Nurina Merdikawati

Nurina Merdikawati (Dika) is a Research Fellow at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL) at the Australian National University (ANU). Her research focuses on gender and labour economics, with a particular emphasis on women's economic participation, digital financial inclusion, social assistance, and expenditure decentralization. She holds a PhD in Economics, an MPP in Public Policy, and a BA in Economics.

Education:

• PhD in Economics
• MPP in Public Policy
• BA in Economics

Research Interests:

• Labour economics
• Gender equality and policies
• Applied microeconometrics and impact evaluation
• Development economics
• Minimum wage policies and poverty reduction

Her work spans Indonesia, Vietnam, and the Philippines, with recent projects analyzing gender norms, care economy policies, and part-time work regulations.

Current Projects:

• Multi-country studies on gender norms and future care demand (GIWL, ANU)
• Policy analysis on part-time work and economic inclusion

Prior Experience:

• Postdoctoral Research Fellow, J-PAL Southeast Asia
• Consultant for ADB, JANCPEC, and The Economist
• Research Associate at NUS and INSEAD

Labs/Teams:

• Global Institute for Women’s Leadership (GIWL)
• Multi-country research teams for gender policy evaluations