Rate My Professor Budy Resosudarmo

Resosudarmo's research examines the economy-wide effects of economic and environmental policies on local economies, household incomes, human development, and the environment, with a focus on Indonesia and Southeast Asia. He utilizes techniques including impact evaluation, computable general equilibrium modelling, spatial and inter-regional analysis, panel data, and political economy analysis, collaborating with Indonesian institutes on topics such as energy transformation, disaster management, and development in lagging regions. He has demonstrated significant leadership in the field, serving as President of the Regional Science Association International from 2017 to 2018, President of the Pacific Regional Science Conference Organization from 2013 to 2015, and President of the Asian Association of Environmental and Resource Economics from 2021 to 2023. Additionally, he was Indonesia Senior Practitioner Fellow at Harvard University's John F. Kennedy School of Government in 2015 and a Fulbright Visiting Fellow there in 2001. Resosudarmo is a Fellow of the Regional Science Association International and holds advisory roles with the Indonesian Regional Science Association and the Economy and Environment Institute-Indonesia. Key publications include 'The Indian Ocean tsunami: Economic impact, disaster management, and lessons' (2005), 'Overcoming barriers to solar and wind energy adoption in two Asian giants: India and Indonesia' (2019), 'Indonesia's changing economic geography' (2008), and the book 'The politics and economics of Indonesia's natural resources' (2005).