Community

This page highlights my recent and upcoming engagements with policy communities, broadly defined. Please email me to explore potential collaborations in related research areas.

Later this year, I’ll also be teaching graduate courses on sustainability-related topics, which include elements of theory and practice. I welcome (1) scholars working on relevant papers and (2) practitioners with direct experience who are willing to share their work with my students, either in person (if you’re in Jakarta) or virtually (if you’re based elsewhere). In the past, my courses have featured guest speakers from the World Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and other institutions.

Upcoming

September 14-16, 2026
I’m tentatively planning to attend the 27th Global Conference on Environmental Taxation in Berlin, Germany. Organized by the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK), this year’s theme is “Fiscal Instruments for International Climate Action.”

Past year

June 3, 2026
My co-author, Tom Pepinsky, and I participated in the Global Seminar Series to discuss our newly published BIES paper. This virtual event was organized by the ANU Indonesia Project and the Forum Kajian Pembangunan (FKP). Watch the recording here.

April 28-29, 2026
Together with colleagues at Monash Indonesia, I led a workshop for senior officials at the Ministry of Home Affairs as part of their national leadership training. This workshop examined disaster response and mitigation from multiple perspectives, and my session focused on the financial dimensions. Download my presentation slides here.

April 8-9, 2026
I visited several factories and recycling centers in Indonesia, including Nike, KMK, and RCI. The visits were organized by colleagues from Monash Australia as part of their circular economy project.

January 22, 2026
Co-chair (with Thomas Hilde) of the Monash–UMD joint workshop “Exploring the Interface Between Bottom-Up Sustainability and Top-Down Policy.” Read the news coverage here.

January 7, 2026
External examiner for a dissertation prospectus at the Department of Economics, Universitas Indonesia.

November 14, 2025
Speaker at the public dialogue “Suara Selatan Selatan: Ekonomi Restoratif sebagai Solusi,” organized by Lingkar Temu Kabupaten Lestari, as part of the Jakarta International Literary Festival.

September 6, 2025
Speaker at the public discussion “Understanding and engaging with Indonesia’s crisis,” organized by the Indonesian Association at Cornell (IAC).

August 30, 2025
Speaker at the public discussion “Polemik Tunjangan Wakil Rakyat,” co-organized by PERMIAS and PERMIKA. Watch the recording here.