Krisna Gupta

Krisna Gupta

Lecturer
National Economic Council, Republic of Indonesia · Politeknik APP Jakarta · Center for Indonesian Policy Studies

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.

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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.

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Notes on Professor Keyu Jin's Public Lecture titled

I finally got the time to watch this excellent lecture by Professor Keyu Jin from LSE. She talked about techno-nationalism and discuss whether it’s good or bad. Her discssion is …

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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 …

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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 …

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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.

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Vaksin COVID-19 di Indonesia: harapan dan hambatan

Ngobrol santai Indonesia Synergy bersama Dr Syarifah Liza Munira dan I Nyoman Sutarsa dari ANU tentang program vaksinasi massal di Indonesia.

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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 …

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Economics

Economics BE4158 First meeting IBE at Petra Krisna Gupta Monday, February $8^{th}$ 2021 Today’s content ☀ housekeeping about studying economics some main principles Who am I? 👀 A …

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Comparative advantage untuk vaksin

Ekspor sebagai strategi economic recovery pasca COVID-19 Krisna Gupta IDM Coop: Badai Pandemi, Vaksinasi dan Harapan Pemulihan Ekonomi Sabtu, 27 Februari 2021 Siapa saya? Mahasiswa …

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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 …

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