1. Curriculum Vitae
Arief Ramayandi
Center for Economics and Development Studies
Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University (LP3E-FE Unpad) Jl.
Cimandiri 6, Bandung 40115
Indonesia
Phone : +62 22 4237082, +62 22 4204510
Mobile : +62 818229997
Fax : +62 22 4204510
E-mail : arief.ramayandi@fe.unpad.ac.id, arief.ramayandi@anu.edu.au
Education
Ph.D (Economics), 2008.
Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia.
Thesis: “Essays on the Conduct of Monetary Policy in ASEAN Countries.”
Master of Economic of Development (MEcDev), 2001.
Australian National University,
Canberra, Australia.
Thesis: “Optimum Monetary Instrument Option in the Case of a Small Open Economy.”
Sarjana Ekonomi (Bachelor of Economics), 1995.
Department of Economics and Development Studies,
Faculty of Economics, Padjadjaran University,
Bandung, Indonesia.
Thesis: “Analysis of Broad Money Development in Indonesia Post the Financial
Deregulation of 1 June 1983.”
Current Position
Director of the Center for Economics and Development Studies, Department of Economics,
Padjadjaran University (LP3E - FE Unpad), Bandung, Indonesia.
Expertise/Interests
• Monetary economics, macroeconomics
• Economic modelling and macroeconometrics
• Policy economics, public policy and governance
• Economic integration and policy co-ordination
Working Experience
• Director - Center for Economics and Development Studies, Department of
Economics, Padjadjaran University (LP3E - FE Unpad), (since February 2008)
• Secretary - LP3E-FE Unpad, (2002-2003)
• Tutor - Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian National
University, (2004-2007)
• Research assistant - Crawford School of Economics and Government, Australian
National University, (2003-2007)
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• Research assistant - Division of Economics, Research School of Pacific and Asian
Studies, Australian National University, (2001 and 2003-2007)
• Lecturer - Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University, (since 1996)
• Research associate - LP3E-FE Unpad, (since 2001)
• Junior research associate - LP3E-FE Unpad, (1995 - 2000)
Research Activities
• Researcher. Developing a stress test model using Polyanalyst for Bank Indonesia
(in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E
FEUnpad), Bank Indonesia, 2008.
• Researcher. Inflation in Cirebon region: Its affecting factors (in Bahasa Indonesia).
Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Bank Indonesia,
2008.
• Researcher. Feasibility Study to establish a short course and master level program
in labour market development. Center for economics and development studies
(LP3E FE-Unpad), The International Labour Office-Jakarta, 2008.
• Researcher. Labour Market Study of the Food and Beverages Sector in Indonesia.
Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), The
International Labour Office-Jakarta, 2008.
• Researcher. Study on Macroeconomic Indicators thresholds for Indonesia (in
Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-
Unpad), Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2008.
• Researcher. MODFI (Macro model of the Indonesia’s Ministry of Finance):
Improvement and further development (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics
and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Ministry of Finance of the Republic of
Indonesia, 2007.
• Researcher. Study on medium term strategy on tobacco excise tax in Indonesia (in
Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E
FEUnpad), Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2005.
• Researcher. Fiscal policy analysis and the structure of the medium term financing in
Indonesia (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies
(LP3E FE-Unpad), Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Indonesia, 2004.
• Researcher. Indonesia’s employment protection legislation: Swimming against tide?
Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), GIAT-USAID,
2004.
• Researcher. Performance of the micro-financing banks in Sumedang: A review (in
Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E
FEUnpad), Municipal Government of Sumedang, 2003.
• Researcher. Bank’s perspectives on small and medium firms (in Bahasa
Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad),
Bank Indonesia, 2003.
• Researcher. Study on the model of export market analysis for Indonesia (in Bahasa
Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad),
National Agency for Export Promotion (BPEN), 2002.
• Researcher. Measuring PT. Telkom’s efficiency (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for
economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), PT. Telkom, Indonesia,
2002.
• Researcher. Government deposit insurance: Impact and effectivity on people’s
behaviour and bank’s Performance (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics
and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Bank Indonesia, 2002.
