ANU Indonesia Project

My latest for @CarnegieEndow : Fuel crisis from US-Israel war on Iran is forcing hard choices for Indonesia that may be made harder by Prabowo’s governance style carnegieendowment.org/posts/2026/04/…

Timely discussions between 🇦🇺 and 🇮🇩 representatives at the inaugural 1.5 Track Dialogue on Economic Security. Valuable exchanges on enhancing our shared economic resilience, the role of the Jakarta Treaty & the importance of rules and openness as key principles in our approach.

Just out, our paper in Bulletin Indonesian Economic Studies @BIESjournal “ Ideas in Action: LPEM, the Think Tank that did not Just Think” Baru saja terbit, paper saya dan Mohamad Ikhsan di BIES, “Ideas in Action: LPEM, the Think Tank that did not Just Think”. tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

@_CEVAW Almost 94% of all marriage dispensation were approved by judges. One of the oft-cited reason for proposing dispensation is religion-related: child marriage is not against religious teaching, and marriage is to avoid religious violation (e.g. sexual activity before marriage).

Selamat pagi! This morning's FKP will be co-hosted with @ANUIndonesia with speakers from @puskapa & @_CEVAW to discuss legal reform to address child marriage and its implementation challenges. TODAY at 9am WIB, online on Zoom bit.ly/gs_indonesia

What does the US–Indonesia trade deal mean for the region? In this new @east_asia_forum piece, @acopatunru argues it strengthens the case for RCEP’s central role in regional trade architecture, particularly as Indonesia navigates shifting tariffs and global uncertainty. 🔗 Read the full analysis eastasiaforum.org/2026/03/27/us-…

Nike’s push for “living wages” in Indonesia raises important questions. A new article by Rob Davis, Nick McMillan (@propublica), and Matthew Kish (@Oregonian) finds that living wages remain above minimum levels, while production continues to shift to lower-cost labour regions. The piece also includes insights from Dr Nurina Merdikawati (ANU Indonesia Project), reflecting her work on labour markets and inclusion. Read more here: oregonlive.com/business/2026/…

Explore the research done by speakers. Adrianna Bella's @adriannabels paper explores the impact of marriage age law on child marriage and education. Open access …n-wps.s3-ap-southeast-2.amazonaws.com/RePEc/mhe/chem…

Join Professor Marcus Mietzner (@ANUBellSchool) for the launch of his latest book on former Indonesian president Joko Widodo (Jokowi). Based on exclusive interviews with Jokowi and many of Indonesia's top leaders, Ruling Indonesia shows Jokowi as a president obsessively preoccupied with his economic development agenda, subordinating all other aspects of governance to this goal In conversation with Dr Eve Warburton (@ANUBellSchool) , the discussion will explore key themes from the book, followed by a live Q&A with the audience. 🗓 Wednesday, 22 April 2026 ⏰ 5:00–6:30 pm AEST 📍Hedley Bull Theatre 1, Hedley Bull Building, ANU For registration, please visit crawford.anu.edu.au/event/book-lau… or scan the QR code in the picture.

Indonesia has the 4th largest number of child marriages in the world despite there being a law on minimum marriage age. The next FKP hosted by @ANUIndonesia will bring together researchers from @_CEVAW & @puskapa to examine how legal reform can address child marriage, advance ...

Indonesia’s hard-won fiscal credibility is being tested as off-budget spending, new state financial institutions and Prabowo’s ambitious spending agenda blur the once-clear boundaries of fiscal policy, writes David Nellor. eastasiaforum.org/2026/03/15/ind…

Congratulations @iMedKrisna, Riandy Laksono and @rizkisiregar on your forthcoming paper in @BIESjournal: "#Prabowonomics: can Indonesia really grow at 8%?"

In response to various requests due to bottlenecks in abstract submissions, IRSA has decided to extend the deadline for the Call for Papers for the 21st IRSA International Conference to 9 March 2026: conftool.com/irsa2026/

Untuk mahasiswa ekonomi atau mereka yang tertarik issue economic development, berikut link youtube dari presentasi saya “Why Development Becomes Harder: the Political Economy of the Possible di Harvard CID speaker series, youtube.com/watch?v=vZvAEv…

My short article with the amazing Dr Marilyn, Sorang , Indri & Tini (KONEKSI). With global funding shrinking & gender equality becomes a political target, what happens to gender-focused development in Indonesia & how does Australia respond? Happy reading internationalaffairs.org.au/australianoutl…

The deadline for papers for the Australasian Development Economics Workshop, to be held this year at the ANU on the 4th and 5th of June, is approaching. Submissions will be received in pdf format until 15 March 2026 via the ADEW webpage crawford.anu.edu.au/acde/adew2026. Full drafts of papers must be submitted with an abstract not exceeding 300 words. Financial assistance will also be available for a limited number of Australian-based PhD students. The 2026 Keynote Speaker is Christopher Woodruff, Professor of Development Economics, @OxfordEconDept.

Are you an Australian Honours or Masters student planning to undertake research in Indonesia? Travel to Indonesia can be a transformative part of your study — and we’re here to support you. The ANU Indonesia Project Student Research Travel Grant provides financial assistance to help cover research and travel costs for eligible domestic students researching Indonesia. Eligibility and funding details: - Open to Australian citizens and permanent residents - Maximum value of $3,000 per grant For more information about this grant and how to apply, visit: crawford.anu.edu.au/indonesia-proj… #researchfunding #StudyAbroad #StudyIndonesia #ResearchIndonesia

Vacancy, deadline 5 March koneksi-kpp.id/en/the-pilot-d…

Last month @ANUIndonesia convened the annual FKP Roadshow in collaboration with Universitas Mulawarman @unmul on Monday 26 Jan; Universitas Borneo Tarakan @ubt_official on Tuesday 27 Jan; and Universitas Tanjungpura @UntanPontianak on Thursday, 29 Jan.

New analysis by John McCarthy explores who gets included — and excluded — from Indonesia’s cash transfer programs, and why targeting is never just technical. Read the full piece at Development Policy Centre: devpolicy.org/who-gets-help-…