Economics

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 …

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Krisna Gupta

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. …

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Krisna Gupta

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 …

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Krisna Gupta

Indonesian trade and industry data 2018-2023 from SEKI Bank Indonesia

The recent Indonesia’s 200% tariff aimed at Chinese products proposed by the Indonesian Minister of Trade, Zulkifli Hasan (Zulhas), startled businesses. Some love it, some others …

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Krisna Gupta

Analysis of the Effect of Indonesia-Japan Economic Partnership Agreement (IJEPA) on the Trade in Service Sector in Indonesia

The Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA) is a trade agreement that aims to facilitate market access and considers aspects of economic cooperation and development initiatives …

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Labor-machine substitution in agriculture

Today, February 25, 2024, there’s a lively online discussion about Indonesia’s increasingly high food prices. Some people are comparing rice prices abroad vs. in Indonesia, asking …

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Krisna Gupta
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Greening the grid and what it takes

I present my paper on how the impact of meeting the NDCs to the electricity prices and emission and its challenges.

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Krisna Gupta