Competitiveness Studies of Asia's Subnational Economies (2011-2017)

The Asia Competitiveness Institute (ACI) at the Lee Kuan Yew School of Public Policy, National University of Singapore, conducted detailed annual competitiveness studies of ASEAN countries and the subnational economies of Indonesia, Greater China, and Greater India.

Mulya held a key role in this project as Research Fellow & Deputy Director (January 2016 – January 2018) and Research Associate while he was doing his Ph.D. studies (October 2011 – December 2015). He led multiple teams of researchers from project inception to publication, and was the lead researcher for ACI’s annual competitiveness analysis of Indonesian provinces.

As part of the project, Mulya co-organized 10+ large-scale international conferences, each with high-level keynote speakers and hundreds of overseas participants. He also delivered trainings and presentations, established collaborations and memoranda of understanding with key government agencies and business associations throughout Asia.

Results of these studies were published in 8 books and 6 journal articles.

Books

1. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, Nursyahida Ahmad, and Diamanta Vania Lavi. 2018. 2017 Annual Competitiveness Analysis and Impact of Exchange Rates on Foreign Direct Investment Inflows to Sub-National Economies of Indonesia. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

2. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, and Nursyahida Ahmad. 2017. 2016 Annual Competitiveness Analysis and Development Strategies for Indonesian Provinces. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

3. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, Nursyahida Ahmad, and Tan Kong Yam. 2017. 2016 Growth Slowdown Analysis, Ease of Doing Business Index, and Annual Competitiveness Studies of Indonesia’s Sub-National Economies. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

4. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, and Nursyahida Ahmad. 2016. 2015 Annual Competitiveness Analysis and Development Strategies for Indonesian Provinces. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

5. Tan, Khee Giap, Nurina Merdikawati, Mulya Amri, and Tan Kong Yam. 2016. 2015 Agricultural Productivity, Decentralisation, and Competitiveness Analysis for Provinces and Regions of Indonesia. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

6. Tan, Khee Giap, Nurina Merdikawati, Mulya Amri, and Blake Harley Berger. 2015. 2014 Annual Competitiveness Analysis and Development Strategies for Indonesian Provinces. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

7. Tan, Khee Giap, Nurina Merdikawati, Mulya Amri, and Kong Yam Tan. 2015. 2014 Provincial and Inaugural Regional Competitiveness Analysis: Safeguarding Indonesia’s Growth Momentum. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

8. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, Linda Low, and Kong Yam Tan. 2013. Competitiveness Analysis and Development Strategies for 33 Indonesian Provinces. Singapore: World Scientific. (link)

Journal Articles

1. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, and Nursyahida Ahmad. 2020. “Impact of Exchange Rates on Exports from Indonesia’s Sub-national Economies: An Empirical Analysis”. International Journal of Economic Policy in Emerging Economies 13 (2)

2. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, and Nursyahida Ahmad. 2020. “Foreign Direct Investments into 33 Indonesian Provinces: Is the Rupiah a Boon or a Bane?” (link)Global Business and Economics Review 23 (2): 125-149

3. Tan, Khee Giap, Mulya Amri, and Nurina Merdikawati. 2018. “A new index to measure ease of doing business at the sub-national level: Empirical findings from Indonesia.” (link)Cross Cultural & Strategic Management 25 (3): 515-537.

4. Tan, Khee Giap, and Mulya Amri. 2018. “Slow Growth and Sluggish Manufacturing in Indonesia’s Less Competitive Provinces: A Geweke Causality Analysis.” (link)Applied Finance and Accounting 4 (2): 2-14.

5. Tan, Khee Giap, and Mulya Amri. 2016. “Economic Growth in East Java: A Geweke Causality Analysis.” (PDF). International Journal of Business and Social Science 7 (7): 82-93.

6. Tan, Khee Giap, and Mulya Amri. 2013.“Subnational Competitiveness and National Performance: Analysis and Simulation for Indonesia.” (link)Journal of CENTRUM Cathedra: The Business and Economics Research Journal 6 (2): 173–92.