October 10, 2025NATAPRAJAOpen Access

Crisis-Responsive Social Protection: Counterfactual Evidence on Poverty Reduction From Indonesia's Response to Covid-19

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Cash and food assistance programs prevented a 4% rise in poverty during COVID-19, benefiting 11 million people.
The poorest families saw social assistance cover 22% of their monthly expenditures, indicating strong impact.
Robustness checks confirmed results using alternate poverty lines and placebo tests, ensuring reliability.
Administrative preparedness is essential for effective crisis response, yet targeting accuracy remains a concern.

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This analysis uses counterfactual evidence to assess the impact of social protection programs on poverty reduction in Indonesia, highlighting challenges in targeting informal workers.

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Haryaningsih et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/68e865117ef2f04ca37e4fd7 https://doi.org/10.21831/natapraja.v12i1.88630

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This analysis uses counterfactual evidence to assess the impact of social protection programs on poverty reduction in Indonesia, highlighting challenges in targeting informal workers.

Crisis-Responsive Social Protection: Counterfactual Evidence on Poverty Reduction From Indonesia's Response to Covid-19

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Crisis-Responsive Social Protection: Counterfactual Evidence on Poverty Reduction From Indonesia's Response to Covid-19

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