Economics

Nickel ore export ban and the export performance of the downstream industries featured image

Nickel ore export ban and the export performance of the downstream industries

This post is inspired by this tweet (in Indonesian). Baru nyadar dampak pelarangan bijih nikel ternyata *sebesar* itu. Indonesia sekarang jadi eksportir stainless steel terbesar …

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Krisna Gupta
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Trade in Value Added: Indonesia's Position in the Global Value Chain

Global Value Chain (GVC) is a buzzword that frequently comes up among academics and consultants when discussing international trade and manufacturing growth. The essence of GVC is …

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Krisna Gupta

On District/City Minimum Wages: Too High or Too Low?

Some time ago, Twitter was abuzz about minimum wages. The trigger seemed to be news about Minister of Manpower Ida Fauziyah commenting on how high minimum wages are in Indonesia. …

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Krisna Gupta
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Economic Issues in the SDGs Framework in Indonesia

Together with my colleagues, I had the opportunity to discuss the PPI Dunia book on Sustainable Golden Indonesia, Economy Series 1, published by LIPI Press. It was a pleasure to …

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Krisna Gupta

Purchasing Power Parity and the Big Mac Index

We often see the news comparing GDP between countries. These GDPs are usually measured in constant USD or current USD. While these GDP measures are useful for comparing economic …

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Krisna Gupta
Indonesia Emas Berkelanjutan 2045: Kumpulan Pemikiran Pelajar Indonesia Sedunia Seri 01 Ekonomi featured image

Indonesia Emas Berkelanjutan 2045: Kumpulan Pemikiran Pelajar Indonesia Sedunia Seri 01 Ekonomi

LIPI Press berkolaborasi dengan Perhimpunan Pelajar Indonesia (PPI) Dunia menerbitkan rangkaian buku seri Indonesia Emas Berkelanjutan 2045: Kumpulan Pemikiran Pelajar Indonesia …

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Krisna Gupta

Question 4 Tutorial 1 ECON3102 2021

About this post This post is created to quickly demonstrate one of the possible answer of question 4 of tutorial 1 of ECON3102. I chose to use r’s WDI to show it but any other …

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Krisna Gupta
Examining the National Economic Recovery (PEN) Stimulus Policy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis featured image

Examining the National Economic Recovery (PEN) Stimulus Policy Amid the COVID-19 Pandemic Crisis

The PPID economics commission examined Indonesia's National Economic Recovery (PEN) program in 2020 and 2021, and identified several issues.

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Krisna Gupta
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Economic Conditions During the COVID-19 Pandemic

I was invited by my colleague Bu Evi from Universitas Sebelas Maret to present on Indonesia's economic conditions to master's students in economics at Universitas Sebelas Maret. It …

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Krisna Gupta