Dr Maria Monica Wihardja is a Visiting Fellow at ISEAS – Yusof Ishak Institute and Adjunct Assistant Professor at the National University of Singapore.
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Articles by Maria Monica Wihardja (20)
Indonesia’s Accession to the OECD Could Help Institutionalise Its Fickle Reforms
Maria Monica Wihardja|Arief Anshory Yusuf
Indonesia has improved the quality of its institutions in recent decades, but has backslid lately. The country’s potential accession to the OECD presents an opportunity to foster institutional deepening and help sustain long-term economic growth.
Examining Indonesia’s Potential New Source of Growth: A Case for Digital Services Exports
Suryaputra Wijaksana|Maria Monica Wihardja
Digitally delivered services exports could be the silver lining, if not a silver bullet, in an increasingly challenging world for Indonesia’s economy, which is clouded by its stubborn growth deficit.
Unemployment, Poverty and Corruption: Young Indonesian Voters’ Top Economic Concerns
Siwage Dharma Negara|Maria Monica Wihardja
Indonesian Millennials and Gen-Z would like their next president to create jobs, eradicate poverty and combat corruption. While personality dominates the Indonesian election, policy platforms will impact the country’s future – and may tilt the election outcome.
Indonesia Votes 2024: Personality Versus Policy in the Presidential Election
Julia Lau|Maria Monica Wihardja
A nationwide survey finds that many Indonesian voters supporting a party in the legislative election might not support the party’s chosen presidential candidate. The three presidential candidates are liked more for their personality traits than policy stances. In short, personality still outweighs policy.
Indonesia’s 2024 Presidential Campaigns: Hyper-local and Personal Touchpoints Matter Most
Lee Sue-Ann|Maria Monica Wihardja
A recent survey shows that younger Indonesian voters, like their older fellow citizens, still hold traditional media and in-person conversations in high regard when it comes to learning about the elections and deciding whom to vote for.