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Arief Ramayandi
• Researcher. Local Government Borrowing. Research Institute of the Padjadjaran
University, IRIS Center of the URCI, University of Maryland, 2002.
• Researcher. Economic Assessment of Forest Resources in Nunukan District: A
Case Study of Sebuku-Sembakung Watershed. WWF Indonesia. 2002.
• Junior researcher. Study of the impact of financial crisis on West Java’s economic
growth (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies
(LP3E FE-Unpad), Provincial government of West Java, 1999.
• Junior researcher. Impact assessment of the less-developed villages rolling
financing program (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development
studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Provincial government of West Java, 1999.
• Research assistant. West Java’s baseline economic survey. Center for economics
and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Bank Indonesia, 1999.
• Junior researcher. Macroeconomic profile of Purwakarta (in Bahasa Indonesia).
Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Municipal
government of Purwakarta, 1997.
• Junior researcher. Analysis of potential companies to issue stocks in the capital
market: A case study of West Java (in Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics
and development studies (LP3E FE-Unpad), Jakarta Stock Exchange, 1997.
• Junior researcher. Measuring the gross regional domestic product of Tangerang (in
Bahasa Indonesia). Center for economics and development studies (LP3E FE-
Unpad), Municipal government of Tangerang, 1997.
• Financial specialist. Financial feasibility study for the development of container
terminal Gede Bage in Bandung. 1997.
• Financial specialist. Financial feasibility study on railway transport plan for PT
Cement Gresik. 1996.
• Financial specialist. Financial feasibility study on urban and sub-urban transport
system for Bandung metropolitan area. 1995.
Teaching Activities
Macroeconomics (under-graduate & post-graduate level), Monetary economics (under-
graduate level), Econometrics (under-graduate level), Mathematics for economics
(undergraduate & post-graduate level), International economics (under-graduate level).
Consultancy
• The International Labour Office, Jakarta (2008).
• ANU Enterprise Pty. Ltd and ASEAN Secretariat (2008).
• GIAT-USAID (2004).
• PT. Telkom, Indonesia (2003).
• World Wildlife Fund (WWF) Indonesia (2002).
• Urban & Sub-urban Railways Tranportation projects, Bandung (1995).
Publications & Working Papers
• Arief Ramayandi & Arief Anshory Yusuf, 2008. “Reducing fuel subsidy or taxing carbon?
Comparing the two instruments from the economy, environment, and equity perspective
for Indonesia,” in progress.
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Arief Ramayandi
• Arief Ramayandi, 2008. “Simple Model for a Small Open Economy: An Application to the
ASEAN-5 Countries,” Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies
(WoPEDS) 200801, Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University.
• Arief Ramayandi & Tao Kong, 2008. “Survey of Recent Development, ” Bulletin of
Indonesian Economic Studies, 44(1), pp. 7-32.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2008. “Book Review: Exchange Rates under the East Asian Dollar
Standard: Living With Conflicted Virtue”, The Economic Record, forthcoming.
• Arief Ramayandi, Arief A. Yusuf & Della Tumenggung, 2007, “Book Review: Economic
Thought and Issues in Indonesia in the Last Half Century,” Bulletin of Indonesian
Economic Studies, 43(1), pp. 97-111.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2007. “ Strategies for East Asia Growth and Openness,” in B. Nelson
& R. Jeffrey (Eds.), Capturing the Year 2006: Writings from the ANU College of Asia and
the Pacific, ANU College of Asia and the Pacific.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2007. "Approximating Monetary Policy: Case Study for the ASEAN-5,"
Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies (WoPEDS) 200707,
Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University.
• Arief Ramayandi, Gordon de Brouwer & David Turvey, 2006. "Macroeconomic Linkages
and Regional Monetary Cooperation: Steps Ahead," Asian Economic Policy Review,
Japan Center for Economic Research, vol. 1(2), pages 284-301.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2006. “Reliability of Structural Shocks Estimates from a Bivariate
SVAR Model: The Case of Southeast Asian Countries,” Asia Pacific Economic Papers,
No. 357.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2005. "ASEAN Monetary Cooperationation: Issues and Prospects,"
Asia Pacific Economic Papers, No. 349.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2003. "Tracing the Monetary Policy Reaction Functions for the Case
of a Small Developing Economy," Working Papers in Economics and Development
Studies (WoPEDS) 200301, Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2003. "Economic Growth And Government Size In Indonesia: Some
Lessons For The Local Authorities," Working Papers in Economics and Development
Studies (WoPEDS) 200302, Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University.
