The ANU Indonesia Project welcomes Nurina Merdikawati

The ANU Indonesia Project welcomed Nurina Merdikawati (Dika) to our academic team on 1 September 2025.  Dika is an applied microeconomist and her research interests are in the area of Development, Gender, and Labour.

Prior to joining the ANU Indonesia Project, Dika was a Research Fellow, Investing in Women Research Coordinator at the Global Institute for Women's Leadership (GIWL), and a postdoctoral research fellow at J-PAL Southeast Asia. At J-PAL, she ran randomised evaluation research projects on improving women’s economic participation and increasing women’s access and use of digital financial services in Indonesia. She also delivered impact evaluation training to researchers and local government officials. 

Her prior research spans on the impact of labour market regulation, and financial inclusion, among others. She also had working experiences as a consultant for ADB, JANCPEC, contributor to the Economist, Research Associate at National University of Singapore (NUS) and INSEAD, and teacher at Keming Primary School. 

Dika received her PhD degree in Economics from Crawford School of Public Policy, Australian National University. She earned Master in Public Policy from Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, NUS, and Bachelor of Arts (Hons) in Economics from Nanyang Technological University.

You can find out more about Dika's research profile here.