The Advent of A New Trade Governance after the Omnibus Law: Neraca Komoditas
Oil Boom vs Commodity Boom: Can Raw Materials Export Ban Save the State Budget?
A couple of days ago, I was forwarded a news from Asia Nikkei by my colleague, Deasy Pane. The news is about Indonesia’s plan to ban exports of raw minerals (the likes of bauxite, …
Unpacking the Neraca Komoditas
In this event, I discusses CIPS Policy Paper No. 47 "The Advent of A New Trade Governance After The Omnibus Law, Neraca komoditas" by me, Deasy and Donny. The paper is about …
Nickel ore export ban and the export performance of the downstream industries
This post is inspired by this tweet (in Indonesian). Baru nyadar dampak pelarangan bijih nikel ternyata *sebesar* itu. Indonesia sekarang jadi eksportir stainless steel terbesar …
Trade in Value Added: Indonesia's Position in the Global Value Chain
Global Value Chain (GVC) is a buzzword that frequently comes up among academics and consultants when discussing international trade and manufacturing growth. The essence of GVC is …
Global Value Chain dalam bumbu gado-gado
Hari ini saya sarapan gado-gado. Menurut saya, gado-gado (dan bumbu kacang secara umum) adalah sebuah fenomena yang luar biasa. Meskipun kacang pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh …
The chili price mystery: low because of imports?
Chili is one of the most important commodities in Indonesia. Indonesians love chili. Even while studying abroad, I still bought sambal because chili is just that good. It’s not …
Awesome Stata 17 Upgrade: Trying Pystata by using PPML on USITC and WITS database
Finally I got to upgrade my stata to Stata 17! I was looking forward to using Stata in my Python environment. This post is just me trying a PPML package (Stata, not the USITC one)
Why Indonesian Sugar is Expensive? A closer look on Indonesian trade policy (and Neraca Komoditas)
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 …