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.
Indonesian government has been working hard in engaging with the world market as average tariff keeps on decreasing. However, it seems to follow the global trend, that is, relying …
I discussed this theme in my medium blog(https://medium.com/@imedkrisna/extending-a-simple-2-period-consumption-problem-the-third-period-afterlife-9223cf5467d). I recycle this with …
Just a bit of stats on RCEP. To connect it a bit with the Global Value Chain, I am using Stage of Production (SoP) UNCTAD:
I was invited to give a guest lecture on literature review. I use some sources from Australian universities and my own experience as a researcher
This post briefly discusses FDI developments in Indonesia. FDI Trends Since 1970 The chart below shows Indonesia’s net FDI inflows as a percentage of GDP. The data source is the …
A couple of weeks ago, a colleague of mine, Deasy Pane from Bappenas, invited me for a discussion about Indonesia’s trade and investment situation policy. Indeed, that’s the beauty …
This is an updated figures on COVID-19-related goods export and import in Indonesia. I was once presenting about it in ANU Indonesia Project’s global seminar series, and I cited …
Indonesia has been always famed for its lack of depth and innovation in its financial market. Banks are powerful and aim mostly at consumer banking. Indeed, the role of foreign …
A milestone in my PhD. I present the findings of one of my thesis chapters.