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.
Indonesia and BRICS: A conversation with Lili Yan Ing and Krisna Gupta
In this Global Seminar, we talk with Dr Lili Yan Ing and Dr Krisna Gupta on the economics of Indonesia joining BRICS, a bloc formed by Brazil, Russia, India, and China in 2009 with …
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 …
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. …
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 …