Impact Assessment of Social Assistance for Education on Welfare Distribution: A Microsimulation Approach Using INDOMOD

[…] in Indonesia to support poor and vulnerable people. There are two main programs which is Family Hope Program (PKH) and Smart Indonesia Program (PIP). Analyzing the distributional impact to both programs is very important to improve program’s effectiveness and efficiency. INDOMOD, a tax-benefit microsimulation model for Indonesia, was used in this study to evaluate […]

A review of studies on the mechanisms of cultural heritage influencing subjective well-being

[…] through conceptual segmentation and combination and conducted a literature review to identify mechanisms validated in previous studies. This study suggests that the richness of cultural heritage may impact subjective well-being and that the extent of this impact is influenced by two factors: the availability of cultural heritage-derived activities and the perception of cultural heritage. […]

Universal free school meals and children’s bodyweight. Impacts by age and duration of exposure

We study the impact on children’s bodyweight of switching from means-tested to universal provision of nutritious free school meals in England. We exploit the roll-out of universal provision across Local Authorities to estimate effects at different ages and durations of exposure, based on nurse-collected, population-wide health data for state school children. Exposure to universal […]