Krisna Gupta

Krisna Gupta

Lecturer
National Economic Council, Republic of Indonesia · Politeknik APP Jakarta · Center for Indonesian Policy Studies

My name is Krisna, some call me Imed. I am an advisor at the Indonesian National Economic Council. My research is about trade and investment policy and how it affects Indonesian firms. I use some structured equation such as GTAP model, but also do some empirics like gravity models.

I lecture at Universitas Indonesia. Additionally, I assume a senior fellow position at Center for Indonesian Policy Studies.

I contributed to several projects with Bank Indonesia, Bappenas, ADB, Prospera, and ERIA, among others. Occasional oped writer, typically at Kompas, Jakarta Post and East Asia Forum. Please see CV or contact me for more information.

Indonesia's router exports after the US FCC ban

On 23 March 2026, the US Federal Communications Commission (FCC) effectively banned foreign-made consumer routers from the American market. The ban targets Chinese manufacturers, …

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Indonesia's Fiscal Situation: Bleaker Than It Looks?

Supplementing our Survey of Recent Developments in BIES with additional visualizations on government spending, primary expenditure, and revenue.

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Indonesia in BRICS: Between Economic Diversification and Personalised Politics

Examines Indonesia's decision to join BRICS, exploring economic diversification motives and personalised politics.

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Intro to trade theory

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The Economic Danger of Inequality

I recently finished Michael Pettis’s book “The Great Rebalancing: Trade, Conflict, and the Perilous Road Ahead for the World Economy.” The book discusses global economic imbalances …

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Global Macroeconomic Imbalance

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Finding the Formula for Indonesia's Resilience

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The Role of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Trade and Investment

Speaker at a training program at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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