Chatib Basri
chatibbasri.bsky.social
Chatib Basri
@chatibbasri.bsky.social
Former Minister of Finance Indonesja. Visiting Scholar Harvard CID, Senior Lecturer Department of Economics University of Indonesia
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Indonesia’s economy looks stable, even strong, on paper. So why is the country’s aspiring middle class anxious – and protesting?

@chatibbasri.bsky.social explains: carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class
Indonesia’s strong macroeconomic outlook belies an anxiety among its aspiring middle class, evidenced by recent protests. This paper explores the roots of this paradox and offers policy avenues to imp...
carnegieendowment.org
November 3, 2025 at 6:08 PM
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I talked to @johncassidysays.bsky.social of The New Yorker about my new book www.newyorker.com/news/the-fin...
Can the Global Economy Be Healed?
A noted Harvard economist presents an optimistic vision of a world after Donald Trump.
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November 3, 2025 at 12:07 PM
Indonesian economy has remarkably well in the past 20yrs. So why are we seeing waves of mass protests over pocket book issues? My article in
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carnegieendowment.org/research/202...
Indonesia’s Fragile Middle Class
Indonesia’s strong macroeconomic outlook belies an anxiety among its aspiring middle class, evidenced by recent protests. This paper explores the roots of this paradox and offers policy avenues to imp...
carnegieendowment.org
November 1, 2025 at 10:49 AM
Congratulations to Dani Rodrik @drodrik.bsky.social on the launch of his latest book, Shared Prosperity in a Fractured World; a remarkable and timely work, rich with insights for both developed and developing countries.
October 29, 2025 at 11:18 PM
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Currently reading @drodrik.bsky.social’s new book, releasing in a few weeks.

Join us for a launch discussion with Dani Rodrik, @chatibbasri.bsky.social, Rebecca Henderson, & @johncassidysays.bsky.social, on October 29, at Harvard Kennedy School.

Register here: www.hks.harvard.edu/events/share...
October 22, 2025 at 1:16 PM
The culprit for this is the inability to produce jobs in the formal sector,” said Chatib Basri, a former finance minister who is now advising the government on the economy. “From 2019, most of the jobs created were basically in the informal sector. on.ft.com/3X4Mkax
Indonesia’s shrinking middle class rattles businesses betting on a boom
People are falling behind as commodities giant fails to deliver well-paid jobs
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February 17, 2025 at 10:42 PM