will IA-CEPA be the boost to the Australia-Indonesia relationship leaders are banking on
February 18, 2020·
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Donny Pasaribu
Krisna Gupta
Australian Trade Minister Simon Birmingham and his Indonesian counterpart, Minister Enggartiasto Lukita, signed the agreement back in March 2019. Photo by the Australian Embassy Jakarta on Flickr.Abstract
IA-CEPA excited everyone when it was taken into effect, a result of 10 years long of negotiations between two great neighbours in the region. It is hoped that the economic relation between the two can be synergized and hopefully improve interdependency which then strengthen political relationship as well. We are sceptical that IACEPA would economically matter at least in the short to medium term, but celebrates the right step taken between both countries. See the complete publication in Indonesia at Melbourne’s website
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Indonesia at Melbourne
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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.