Restrictive regulations on foreign trade may hurt economy
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 …
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.
Electric vehicle production hub: investment driven by export bans?
Recently, Indonesia has been buzzing about the MoU between Indonesia and LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery cell manufacturer. The deal roughly entails LG Energy Solution …
Mengapa tren kendaraan listrik adalah momentum transformasi industri otomotif Indonesia
Mengapa tren kendaraan listrik adalah momentum transformasi industri otomotif Indonesia Krisna Gupta, Australian National University and Wishnu Mahraddika, Australian National …
Price trends of Indonesia's export commodities
COVID-19 has certainly hit exports and imports. However, in recent months, Indonesia’s trade balance has been showing increasing signs of surplus. I often explain that Indonesian …
The heterogenous impact of tariff and NTM on total factor productivity of Indonesian firms
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 …
Statistik ekspor impor Indonesia di 2018 dengan negara-negara RCEP
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:
Kuliah tamu di Universitas Indonesia tentang tinjauan literatur
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
FDI, industry, and trade policy
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 …
Indonesian tariff dynamics, 2000-2018
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 …