Krisna Gupta
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.
Menggunakan Darts untuk melihat bedanya prediksi harga beras domestik dan internasional sejak Neraca Komoditas
I’m one of the regular readers of tweets by Haryo Aswicahyono, who often talks about economics. Just the other day, he tweeted mainly about how rice prices remain high, even though …
Melihat Indonesia lewat kacamata Ray Dalio: Bagaimana Negara Bankrut
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Reviewing the National Economic Council Paper on the Economic Impact of Free Nutritious Meals
It was quite surprising yet interesting when I watched the press conference by the National Economic Council (DEN) some time ago. The reason was that Luhut Binsar Panjaitan (LBP), …
Indonesian consumption growth, labor share, and saving rate
Recently, there have been many reports about the weakening of Indonesia’s middle class. The middle class in Indonesia has been shrinking since 2018 and now makes up only 17% of the …