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.
Sugar Prices Sugar is one of the most important commodity in Indonesia. Sugar consumption in Indonesia is high. In 2018, Indonesian consumption of sugar reached 26.34 kg per …
Twitter is currently buzzing because of this post by BEM UI (the Student Executive Board of the University of Indonesia): JOKOWI: THE KING OF LIP SERVICE pic.twitter.com/EVkE1Fp7vz …
The PPID economics commission examined Indonesia's National Economic Recovery (PEN) program in 2020 and 2021, and identified several issues.
I finally got the time to watch this excellent lecture by Professor Keyu Jin from LSE. She talked about techno-nationalism and discuss whether it’s good or bad. Her discssion is …
I was invited by my colleague Bu Evi from Universitas Sebelas Maret to present on Indonesia's economic conditions to master's students in economics at Universitas Sebelas Maret. It …
Me and my colleague Deasy Pane of Bappenas look at how the follow-up regulation from Job Creation Law may restrict trade a great deal. In turn, this has the potential to distort …
I share a possible recovery through export. There seem to be a trade-off between going ahead with commodity export with an import substitution policy.
Ngobrol santai Indonesia Synergy bersama Dr Syarifah Liza Munira dan I Nyoman Sutarsa dari ANU tentang program vaksinasi massal di Indonesia.
This post is about what I know regarding the digital economy in Indonesia. Indonesia (and indeed the whole world) is currently caught up in the hype of Industry 4.0, the digital …