Goodbye dollar? Not quite yet
The topic of de-dollarization has been a hot-button issue lately. De-dollarization – the effort by many countries to reduce dependence on the US dollar (USD) – is reportedly being …
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 …
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 …
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. …
Global Value Chain dalam bumbu gado-gado
Hari ini saya sarapan gado-gado. Menurut saya, gado-gado (dan bumbu kacang secara umum) adalah sebuah fenomena yang luar biasa. Meskipun kacang pertama kali diperkenalkan oleh …
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)
New update of the recent second wave (or third?) of COVID-19 in Indonesia
It has been a while since i last wrote about COVID-19. Today i’d like to check out Indonesia’s statistic on COVID-19, especially since it seem to get worse these days, …
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 …
Statistik ekspor impor Indonesia di 2018 dengan negara-negara RCEP
Just a bit of stats on RCEP. To connect it a bit with the Global Value Chain, I am using Stage of Production (SoP) UNCTAD: