Krisna Gupta

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.

Checking BPS open unemployment rate data

Some time ago, my colleague Anton and I were invited to chat on the Indah G Show platform. It was a casual, mostly spontaneous conversation. Unfortunately, in these impromptu settings, I often don’t have data memorized, and there’s no opportunity to check data – or at least doing so would break the flow. Quite different from chatting on Twitter, which is asynchronous.

Jan 18, 2025

Probability Theory

Jan 14, 2025

Labor-Intensive Industry and Labor Conditions in Indonesia

Dec 27, 2024

Sustainable Trade Balance

Dec 3, 2024

Jakarta's Path to Global City Status vs Singapore

Nov 29, 2024

Checking Indonesia's five consecutive months of deflation

Indonesia has recently been buzzing about five consecutive months of deflation. Some analysts like INDEF have argued this signals weakening purchasing power among the middle class. But Finance Minister Sri Mulyani considers it not a serious concern because core inflation (inflation excluding food and energy prices, which tend to be volatile) on a month-to-month basis is still positive.

Oct 5, 2024

Services, manufacturing and the Indonesian third unbundling

Sep 24, 2024

Indonesia's Declining Middle Class: A Warning Sign?

I was invited by The Conversation Indonesia to discuss the declining middle class trend. We discussed why this is happening and how significant the implications are for Indonesia’s economy. Personally, I believe the declining middle class trend should serve as an alarm for all of us.

Sep 18, 2024

Safe and Comfortable in the Workplace

Sep 17, 2024

Unbundlling, GVC and TiVA

Pembicara dalam diklat di Kemenlu

Aug 20, 2024