Green Industrial Policies in a Fragmented World: A View from the Global South.
Working PaperGreen Industry
Riandy Laksono, Ph.D.
Senior Economist | Postdoctoral Researcher, VU Amsterdam | Trade, Industrial, and Development Policy
Trade and development economist with 15 years of policy and research experience across ASEAN and East Asia. Current postdoctoral researcher at VU Amsterdam and Researcher (on leave) at CSIS Indonesia. Research focus: international trade, industrial policy, labour markets, and green transition strategy.
15+
Years in trade policy
13
Selected publications
2026
VU Amsterdam postdoc
Education and Professional Affiliations
Institutions from CV_RL_2026 with quick-access links.
VUVU Amsterdam
ANUAustralian National University
UIUniversitas Indonesia
IPBIPB University
CSISCSIS Indonesia
PRProspera
KTLIACEPA Katalis
ERIAERIA
Core expertise: international trade, industrial and investment policy, regional integration, labour policy, macroeconomics, and geoeconomics.
Selected Publications (CV_RL_2026)
All paper links point to exact publisher pages; every entry includes a reproducible-code workspace.
Labor Market Impact of Export in a Commodity-Dependent Nation: The Case of Indonesia.
Working PaperLabor Markets
The dynamics of labor share decline in manufacturing: Evidence from Indonesia.
Working PaperManufacturing
Nickel nationalism holds back Indonesia's clean tech ambitions.
Policy CommentaryCritical Minerals
Recalibrating Southeast Asian trade policy in a world of economic fragmentation.
Policy CommentaryRegional Trade
Can Indonesia navigate global economic turbulence under Prabowo?
Policy CommentaryMacroeconomics
Indonesia should respond to Trump's tariffs with import deregulation.
Policy CommentaryTrade Policy
Restoring free meals program as a child nutrition initiative.
Policy CommentaryHuman Capital
Why Prabowo's misguided austerity is emblematic of his free-wheeling economic policy.
Policy CommentaryFiscal Policy
Prabowo's pursuit of 8 per cent growth won't be without problems.
Policy CommentaryGrowth Strategy
Return of the technocrats: Can Prabowo's economic team prove the doubters wrong?
Policy CommentaryGovernance
How Prabowo's 8% growth target will shape Indonesia's fiscal policy.
Policy CommentaryMacrofiscal
An analysis of the impact of Economic and Political Freedom on Economic Growth in Eight ASEAN Countries (1997-2007).
Journal ArticleASEAN Growth
Policy Commentary
Recent writing in East Asia Forum, Indonesia at Melbourne, and The Jakarta Post.
Media and Public Presence
Selected media outlets and policy fora listed in CV_RL_2026.
News and policy outlets
Published in East Asia Forum, East Asia Forum Quarterly, Indonesia at Melbourne, and The Jakarta Post.
Geoeconomics
Trade Policy
Industrial Policy
Conferences and policy events
Presented at ANU Indonesia Update, ATW, IRSA, ADEW, and DFAT Understanding Indonesia sessions.
ANU Indonesia Update
ATW
IRSA
Blog and Explainers
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US-Indonesia ART Interactive Explainer
Interactive explainer on legal structure, implementation logic, and compliance channels.
US-Indonesia ART Detailed Explainer
Long-form technical explainer with legal and policy detail.
Nickel nationalism holds back Indonesia's clean tech ambitions.
East Asia Forum Quarterly | 2026
Political economy of critical minerals policy and clean-tech value chains.
Recalibrating Southeast Asian trade policy in a world of economic fragmentation.
East Asia Forum | 2025
How regional economies can adapt trade strategy under fragmentation risk.
Indonesia should respond to Trump's tariffs with import deregulation.
The Jakarta Post | 2025
A practical response framework for Indonesia under renewed tariff shocks.
How Prabowo's 8% growth target will shape Indonesia's fiscal policy.
Indonesia at Melbourne | 2024
On growth ambition, fiscal constraints, and policy sequencing.