Indonesia's export and import for COVID-19-related goods: July 2020
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 …
The heterogeneous impacts of tariffs and NTM on total factor productivity of Indonesian firms
A milestone in my PhD. I present the findings of one of my thesis chapters.
The Export Ban and Standards Relaxation Drama in Indonesia's PPE Market
It’s probably no secret that I’ve been somewhat critical of the Ministry of Trade’s export ban, specifically Permendag 34/2020 on the export ban of antiseptics, PPE, masks, and PPE …
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The Brazilian Chicken Import Dispute: Where There's Corn, There's Chicken
Another week, another trade related post! Recently, netizens were startled (again) by news that Indonesia would import chicken from Brazil. This was the result of Brazil filing a …
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Lessons from the Garlic Import Scandal: Import Quotas as a Farmer Protection Policy
Recently, netizens were rocked by news of the arrest of officials in a garlic import bribery case. Beritagar has documented this case in considerable detail, and in my personal …
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