Transition to Adulthood in Greater Jakarta: A Longitudinal Perspective

Using two waves of a panel survey of young adults in Greater Jakarta, this project examines the effectiveness of Indonesia's considerable investment in education over the past 40 years. The broad aim is to examine how changes in the lives of young Indonesians affect their progression to becoming independent, secure adults and in what ways this progress differs for those who experienced their schooling in different eras of Indonesia's political past. The study also examines whether these outcomes differ for men and women and by socio-economic strata. Longitinal analysis is used to examine whether young adults in Jakarta are able to change their circumstances across time or whether early poor outcomes cannot be reversed.