
Biography
Adhi Kurniawan is a PhD student in the Department of International Development, at King's. His PhD research examines the nexus between human capital investment, labour wealth inequality, and distributional fiscal policy.
Adhi holds a Master of Science in Statistics from The University of Auckland, New Zealand and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Social Statistics and Population Studies from Polytechnic of Statistics STIS Jakarta, Indonesia. Since 2012, Adhi has been working as a statistician in the Directorate of Census and Survey Methodology Development, BPS-Statistics Indonesia.
Research
Thesis title: 'Human Capital Investment, Labour Wealth Inequality, and Redistributive Role of Fiscal Policy: Evidence from Indonesia'
PhD supervision
- Principal supervisor: Professor Andy Sumner
- Secondary supervisor: Dr Eduardo Ortiz Juarez
Further details
Research

Inequalities, Vulnerabilities, and Development Policy research group
We are an interdisciplinary team within the Department of International Development. We bring together researchers and postgraduate students to explore economic and non-monetary inequalities, vulnerabilities, and related government policies.
Research

Inequalities, Vulnerabilities, and Development Policy research group
We are an interdisciplinary team within the Department of International Development. We bring together researchers and postgraduate students to explore economic and non-monetary inequalities, vulnerabilities, and related government policies.