Digitalization, SMEs, and GVC in Indonesia: a short intro
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.
A Simple Model of Local Content Requirements
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 …
Klaim sukses hilirisasi nikel berbasis larangan ekspor masih memiliki segudang masalah
Managing food inflation, Indonesian style
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 …
Notes from watching "Ngobrol Tempo" on "Import Substitution of Electronics Products"
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’ …
Oil Boom vs Commodity Boom: Can Raw Materials Export Ban Save the State Budget?
A couple of days ago, I was forwarded a news from Asia Nikkei by my colleague, Deasy Pane. The news is about Indonesia’s plan to ban exports of raw minerals (the likes of bauxite, …
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 …
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. …
Notes on Professor Keyu Jin's Public Lecture titled
I finally got the time to watch this excellent lecture by Professor Keyu Jin from LSE. She talked about techno-nationalism and discuss whether it’s good or bad. Her discssion is …