Trade and development

Research on trade and development has long been a high priority for Project staff and PhD students. This includes detailed studies of the trade policy regime (including pioneering estimates of effective rates of protection), the political economy of protection, sector-specific trade policies, export performance, Indonesia in the regional and global economy, general overviews of the private sector, the structure and performance of the private sector, private sector and industrial dynamics before and after crisis episodes, and private sector and industry case studies.

The researches in this area have been facilitated by access to various datasets, including the excellent firm-level databases of the Biro Pusat Statistik, supplemented by international trade data and firm-level research. The training of doctoral students has been an integral component of this research. Since the 1990s, many PhD dissertations have been completed in this field, mostly by Indonesian researchers. Much of the past and current work involves collaboration with Indonesian researchers.

Research themes

  • Trade, poverty, and inequality

  • Economic integration

  • Political economy of trade policy

  • Trade liberalisation and its socio-economic impacts

  • Export behaviour and firm productivity

  • Private sector development

See below for an archive of our publications on these themes. See our website for the latest information on our current research projects.

2024 publications
2023 publications
2022 publications
2021 publications
2020 publications
2019 publications
2018 publications
2017 publications
2016 publications
2015 publications
2014 publications
2013 publications
2012 publications