Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia

ERD WORKING PAPER SERIES NO. 25
ECONOMICS AND RESEARCH DEPARTMENT

Revisiting Growth and Poverty Reduction in Indonesia: What Do
Subnational Data Show?

Arsenio M. Balisacan
Ernesto M. Pernia
Abuzar Asra

October 2002

Asian Development Bank

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REVISITING GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION IN INDONESIA:
WHAT DO SUBNATIONAL DATA SHOW?

Arsenio M. Balisacan
Ernesto M. Pernia
Abuzar Asra

October 2002

Arsenio M. Balisacan is Professor of Economics at the University of the Philippines, while Ernesto M. Pernia is Lead Economist and Abuzar Asra is Senior Statistician at the Economics and Research Department of the Asian Development Bank. The authors gratefully acknowledge the valuable assistance on the data provided by the P.T. Insan Hitawasana Sejahtera, in particular Swastika Andi Dwi Nugroho and Lisa Kulp for advice. Gemma Estrada provided very able research assistance. The views expressed herein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the institutions they represent.

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REVISITING GROWTH AND POVERTY REDUCTION

IN INDONESIA:

Asian Development Bank
P.O. Box 789
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Philippines
2002 by Asian Development Bank
October 2002
ISSN 1655-5252
The views expressed in this paper are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Asian Development Bank.

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WHAT DO SUBNATIONAL DATA SHOW?

Foreword
The ERD Working Paper Series is a forum for ongoing and recently completed research and policy studies undertaken in the Asian Development Bank or on its behalf.
The Series is a quick-disseminating, informal publication meant to stimulate discussion and elicit feedback. Papers published under this Series could subsequently be revised for publication as articles in professional journals or chapters in books.

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Contents
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Introduction

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Data and Measurement Issues

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