Institute for Economic and Social Research – Faculty of Economics and Business – Universitas Indonesia

Muhammad Halley Yudhistira, Ph.D

Muhammad Halley Yudhistira graduated in 2007 from Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia (FEB UI) majoring in Economics (Regional and Urban Economics), with cum laude. Afterwards, Yudhistira continued his study at National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS) and he managed to receive his title of Master of Arts in Public Economics in 2011. In 2015, Yudhistira managed to receive his title of Doctor of Philosophy in Public Economics from National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies (GRIPS), in Tokyo, Japan with the funding from Mitsubishi Scholarship for Doctor of Philosophy. Yudhistira started to work as an assistant lecturer in Economics Department, Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia in 2007. He then become a lecturer in Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia as well as a Research Fellow at LPEM FEBUI since 2015. Yudhistira also works as the Managing Editor of Jurnal Ekonomi Pembangunan Indonesia since 2014. His researh interests include applied econometrics, regional and urban economics, theory and empirics in transportation economics.

Yudhistira also received a number of research grants including individual research grant from The Sumitomo Foundation, East Asian Development Network, as well as from Australian National University. Besides that, Yudhistira is also a Visiting Fellow for Indonesia Project held by The Australian National University. Besides research and teaching, Yudhistira has presented his findings in several international and national events, including EADN Annual Forum, Indonesian Study Group (ANU), Indonesia Regional Science Association (IRSA), Conference in Economic and Finance Indonesia (CEFI), The 2nd National Seminar and Workshop on Frontier in Economics and Teaching Method held by Economics Department of Faculty of Economics and Business, University of Indonesia as well as The 3rd Pacific Conference of the Regional Science Association International in Bandung. Yudhistira is also the head of sedekahair.org, a social enterprise focusing on water provision.

Research Interests

Here are some of the research interest from this research study:

Urban and Housing Economics, Transportation Economics, Econometrics, Impact Evaluation.

List of Publication

Here are some of the latest publications from researchers

  • Sofiyandi, Y., Kurniawan, Y. R., Yudhistira, M. H. (2023). The impact of maritime logistics subsidy on food prices: Evidence from Indonesia. Economic Analysis and Policy, 79, 1026-1045.
  • Iryani, B. S., Yudhistira, M. H., Khoirunurrofik, K., Hartono, D. (2023). Conformity or differentiation? The effect of competitive strategy on hotel performance. Tourism Economics, 13548166231167292.
  • Bestari, R. R., Kurniawan, Y. R., Yudhistira, M. H. (2022). The long-term effects of early European settlement on local development: Evidence from Indonesia. World Development, 158, 105977.
  • Indriyani, W., Yudhistira, M. H., Sastiono, P., Hartono, D. (2022). The relationship between the built environment and respiratory health: Evidence from a longitudinal analysis in Indonesia. SSM-Population Health, 101193.
  • Yudhistira, M. H., Karimah, I. D., Maghfira, N. R. (2022). The effect of port development on coastal water quality: Evidence of eutrophication states in Indonesia. Ecological Economics, 196, 107415.
  • Pratama, A. P., Yudhistira, M. H., Koomen, E. (2022). Highway expansion and urban sprawl in the Jakarta Metropolitan Area. Land Use Policy, 112, 105856.
  • Sianturi, P. C., Nasrudin, R. Yudhistira, M. H. (2022). Estimating the price elasticity of demand for urban mass rapid transit ridership: A quasi-experimental evidence from Jakarta, Indonesia. Case Studies on Transport Policy, 10(1), 354-364.