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.
I just finished reading How the World Became Rich: the Historical Origins of Economic Growth. This book is written by two highly accomplished economic historians. It discusses how …
Economic transformation into more manufacturing-based growth is still in the appetite of Indonesian policy makers. According to its latest development plans, Indonesia plans to …
I join Ronald and Louisa in discussion about the possibility of Small and Medium Enterprise in Indonesia to use digitalization to join Global Value Chain.
On this occasion, I shared with policy analysts from the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs about the writing process and content of my latest paper.
Discussions about increasing the use of domestic products and anti-import sentiments have long echoed among public officials. Lately, these conversations seem to be growing ever …
(update 7 April 2022: added no. 8 in table 1) Introduction In recent days, the government has been grappling with rising cooking oil prices. The government is trying to keep …
Many have said the possible increase the price of various important commodities. However, Indonesia may be able to limit the inflation of some of these goods. This is because …
This morning I watched “Ngobrol Tempo” on YouTube. The show featured officials from the Ministry of Industry, the Ministry of Trade, and Gabel, the electronics manufacturers’ …
On 24 February 2022, Russia attacked Ukraine. It was not entirely a surprise, as US intelligence had already indicated that Russia would invade Ukraine in the near future. At the …