Indonesia's PPE export ban backfires
June 16, 2020·
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Arianto Patunru
Krisna Gupta
Abstract
During the pandemic, most countries in the world reacted with export ban to secure availability of important product such Personal Protective Equipment (PPE). We analyze why meddling with trade to solve scarcity problem may lead to even more scarcity problem, and suggest better ways to do it. See the full publication in the East Asia Forum.
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East Asia Forum
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Lecturer
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.