The Advent of A New Trade Governance after the Omnibus Law: Neraca Komoditas
Krisna Gupta
Lecturer
National Economic Council, Republic of Indonesia
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Politeknik APP Jakarta
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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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