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The government has again been resorting to curbing imports in a bid to manage the current account balance, but this policy has not had a significantly positive impact on either the trade balance or manufacturing growth; rather, studies show it can have the opposite effect and eventually reduce exports.

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 the economy further with more red tape instead of less (paywalled)

A milestone in my PhD. I present the findings of one of my thesis chapters.

This morning, as usual, I prepared breakfast, did the dishes, all while listening to a podcast. One of my favorite, Babbage aired the recent development of COVID-19, including the decreasing death rate across the world.

In this post, I addressed the only problem I had with migrating to hugo which is equation labeling

COVID-19 may punishes commodity exporter a bit more severe than other economies. As a country dependent on commodity for its employment and tax revenue, Indonesia needs to be prepared.

During the pandemic, most countries in the world reacted with export ban to secure availability of important product such Personal …

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. 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.

Complicated regulations have been one of the most persistent problem in Indonesian business climate. In this piece, I examine why relying on Omnibus Laws may not solve the rooted, long-time problems in Indonesian business climate.