This paper investigates the determinants of price differences and market integration among Indonesian provinces, using data from retail cooking oil, rice and sugar markets during the period 1993-2007, and from wholesale maize and soybean markets during the period 1992-2006. The authors measure...

Entering and successfully surviving in export markets is a costly process for firms. The process involves learning about the existence of foreign demand,"discovering"production costs of exportable goods, building up reputation, succeeding in product branding to reduce competitive pressures and...

This paper examines the extent to which policy restrictions on foreign direct investment in the Indonesian service sector affected the performance of manufacturers over the period 1997-2009. It uses firm-level data on manufacturers'total factor productivity and the OECD's foreign direct...