RSE
Research School of Economics
Intrahousehold decision making, female labor force participation, education, financial inclusion, and migration
Lolita is a PhD candidate from the Research School of Economics at the Australian National University (ANU). Lolita received her master degree in International and Development Economics program from ANU and bachelor degree in Industrial Engineering from Bandung Institute of Technology (ITB). She previously worked in the Abdul Latif Jameel Poverty Action Lab (J-PAL) Southeast Asia where she manages and coordinates the implementation of field experiments in urban transportation, digital financial inclusion, and migration. Before J-PAL Southeast Asia, she worked as an economist in the Central Bank of Indonesia where she wrote regional economic analyses and coordinate inflation management team together with the regional government. Currently, besides doing her PhD research projects and tutoring, Lolita is also working as a short term consultant at the East Asia and Pacific Region of the World Bank.
PhD panel
Professor Xin Meng (Chair), Professor Lisa Cameron, and Assoc. Professor Martine Mariotti
Research areas
Labor Economics, Development Economics
Tutoring
ECON 1101 Microeconomics 1 at Semester 1 2023
ECON 2900/4409/8901 Development, Poverty, and Famine at Semester 2 2023
Publications
Journal Article
- [Upcoming] Moorena, L; Bimahardhika, E. 2024. Disruption to schooling: Evidence from volcano eruptions in Java Island, Indonesia. ADB Institute Working Paper.
- Hall, M; Muljawan, D; Moorena, L. 2008. Using The Artificial Neural Network to Assess Bank Credit Risk: A Case Study of Indonesia. Applied Financial Economics. Link here
Book Chapter
- Bendesa, IGK; Moorena, L; Resosudarmo, B. 2017. A Note on Tourism in Bali. in Tourism and sustainable regional development in Indonesia. UNPAD Press. Link here
Policy Report
- Moorena, L; Rabb, M; Rusdinar, A; Schaner, S; Tangoren, C; Theys; N 2020. Towards Inclusive Digital Finance in Indonesia. J-PAL IFII White Paper. Link here
- Moorena, L; Schaner, S; Setiabudi, N 2020. Improving Women’s Digital Literacy as an Avenue for Financial Inclusion. J-PAL Website. Link here
- Moorena, L; Schaner, S; Setiabudi, N 2020. Indonesians are turning to Digital Financial Services during the Covid-19 Pandemic. J-PAL Website. Link here
- Moorena, L; Schaner, S 2020. Evidence Wrap-up: Digitizing Social Protection Transfers. Available upon request
Scholarship & Research Grants
Scholarship: Indonesian Education Scholarship – Indonesia Endowment Fund for Education (LPDP) (2019)
Research grant :
- Asian Development Bank Institute (ADBI) with the topic of "Increasing the Resilience of Education Systems in Asia and the Pacific" on July 2023 - February 2024
Recordings of Presentation