On District/City Minimum Wages: Too High or Too Low?
Some time ago, Twitter was abuzz about minimum wages. The trigger seemed to be news about Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah commenting on how high minimum wages are in Indonesia. …
Economic Issues in the SDGs Framework in Indonesia
Together with my colleagues, I had the opportunity to discuss the PPI Dunia book on Sustainable Golden Indonesia, Economy Series 1, published by LIPI Press. It was a pleasure to …
Purchasing Power Parity and the Big Mac Index
We often see the news comparing GDP between countries. These GDPs are usually measured in constant USD or current USD. While these GDP measures are useful for comparing economic …
Book Launch Seminar: Sustainable Golden Indonesia 2045 - Collected Thoughts of Indonesian Students Worldwide, Series 01 Economics
Launch of the PPID Economics book
Indonesia Emas Berkelanjutan 2045: Kumpulan Pemikiran Pelajar Indonesia Sedunia Seri 01 Ekonomi
LIPI Press berkolaborasi dengan Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia (PPI) Dunia menerbitkan rangkaian buku seri Indonesia Emas Berkelanjutan 2045: Kumpulan Pemikiran Pelajar Indonesia …
Question 4 Tutorial 1 ECON3102 2021
About this post This post is created to quickly demonstrate one of the possible answer of question 4 of tutorial 1 of ECON3102. I chose to use r’s WDI to show it but any other …
Examining the National Economic Recovery (PEN) Stimulus Policy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis
The PPID economics commission examined Indonesia's National Economic Recovery (PEN) program in 2020 and 2021, and identified several issues.
Economic Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic
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 …
Economic recovery through export
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.
Indonesia's digital sector: opportunities and challenges
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 …