The chili price mystery: low because of imports?
Chili is one of the most important commodities in Indonesia. Indonesians love chili. Even while studying abroad, I still bought sambal because chili is just that good. It’s not …
Awesome Stata 17 Upgrade: Trying Pystata by using PPML on USITC and WITS database
Finally I got to upgrade my stata to Stata 17! I was looking forward to using Stata in my Python environment. This post is just me trying a PPML package (Stata, not the USITC one)
Why Indonesian Sugar is Expensive? A closer look on Indonesian trade policy (and Neraca Komoditas)
Sugar Prices Sugar is one of the most important commodity in Indonesia. Sugar consumption in Indonesia is high. In 2018, Indonesian consumption of sugar reached 26.34 kg per …
Restrictive regulations on foreign trade may hurt economy
Me and my colleague Deasy Pane of Bappenas look at how the follow-up regulation from Job Creation Law may restrict trade a great deal. In turn, this has the potential to distort …
Economic recovery through export
I share a possible recovery through export. There seem to be a trade-off between going ahead with commodity export with an import substitution policy.
Electric vehicle production hub: investment driven by export bans?
Recently, Indonesia has been buzzing about the MoU between Indonesia and LG Energy Solution, a South Korean battery cell manufacturer. The deal roughly entails LG Energy Solution …
Mengapa tren kendaraan listrik adalah momentum transformasi industri otomotif Indonesia
Mengapa tren kendaraan listrik adalah momentum transformasi industri otomotif Indonesia Krisna Gupta, Australian National University and Wishnu Mahraddika, Australian National …
Price trends of Indonesia's export commodities
COVID-19 has certainly hit exports and imports. However, in recent months, Indonesia’s trade balance has been showing increasing signs of surplus. I often explain that Indonesian …
The heterogenous impact of tariff and NTM on total factor productivity of Indonesian firms
Indonesian government has been working hard in engaging with the world market as average tariff keeps on decreasing. However, it seems to follow the global trend, that is, relying …