Published in A. S. Alisjahbana & B. P. S. Brodjonegoro (Eds.), Regional Development in
the Era of Decentralization: Growth, Poverty and the Environment, IRSA International
Conference Series, Unpad Press (2004).
• Arief Ramayandi, 2003. “Fiscal stimulus for the West Java province,” (in Bahasa
Indonesia), in Economic Analysis of West Java Province, edited by: S. Soemitro, et.al.,
Unpad Press, Bandung, Indonesia.
• Arief Ramayandi, 2003. “Moral Hazards in deposit gathering of the Syari’ah banks,” (in
Bahasa Indonesia), Jurnal Ekonomi & Kewirausahaan, II(2).
• Arief Ramayandi, 2001. "Optimum Monetary Instrument Option in the Case of a Small
Open Economy," Working Papers in Economics and Development Studies (WoPEDS)
200101, Department of Economics, Padjadjaran University.
• Editing chapters on Indonesian “Biodiversity, Forest, and Marine Resources,” and
“Energy and Water Resources,” in Development Within the Framework of Economic-
Social-Environment Nexus: Assessing Performance and Future Scenarios for Indonesia,
Institute of Advanced Studies, The United Nations University (2001).
• Arief Ramayandi, 2000. “Cost and benefit analysis design for the development of an
integrated tourism area at the Pangandaran beach in West Java,” Economic journal of
the Faculty of Economics Padjadjaran University, XV(2):59-69.
• Arief Ramayandi, 1998. “The role of small scale industries as an employment
opportunity stabilizer,” (in Bahasa Indonesia), Majalah Ilmiah, Universitas Padjadjaran,
16(3).
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Arief Ramayandi
Recent Conferences and Seminars
• Paper presented (with Arief A Yusuf), “Reducing fuel subsidy or taxing carbon?
Comparing the two instruments from the economy, environment, and equity perspective for
Indonesia,” The 9th IRSA International Conference, Sriwijaya University, Palembang,
Indonesia, July 2008.
• Speaker (with Tao Kong), “Survey of recent development,” Indonesia Study Group
seminar series, ANU, Canberra, Australia, January 2008.
• Speaker, “Approximating Monetary Policy: Case Study for the ASEAN-5,” 2007
Australasian Meeting of the Econometric Society, University of Queensland, Brisbane,
Australia, July 2007.
• Speaker (with David Turvey), “Macroeconomic linkages and regional monetary co-
operation,” Asian Economic Policy Review Conference, Tokyo, Japan, April 2006.
• Speaker (with Peter Warr and Arief A Yusuf), “Technical change, poverty and inequality
in Indonesia,” Economics of Trade and Development Seminar Series, Division of
Economics, RSPAS, ANU, Canberra, Australia, September 2007.
• Speaker, “ASEAN Monetary Cooperation: Issues and Prospects,” The 29th FAEA
Annual Conference on ASEAN Economic Cooperation: New Dynamics and New
Paradigms, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, December 2004.
• Speaker, “Economic Growth and Government Spending in Indonesia: Some Lessons for
the Local Authorities,” The 5th IRSA International Conference, Bandung, Indonesia, July
2003.
Prizes or Awards
• Standard Chartered Bank “Study in Britain” Scholarship (awarded 1998)
• Australian Development Scholarship (ADS) (awarded 1999)
• Visiting Fellowship (Australia Japan Research Center - ANU) (awarded 2002)
• ANU Ph.D Scholarship (awarded 2003)
Professional and Visiting Appointment
• Visiting scholar, Australia-Japan Research Center, ANU (2002)
• Referee, AIUB Journal of Business and Economics (AJBE), published by American
International University - Bangladesh (AIUB).
Computer Skills
E-Views, MATLAB, R, TSP, Scientific Workplace, Mathcad.
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