Drawing on Indonesia’s decades-long experience in developing social assistance programs, this keynote panel review the effectiveness of targeted social protection programs, whether they generate the intended impact on poverty reduction, and how randomised evaluation can be used to generate evidence for effective policies.
Offering social assistance programs has become an increasingly prominent strategy to alleviate poverty in many parts of the developing world, including in Indonesia. Drawing on Indonesia’s decades-long experience in developing social assistance programs, government officials and a leading evidence-based policy research institution, The Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab Southeast Asia (J-PAL SEA), highlight proven methods to address key emerging challenges and improve anti-poverty programs.
Panellists:
Dr Vivi Yulaswati, Senior Advisor to the Minister of National Development Planning for Social Affairs and Poverty Reduction of Indonesia (Bappenas)
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Dr Elan Satriawan, Chief of Policy Working Group, National Team for the Acceleration of Poverty Reduction (TNP2K) of Indonesia
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Lina Marliani, Executive Director of The Abdul Latief Jameel Poverty Action Lab Southeast Asia (J-PAL SEA)
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Chair:
Professor Budy Resosudarmo, Crawford School of Public Policy, The Australian National University