PhD Economist · Labour Markets & Development
Evidence for inclusive growth in Indonesia's labour market.
PhD Economist specialising in labour economics, applied econometrics, and policy-relevant empirical research, with expertise in labour market dynamics, structural transformation, and development policy analysis. Extensive experience leading data-intensive research and generating evidence to inform national and international policy formulation, in collaboration with United Nations agencies, the Asian Development Bank, Bank Indonesia, and government ministries.
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PhD & MA GPA, cum laude
3×
Best Graduate awards (BA · MA · PhD)
54
Citations (Google Scholar)
8+
Institutions advised — ADB, UN, Bank Indonesia
Focus
Where research meets policy
Three connected strands of work: academic research on how labour markets change, and direct advisory work translating that evidence into policy.
Academic
Research
Peer-reviewed work on job polarisation, structural transformation, task content, and wage inequality in Indonesia.
Applied
Policy & Advisory
Technical assistance for ADB, UN agencies, Bank Indonesia, and government ministries translating evidence into policy.
Output
Publications
Journal articles, book chapters, and working papers spanning labour economics and sustainable development.
Selected Research
Featured publications
Peer-Reviewed · 2025
Structural Transformation and Regional Inequality Differential in Indonesia
Documents how structural transformation drives diverging regional inequality trajectories across Indonesia's provinces.
Regional Studies, Regional Science, 12(1), 790–815
Peer-Reviewed · 2024
Broken Ladders? Labour Market Inequality in Indonesia and India
Compares job-ladder dynamics and labour market inequality between Indonesia and India using panel microdata.
Bulletin of Indonesian Economic Studies
Peer-Reviewed · 2023
Indonesia: Employment and Inequality Trends
Book chapter tracing how task-biased technological change reshaped employment and wage inequality in Indonesia.
In Tasks, Skills, and Institutions: The Changing Nature of Work and Inequality (Oxford University Press)
Research and advisory work with
Advisory
Recent policy work
Present
Ministry of Manpower, Republic of Indonesia (Kementerian Ketenagakerjaan)
Contributes policy and academic insights on labour market dynamics and development to Indonesia's Ministry of Manpower.
Economist
2026 – Present
Asian Development Bank (ADB)
Technical assistance supporting Indonesia's National Economic Council (DEN) on Structural Transformation and Middle-Class Job Creation. Leads research design, econometric strategy, and policy recommendations on informality and the routine-to-nonroutine occupational shift.
Labour Economist (Research Consultant)
2025 – Present
Institute for Development of Economics and Finance (INDEF)
Leads labour-market intelligence — occupational outlooks, layoff-risk monitoring, internship programme evaluation — and empirical research on the employment effects of mineral downstreaming.
Labor Market Expert