We estimate the short- and long-term effects of maternal and paternal death on children's school enrolment, educational attainment and health in Indonesia, and compare it with the effect of chronic poverty. We also investigate whether there are any gender dimensions of the effects. Using a...

We estimate intergenerational poverty persistence in Indonesia using a panel dataset. This is the first such study done to look at the issue in the Indonesian context. In contrast to the majority of studies on this issue, we include controls for many household and individual characteristics,...