulnerable households and ensure that those engaged in hard-hit non-farm businesses benefit either from expansion of existing social assistance or new economic relief programs.
Learning for All: Towards Quality Education for Enhanced Productivity and Economic Growth in Indonesia

(World Bank, Washington, DC, 2018-02) Fasih, Tazeen ; Afkar, Rythia ; Tomlinson, Heather ; Afkar, Rythia

This note synthesizes the findings of various analytical pieces conducted by the World Bank in the education sector in Indonesia. The World Bank has supported the knowledge base on education in Indonesia through several studies and technical assistance partnerships, which are noted at the end of this brief. The studies investigate various sub-sectors of education to effectively analyze critical issues in depth and recommend policy options.