Authors : Albert Ludi Angkawibawa, Jahen F. Rezki Executive Summary Leaders’ qualities are an essential part of economic growth and policymaking. Nonetheless, in many cases, the information about leaders’ qualities and characteristics is limited. This study investigates and provides new information about leadership characteristics in Indonesia. We collect novel datasets from the curriculum vitae of...Read More

Author: Ibrahim Kholilul Rohman and Maria Monica Wihardja Executive Summary In Indonesia, digital technology and digitalization are seen as solutions to economic development challenges and future transformation towards more prosperous society. Digital technology is a double-edged sword as in most cases it entails both benefits and drawbacks. Due to data limitations, there are no easy...Read More

Author : Bisuk Abraham Sisungkunon, Atiqah Amanda Siregar,  and Wildan Al Kautsar Anky Executive Summary Municipal solid waste (MSW) management remains a challenge in in Pekanbaru. To avoid the negative externalities associated with improper waste disposal, the development of waste-based power plant (or PLTSa), including through incineration technology, is increasingly viewed as an attractive option....Read More

Authors: Rus’an Nasrudin1, Djoni Hartono, Faizal Rahmanto Moeis, Andhika Putra Pratama, Raka Rizky Fadilla, and Rustam Effendi Executive Summary This article summarises the distributional and economic-wide impact of several policy scenarios of recent tax policy changes in Indonesia. Some of the scenario’s designs are directly drawn from the changes in the new Indonesian tax law...Read More

Author : Kiki Verico Executive Summary ASEAN is in the process of structural economic and digital transformation. ASEAN needs to adopt related principles to support it. This paper found that structural economic transformation requires the open economy as the necessary principle and economic convergence as the sufficient condition. The open regionalism principle is needed because...Read More

Author : Chairina Hanum Siregar, Muhammad Rifqi Aufari, Hamdan Bintara, Raka Rizky Fadilla, Wildan Al Kautsar Anky, Nia Kurnia Sholihah, Lovina Aisha Malika Putri, Alin Halimatussadiah, and Jahen Fachrul Rizki Executive Summary Many workers in Indonesia experienced job loss and decreasing income during the pandemic of COVID-19. These phenomena have a tremendous impact on workers...Read More

Author: Riatu M. Qibthiyyah and Fauziah Zen Executive Summary During the COVID period, a form of remote working, work from home, is adopted in the workplace and/or is opted by the workers.  Based on SAKERNAS August 2020 survey, 10.39% of salaried workers worked from home during this early period of the COVID-19 pandemic. Exploring on...Read More